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Rawalakot
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Rawalakot (Pahari, ) is the capital of Poonch district in Pakistan–administered Azad Kashmir, in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located in the Pir Panjal Range.

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Place details

Locality
راولا کوٹ
Region
آزاد کشمیر
Country
پاکستان
Population
50,000

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Key facts

Settlement.native_name_lang
Pahari
Settlement.name
Rawalakot
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Rawalakot,ajk nat.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
240px
Settlement.image_caption
A view of Rawalakot
Settlement.pushpin_map
Azad Kashmir#Kashmir#Pakistan
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
200
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Rawalakot
Settlement.subdivision_type
Administering country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Administrative Territory
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Poonch District
Settlement.population_total
56,006
Settlement.population_as_of
2017
Settlement.population_est
56,590
Settlement.pop_est_as_of
2018
Settlement.elevation_m
1,638

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • History
  • 1955 Poonch uprising
  • 2005 Kashmir earthquake
  • Demographics
  • Population
  • Social groups
  • Towns
  • Location and transport
  • Location
  • Transport
  • Travel routes
  • Road links
  • Airport
  • Climate
  • References
  • Sources
  • Notes
  • External links

Rawalakot (Pahari, ) is the capital of Poonch district in Pakistan–administered Azad Kashmir, in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located in the Pir Panjal Range.

== History == === 1955 Poonch uprising ===

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rawalakot” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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