- Bagh, Kashmir
Bagh is the chief town of
Bagh District inAzad Kashmir ,Pakistan . It was one of the worst hit areas of the2005 Kashmir earthquake .History
2005 Earthquake
On the 8th of October 2005, Bagh was hit by a devastating earthquake, of the population of 400,000, 8,000 lost their lives and 83,000 lost their homes [ [http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21081761~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:223547,00.html World Bank - Pakistan Earthquake, A year after] ]
Location
Bagh is located 80 Kilometres from
Muzaffarabad (the capital city ofAzad Kashmir ) via the city of Suddhen Gali, the route via Kohallah is 100km. Bagh is and 205 Kilometres fromIslamabad the capital of Pakistan [ [http://www.ajk.gov.pk/tourism/bagh.html AJK.gov.pk Bagh] ]This town is situated on the confluence of two mini nallahs- Mahlwani and Mahl, which flow all the year round. The well recognized " Haji Peer Pass" is about 32 kilometres from Bagh City linked with metalled road. Middle standard hotels, PWD and Forest rest houses are available for visitors, whereas, all the basic necessities of life are available in the Bagh bazars.
ee also
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Bees Bagla
*Bagh District
*Azad Kashmir
*Pakistan
*2005 Kashmir earthquake References
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