Haveli

District Haveli

 

The Haveli District (Urdu: ضلع حویلی) is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 10 districts of the Pakistan-administered territory of Azad Kashmir. It was previously a tehsil of the Bagh District but was elevated to the district status on 1 July 2009.

 

According to the 2017 census, the district has a population of 152,124.The main native languages are Pahari (estimated to be spoken by around 65% of the inhabitants), Gujari (c. 30%), and Kashmiri (c. 5%).Haveli District has many tourism places such as:

 

  • Neilferi meadows
  • Hillan waterfall
  • Badori
  • Mahmood Gali

 

Administration

 

The Haveli District is divided into three tehsils:
  • Haveli Tehsil (Kahutta)
  • Khurshidabad Tehsil
  • Mumtazabad Tehsil

 

Geography

 

The Haveli District is situated at a high altitude of approximately 8,000 feet above sea level. Heavy snowfall occurs regularly throughout the year. Darra Haji Peer, Lasdana, Sindhgala, Neel Kunth, Aliabad, Sheraziabad, Kalamula, Jabbi Syedan,hallan jaunbi and Mohri Syed Ali are all well known tourist locations. The Bedori Top, at 12,228 feet, is the highest peak in the district.Many people from the district have migrated abroad, and some of them serve in key positions in Pakistan. The Haveli District is bounded on the north and north-east by the Baramulla District of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on the south-east and south by the Poonch District of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, and on the west by the Bagh District and the Poonch District of Azad Kashmir.