Mang (also called Mong) is a city and village in Sudhnoti District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
Mang
منگ | |
|---|---|
  Mang  Mang | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′50″N 73°38′09″E / 33.797301°N 73.635772°E | |
| Country | Kashmir |
| Territory | Azad Kashmir |
| District | Sudhnoti District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,010 km2 (390 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,400 m (4,500 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 297,584 (Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong Azad Kashmir) |
| • Density | 375/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 05827 |
| Number of Villages | 7 |
| Number of Union councils | 3, (Mong, Patan Shar Khan, and Dhingroon Kanchri) |
Geography
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Mong consists of 7 villages and 2 union councils: Mong andPatan Sher Khan. The major villages in Mong are Mehna Naar'orri, Dhara & Daar, Thaneliyaan Khoor, Kanchri, Dhingroon and Pattan Sher Khan.
Mong is well connected by roads to major cities of Kashmir and Pakistan. Mong is connected to Pallandri, Rawalakot, Thorar. Daily buses carry passengers inter-state as well as within the city. The nearest major airport is located at Rawalakot which isn't operational so nearest is Islamabad International Airport.[2]
Education
editMong has several schools and a campus of the University of Poonch.
Notable people
edit- Fateh-e-Mang Lt. Muhammad Afsar Khan of Mang, Military Cross (MC), Order of British India (OBI) and Sheer-e- Jang (Kashmir Wal 1947)
- Col Sheer Khan Col. Sheer Khan of Mang, Order of British India (OBI), and Sheer-e- Jang (Kashmir War 1947) founder of 5 Azad Kashmir Regiment.
- Khan of Mong Captain Khan Muhammad Khan, guerrilla leader in the First Kashmir War.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong, Azad Kashmir per 2017 census". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Mong, Azad Kashmir on Google Maps website
- ^ Effendi, Col. M. Y. (2007), Punjab Cavalry: Evolution, Role, Organisation and Tactical Doctrine 11 Cavalry, Frontier Force, 1849-1971, Karachi: Oxford University Press, pp. 157–160, ISBN 978-0-19-547203-5