Dowarian Explained

Dowarian
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Azad Kashmir
Coordinates:34.7251°N 74.0021°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Azad Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Neelum
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation:1615abbr=offNaNabbr=off
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Urdu
Demographics1 Title2:Local
Demographics1 Info2:Kashmiri
Timezone1:PST

Dowarian (Urdu: دواریاں) is a village in Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located 106km (66miles) from Muzaffarabad and 22km (14miles) from Athmuqam on the bank of Neelum River at the altitude of 1615m (5,299feet).[1]

Dowarian is accessible by Neelum road from Muzaffarabad. A rest house of AJK Tourism and Archeology Department is located here for tourists to stay. It is the base camp to Ratti Gali Lake. Dowarian is located at the merger of river Neelam and Ratti Gali water stream. There are tourism and forest rest houses. The village is full of spring waters, high green mountains and plants. Walnuts, mulberries, Cherries and apples are produced in the village. A secondary school was established in 1972 and it was promoted to higher secondary in 2016, and there are multiple other schools engaged in the provision of education to the masses. Girls High School Dowarian was destroyed in the flood of 2010 and has not been re-constructed yet. The village also has a Civil Dispensary run by the government of AJK, Pakistan.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Azad Jammu & Kashmir Council :: Neelum Valley. Azad Jammu & Kashmir Council. 10 June 2013. 27 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130827204905/http://www.ajkcouncil.com/TourismNeelumValley.asp. dead.