Mong, Azad Kashmir
Mong
منگ Mong | |
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  Mong  Mong | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′50″N 73°38′09″E / 33.797301°N 73.635772°E | |
| Country | Kashmir |
| Territory | Azad Kashmir |
| District | Sudhnoti District |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,010 km2 (390 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,400 m (4,500 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 297,584 (Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong Azad Kashmir) |
| • Density | 375/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 05827 |
| Number of Villages | 7 |
| Number of Union councils | 3, (Mong, Patan Shar Khan, and Dhingroon Kanchri) |
Mong (also called Mang) is a town in Sudhnoti District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
Geography
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Mong consists of 7 villages and 2 union councils: Mong and Patan Sher Khan.
Mong is well connected by roads to major cities of Kashmir and Pakistan. Mong is connected to Pallandri, Rawalakot, Thorar. Daily buses carry passengers inter-state as well as within the city. The nearest major airport is located at Rawalakot which isn't operational so nearest is Islamabad International Airport.[2]
History
[edit]Mong is a stronghold of the Sudhan tribe, and served important roles as a fortress in the 1837 Poonch Revolt and as a base of operations in the 1947 Poonch Revolt.[3][4]
In the 1837 Poonch Revolt, the Sudhans resisted Gulab Singh and Sikh forces from the fortress of Mong, where a deadly battle was fought until its capture by a prolonged assault.[3]
Education
[edit]Mong has several schools and a campus of the University of Poonch.
Notable people
[edit]- Khan of Mong Captain Khan Muhammad Khan, guerrilla leader in the First Kashmir War.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong, Azad Kashmir per 2017 census". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Mong, Azad Kashmir on Google Maps website
- ^ a b Saraf, Muhammad Yusuf (1977). Kashmiris Fight for Freedom: 1819-1946 (PDF). University of California: Ferozsons. pp. 85–89.
- ^ Snedden, Christopher. "The forgotten Poonch uprising of 1947". India-seminar.
- ^ Effendi, Col. M. Y. (2007), Punjab Cavalry: Evolution, Role, Organisation and Tactical Doctrine 11 Cavalry, Frontier Force, 1849-1971, Karachi: Oxford University Press, pp. 157–160, ISBN 978-0-19-547203-5
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