Panjera

Panjera is a historic town in the district of Kotli in Azad Kashmir situated at Kotli Pullandary road about 18 kilometers from Kotli city in the west. Panjera town was burnt once when a rebellious movement against the Dogra Raj in 1947 was initiated.

Panjera is a central point of areas such as Shahpur, Odhay, Chak, Nully, Siah, Gangnara, Takya Syedan, Kainee, Dahra, Adradh, and Talhyaan. There is a network of link roads that have recently been laid down which has made the area more progressive.

People are of tribal nature.Rajputs, Jats,Sudhuns, Syeds, Awans and of other tribes reside here. The area is influenced by the Pothohar culture. Pothohari poetry is very popular and folk festivals provide opportunity to arrange the functions of Pothohari poetry artists.

The Panjera Valley is full of beauty with streams, waterfalls and forests. People cultivate wheat and maize. Goat rearing and buffalo are also popular in the area. Panjera town is very progressive in economic context due to its catchment area. Fruit trees like citrus, guava, mulberry, and apricot are grown.

There is a boys and girls college and more than five public schools at Panjera providing the energetic and educated young generation to the country. There are famous [Dargah] s and religious festivals are often arranged where horse racing and Kabaddi are the main events. A very interesting thing about Panjera is the huge population of bats living on the trees of an old orchard. They are in the thousands. They spend their days on these trees and start their journey to the north in the evening in search of temperate fruits.