Poonch Tourism, Jammu & Kashmir India
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Poonch Fast Facts
- State: Jammu & Kashmir
- District: Poonch
- Famous for/as: Historical,Pilgrimage,Trekking
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- Pincode: 185101
- STDCode: 911965
Poonch Info
Poonch Development Authority: Office: 01965-222379 & Mobile: 09419181875.
National Informatics Centre: Phone: 01965-221037.
Poonch, India Overview
District Poonch or Punch is one of the remotest districts of Jammu and Kashmir. It is bounded by the Line of Control (boundary between Indian and Pakistan-administered Kashmir) on three sides (north, west and south). The 1947-48 war between India and Pakistan divided it into two parts. One went to Pakistan and the other became part of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir.
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Poonch, India History
The Muslims of lower areas of Poonch i.e. Bagh and Rawalakot were unhappy with the governance of the Dogra Maharaja of Jammu, after he took charge of Poonch in 1936. At the time of partition, it was claimed that Muslims were being killed in Jammu. This created anti-Jammu sentiment in the area. A major part of the district went to Pakistan administered Kashmir . During the 1947-48 war between India and Pakistan, Poonch city was under attack of tribals from Pakistan and the Pakistan army for about one year. It was in the month of November 1948 that Poonch city was re-united with Indian-administered Kashmir.