Sunday 9 September 2012

Poonch District (POK)


Poonch is one of the ten districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Poonch district borders Indian-administered Kashmir that comes under the Kashmir section which is part of the greater dispute between India and Pakistan.
The capital of the district is Rawalakot with the Sudhan tribes being the dominant groups in the district. This region has produced numerous business, political and military leaders.
Prior to the independence of Pakistan and India, Poonch was part of the Jammu division of the independent state of Jammu & Kashmir.
Urdu is the official language of Poonch. However, they speak Pahari and Gojri as native languages.

Saturday 8 September 2012

Muzaffarabad District


Muzaffarabad district (Pahari: مُظفٌر آباد ضلع) of Azad Kashmir is located on the banks of the Jhelum and the Neelum rivers, and is very hilly. The district is bounded to Pakistan in the west and to Kupwara and Baramulla districts that comes under the Kashmir section which is part of the greater dispute between India and Pakistan. To the north is Neelum District; the fall on the northeast of the district and Bagh District forms the southern boundary. The total area of the district is 6,117 square kilometres. The city of Muzaffarabad serves as capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Prior to the independence of Pakistan and India, Muzaffarabad was part of the Kashmir division of the independent state of Jammu & Kashmir.
Urdu is the official language of Muzaffarabad. However, they speak Pahari and Gojri as native languages.

Friday 7 September 2012

Mirpur District


Mirpur District (Urdu: ضلع میر پور) is a district in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, which is part of the larger disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir. The district is named after the main city, Mirpur. The District of Mirpur has a population of 371,000 and covers an area of 1,010 km2 (390 sq mi). The district is mainly mountainous with some plains.
Prior to the independence of Pakistan and India, Mirpur was part of the Jammu division of the independent state of Jammu & Kashmir.
Urdu is the official language of Mirpur. However, they speak Pahari and Gojri as native languages.

Thursday 6 September 2012

Traditional Dresses of Kashmir


The culture of Kashmir refers to the culture and traditions of Kashmir, a region in northern India (consisting of Jammu and Kashmir), northeast Pakistan (consisting of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan) and the Chinese territory of Aksai Chin.
The culture of Kashmiri is a diverse blend and highly influenced by northern South Asian as well as Central Asian culture. Along with its scenic beauty, Kashmir is famous for its cultural heritage; it amalgamates Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist philosophies and has involved composite culture based on the values of humanism and tolerance.

Koshur people are mainly found in Kashmir Valley, they also found in Azad Kashmir "Neelum Distict". They speak proper Kashmiri Language called "Koshur", some called it "Kasheer". Most of them are muslims, rest are hindu, very few Koshur are sikhs.

Pahari people are mostly live in Azad Kashmir, also in east Jammu (Poonch and Rajouri) and north-east Kashmir Valley (Kupwara). They speak Pahari Language, some call it Mirpuri, Pothohari, Hindko and Punchi. Majority are muslims, then hindu and sikh.

Gujri people are nomad that usually travelling any places in Azad Kashmir, Kashmir Valley and Jammu, however they are very close to Pahari people due similar culture and tradition though the language they speak are Gujor. Majority are again muslim, then hindu, very few are sikhs.

Dogra people live in Jammu as we know, they speak dogra and mostly are hindu then muslim and sikh, they are not close to Pahari and Gujri, they rather similar to Himachali People which possible live in Jammu but they mostly live in Himachal Pradesh which is not in Jammu Kashmir.

Ladakhi, Kargili and Baltis people are Tibetans of Kashmir, live in northern area. Baltis people are mostly muslims, live in Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan while Ladakhi and Kargili are some buddhist and muslim in Ladakh. They speak it own languages.

Gilgiti people are found in Gilgit area, Gilgit-Baltistan, they are muslim and speak Shina Language. Hunzai people are other hand live in northern-east Gilgit-Baltistan called Burusho, all are muslim and speak Burushaski Language.

Last, there are still more people with different background in Jammu Kashmir but it is not easy to track them, though we would consider them as Kashmiri end of the day.

Future Provinces of Kashmir


Once Jammu Kashmir become a proper state, we should think about creating provinces like normal Countries does. Kashmir Valley should be rename "Koshur", it is a proper name for ethnic-kashmiris, because other non-koshurs are also consider Kashmiri people as well. Jammu Province are land of dogra-speakers, while Poonch and Muzaffarabad are mainly Pahari/Pothohari and Gujri Speakers and so on and on. I think it does look good.

Tuesday 4 September 2012

Districts of Jammu Kashmir


Kashmir is heaven on the Earth with vary of landscapes, lots of different languages and cultures along with different religions. However Kashmir is being divided into three different countries since 1947.

Districts of Kashmir

Jammu Kashmir (Indian-occupied Kashmir):
Kathua, Kishtwar, Bandipora, Shopian, Kulgam, Jammu, Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur, Samba, Reasi, Doda, Ramban, Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam, Srinagar, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Kupwara, Leh and Kargil.

Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Part 1):
Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Kotli, Hattian, Poonch, Haveli. Neelum. Bagh, Sudhnati and Bhimber.

Gilgit Baltistan (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Part 2):
Ghanche, Skardu, Gilgit, Diamir, Ghizar, Astore and Hunza–Nagar.

China-occupied Kashmir: "Aksai Chin" and "Trans Karakoram Tract" but they are not districts, however they dont have any districts in it.