Motialmara

Motialmara

Motialmara is a village in Azad Kashmir, approximately 1.5 miles northeast of Rawalakot. It is a valley surrounded by snow capped mountains.

Population

Approximately 12,000 people live in this village, over 90% to the Sudhan tribe remaining include Pashtun immigrants who are shop keepers and refugees from Indian administered Kashmir.

Occupation

Most of the population located in this district live on subsistence farming. some of the population has migrated to England and the United States. However, quite a few work in the Middle East, and these are temporary workers.

Notable people

Sardar Imtiaz Khan leading social gathering in NJ

Sardar Imtiaz Khan is a political and social leader who leads the Kashmiri Community in New Jersey and New York. He is a philanthropist and has helped build the Islamic Center in New Jersey.


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  • Rawalakot — ( ur. راولا کوٹ) is a city in Azad Kashmir, and is the capital of Poonch District. It is in a saucer shaped valley at elevation 1615 metres (5300ft). It is 76 kilometres (47 miles) from Kohala, and is also linked with Rawalpindi and Islamabad via …   Wikipedia

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