Chakswari
Tehsil in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
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::summary Tehsil in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Chakswari |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Tehsil |
| imagesize | 240px |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | Azad Kashmir |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Azad Kashmir |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | Azad Kashmir |
| population_total | 21,123 |
| population_as_of | 2017 |
| population_est | 21,475 |
| pop_est_as_of | 2018 |
| population_footnotes | {{cite web |
| access-date | 20 April 2020 |
| blank_name_sec2 | Number of Union councils |
| blank_info_sec2 | 15 |
| area_code_type | Calling code |
| timezone1 | PST |
| utc_offset1 | +5 |
| :: |
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Chakswari (Pothwari / ), also known as Chaksawari, is an area in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It comprises 15 Union councils including the Islamgarh Municipal Committee. The Mangla Dam project affected inhabitants of Chakswari and Islamgarh. Chakswari is 26 miles or 41.84 km from Mirpur.
Chakswari comprises many villages that border the Mangla Dam and surround the Chakswari bazaar. Pre-Mangla Dam the Old Mirpur City (now submerged under the Mangla Dam) was near Chakswari.
Geography
Chakswari comprises partly plain and partly hilly areas and the climate is generally arid with little rainfall and is characterised by hot summers and cool winters. Chakswari is divided into two parts, the historic old town where the majority of the wholesale shops are based.
Notable parts of Chakswari include Kalyal, Buna Mora or Taki Kalyal, Ladhar, Susral, Panyam, Rachyal, Roopyal, Tagdew.
The main Potohar areas of LA-2 Tehsil are the following:
- Kalyal including Buna Mora or Taki Kalyal
- Panyam
- Susraal
- Rachyal
- Tang dew
- Palak
- Pind Khurd
- Dheri Phali
- Dheri Barwan
- Boa
- Kaneli
- Mawah
- Bajjar
- Herdochi
- Potha Bainsi 16.Ladhar 17.Chak
Villages
Gallery
Image:KalyalMosque.jpg|Kalyal Mosque, Chakswari Image:Chakswari Mosque.jpg|Chakswari Grand Central Jamia Mosque Image:Houses of Kalyal.jpg|Houses of Kalyal
Notable people
- Zaman Khan – (born 2001), cricketer
References
References
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