Muzaffarabad






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Muzaffarabad




مُظفّرآباد

City

The city is situated in a valley formed by the confluence of the Neelam and Jhelum rivers
The city is situated in a valley formed by the confluence of the Neelam and Jhelum rivers




Muzaffarabad is located in Azad Kashmir

Muzaffarabad

Muzaffarabad




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Muzaffarabad is located in Pakistan

Muzaffarabad

Muzaffarabad




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Coordinates: 34°21′30″N 73°28′20″E / 34.35833°N 73.47222°E / 34.35833; 73.47222Coordinates: 34°21′30″N 73°28′20″E / 34.35833°N 73.47222°E / 34.35833; 73.47222
Country
 Pakistan
Territory
 Azad Kashmir
Area

 • Total 1,642 km2 (634 sq mi)
Elevation

 737 m (2,418 ft)
 • Density 418/km2 (1,080/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+05:00 (PST)
Calling code 05822
Website Muzaffarabad Local Government






Muzaffarabad
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Muzaffarabad (مُظفَّرآباد) is the capital of the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir.


The city is located in Muzaffarabad District near the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in the west, by the Kupwara and Baramulla districts of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the east, and the Neelum District of Azad Kashmir in the north.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 2005 Earthquake




  • 2 Administrative divisions


  • 3 Transport


  • 4 Education


  • 5 People from Muzaffarabad


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External Links




History


Muzaffarabad was founded in 1646 by Sultan Muzaffar Khan of the Chak dynasty which ruled Kashmir.[3] Sultan Muzaffar Khan also completed Muzaffarabad’s Red Fort that same year to ward off incursions from the Mughal Empire.


2005 Earthquake




Muzaffarabad has largely been rebuilt since the 2005 earthquake.



Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.jpg


Main article: 2005 Kashmir earthquake

The city was near the epicenter of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.6. The earthquake destroyed about 50% of the buildings in the city (including most of the official buildings) and is estimated to have killed up to 80,000 people in the Pakistani-controlled areas of Kashmir. As of 8 October 2005 the Pakistani government's official death toll was 87,350. Some estimates put the death toll over 100,000.[4]


Administrative divisions




Map of Muzaffarabad district


The district of Muzaffarabad is administratively subdivided into 02 tehsils, which are sub-divided into 25 Union Councils[5]



  • Muzaffarabad

  • Pattika (Naseerabad)


Transport


The closest railway stations are Murree in Pakistan and Baramulla in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.[6]


Education


According to Pakistan District Education Ranking 2017, a report released by Alif Ailaan, Muzaffarabad is ranked at number 6 nationally with an education score of 73.85.[citation needed]


People from Muzaffarabad



  • Anam Najam, medical doctor and psychiatrist

See also


  • Awan Patti

References





  1. ^ Muzaffarabad at Sunmap Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. Sunmap.eu. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.


  2. ^ World Weather Information Service. Worldweather.wmo.int (2006-10-05). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.


  3. ^ Ahmad, Pirzada Irshad (2003). A Hand Book on Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Nawab Sons Publication. ISBN 9789695300503..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ Stuart, Julia. (2006-01-01) IoS Appeal: Last chance to donate to quake victims Archived 2006-01-16 at the Wayback Machine. News.independent.co.uk. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.


  5. ^ Information about SPs District Muzaffarabad Archived 2007-11-06 at the Wayback Machine


  6. ^ Google Maps. Maps.google.co.uk. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.



External Links


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