Rajdhani, Kotli

Rajdhani (Urdu: دمارہمغب) is a Union Council in Kotli District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan, 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Kotli City, the capital of District Kotli and 64 kilometres (40 mi) north of Azad Jammu Kashmir's rapidly expanding model city Mirpur. The Kotli-Mirpur Main Road passes through the Village.

A large portion of residents of Rajdhani who have emigrated to Europe reside in Huddersfield, Rochdale and Oldham in the UK and the surrounding areas.

Rajdhani is located at the south of Kotli District at an elevation of 620 metres (2,040ft). The village has a population of approximately 2500 & the dominant groups in the village are Jats & Rajput - like most of the southern districts of Azad Kashmir the majority of population are ethnic Pothoharis.

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Coordinates: 33°22′N 73°47′E / 33.367°N 73.783°E / 33.367; 73.783

Kotli

Kotli (Urdu: کوٹلی‎) or Cotly, as known in Britain, is the chief town of Kotli District, in the Azad Kashmir. Kotli is linked with Mirpur by two metalled roads, one via Rajdhani, (90 km) and the other via Charhoi. It is also directly linked with Rawalakot via Trarkhal (82 km) and a double road which links Kotli with the rest of Pakistan via Sehnsa, another major town in Azad Kashmir. Kotli is roughly a three hours drive from Islamabad and Rawalpindi, at a distance of 117 km via Sehnsa.

History

As stated in History of the Punjab Hill States by J.Hutchinson and J.P. Vogel: "Kotli was founded about the fifteenth century by a branch of the royal family of Raja Mangar Pal . Kotli and Poonch remained independent until subdued by Ranjit Singh in 1815 and 1819 respectively."

The royal family of Hutchinson and Vogel are referring to is the family of Raja Mangar Pal. Before its name was Kohtali mean (under mountain) after that people changed its name to Kotli.

Indo-Pakistan War of 1947–48

In November 1947, the Indian Army reached Kotli and evacuated the garrisons of the town. The Pakistani Army along with the local population and aided by the tribesmen of the North West Frontier Province arrived and counter-attacked, forcing the Indian Army to abandon it. Kotli has been under Pakistani administration since.

Kotli (disambiguation)

Kotli is a city in Pakistan.

Kotli may refer to: