Pallandri Tehsil
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Pallandri
پلندری | |
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  Pallandri  Pallandri | |
| Coordinates: 33°42′55″N 73°41′10″E / 33.71534°N 73.6861°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Azad Kashmir |
| District | Sudhanoti |
| Elevation | 1,400 m (4,500 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 23,243 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu[2][3] |
| • Spoken | Pahari-Pothwari |
| Time zone | PST |
| Website | pallandrians.com |
Pallandri, also spelled Palandri (Urdu: پلندری), originally Pulandari,[4] is a Tehsil which serves as the administrative capital of Sudhanoti district of Azad Kashmir. It is located at latitude 33° 42′ 54″ N, longitude 73° 41′ 9″ E, 90 km (56 mi) from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is connected with Rawalpindi and Islamabad through Azad Pattan road.
History
[edit]The first capital of Azad Kashmir was established at Chinjal Hill, a town in the Pallandri Tehsil of the present-day Sudhanoti District.[5]
Pallandri was central to the 1955 Sudhan uprising, which was led by the local Sudhan populace, presenting demands for greater autonomy. This uprising was incited by the removal of the respected Sudhan leader Sardar Ibrahim Khan. The assassination attempt on Sher Ahmed Khan in February 1955 marked the beginning of the uprising-proper.[6]
Administration
[edit]Sudhanoti is divided into four tehsils: Pallandri,[7] Mong, Tarar Khel and Balouch. Pallandri serves as the headquarters of Sudhanoti. Jinjahell was the first capital of Azad Kashmir and is about 20 kilometers away from Pallandri. It is at an elevation of 1372 meters and is 97 km (60 mi) from Rawalpindi via Azad Pattan. The district is connected to Rawalakot by a 64-kilometre (40 mi) metalled road.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Statistical Year Book 2019" (PDF). Statistics Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Kashmir".
- ^ Rahman 1996, p. 226.
- ^ Zubair, Zeba (2020), From Mutiny to Mountbatten, Routledge, p. xliv, ISBN 9781317847991
- ^ Singh, Brigadier Jasbir (2013). Roar of the Tiger: Illustrated History of Operations in Kashmir by 4th Battalion. Vij Books India. pp. 4–5. ISBN 978-9382652038.
- ^ Snedden, Christopher (2013). Kashmir: The Unwritten History. India: Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 978-9350298978.
- ^ "Pallandri - Dost Pakistan". www.dostpakistan.pk. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- www.pallandri.com
- http://www.dostpakistan.pk/pallandri/
Azad Jammu and Kashmir travel guide from Wikivoyage- success in Kashmir earthquake response[dead link]
