Poonch District
Poonch District is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 10 districts of this Pakistan-administered territory.Notable Places in the Area
Banjosa Lake
Photo: Amjadmoughal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Banjosa Lake is an artificial lake and a tourist resort 18 kilometers from the city of Rawalakot in Poonch District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
Rawalakot Airport
Rawalakot Airport is a non-operational airport located in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Rawalakot Airport is situated 4½ km northwest of Poonch District.Localities in the Area
Khai Gala
Photo: Hafizusman1997, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khaigala is a town in Rawalakot tehsil Poonch district of Azad Kashmir.
Poonch District
- Type: district of Pakistan
- Description: district of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
- Location: Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.8169° or 33° 49' 1" northLongitude
73.8252° or 73° 49' 31" eastElevation
1,962 metres (6,437 feet)Open Location Code
8J5MRR8G+Q3GeoNames ID
1167717Wikidata ID
Q2641954Poonch District Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: بونتش
- Arabic: بونش
- Arabic: مقاطعة بونتش
- Arabic: مقاطعة بونش
- Bengali: পুঞ্চ জেলা, পাকিস্তান
- Cebuano: Poonch District
- Chinese: 蓬奇县
- Chinese: 蓬奇縣
- English: Poonch District, Pakistan
- French: District de Poonch
- French: district de Poonch
- German: Punch
- German: Punch (Pakistan)
- Hindi: पुंच जिला
- Kannada: ಫೂಂಚ್ ಜಿಲೆಯ
- Malayalam: പൂഞ്ച് ജില്ല
- Persian: ناحیه پونچ
- Polish: Dystrykt Poonch
- Russian: Пунч
- Santali: ᱯᱩᱸᱪᱷ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ, ᱯᱟᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ
- Sindhi: پونچ ضلعو
- Sindhi: پونڇ ضلعو
- Swedish: Poonch
- Tamil: பூஞ்ச் மாவட்டம், பாகிஸ்தான்
- Tamil: பூஞ்ச் மாவட்டம்
- Ukrainian: Пунч (район)
- Urdu: ضلع پونچھ
- Urdu: ضلع پونچھ
- Urdu: پونچھ
- Western Panjabi: ضلع پونچھ
- Western Panjabi: پونچھ
- Poonch-Rajouri
- Poonch Jagir
- Pūnch
- Pūnch District
- Pūnch Jāgīr
- पुंछ ज़िला, पाकिस्तान
Other Places Named Poonch District
Localities in the Area
- Uparla DothanLocality
- Chota GalaLocality
- KuhianLocality
- MarkaLocality
- DothanVillage
Landmarks in the Area
- Choto Gala RangRidge
- Khat GaliRidge, 6 km east
- Ban BaikhRidge, 6 km north
- Mohi-ud-Din UniversityUniversity, 9 km southwest
- Nariola ForestForest, 9 km south
Popular Destinations in Azad Kashmir
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Poonch District. Photo: Khurram.Shahid, CC BY-SA 3.0.