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| Sehnsa | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Azad Kashmir |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Sehnsa is a large town in Pakistan Administered Azad Kashmir which lies on the west of Gulpur on the Kotli-Rawaplindi road. Sehnsa is a sub-divisional (Thesil) headquarters of Kotli district in the center of Sehnsa valley.Raja Amir Khan is a great lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Sehnsa. He is popularly and officially known in Azad Kashmir as Baba-e-Sehnsa( "Father of the Sehnsa").
Contents [hide] 1 Education 2 Importance 3 Earthquake 2005 4 Location 5 Scenic Places 6 Geography and climate 7 Language 8 Famous people's 9 External links [edit]
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[edit] Education
The literacy rate of this area is above than 98% because of a number of education institutes working hardly to provide quality and modern education. There are Raja Amir Khan University for both boys and girls. And students educated from these colleges have entered in many fields of higher education e.g. . medicine , engineering , army , IT, etc. It also holding classes of Bsc. Bcs. Bcom, BA, BBA, B.Ed, MA, M.com, Msc, LLB, MBBS, ACCA and CA Montessori system of education with separate primary middle and college classes blocks location and admin. [edit]
[edit] Importance=
Sehnsa is a place well known for its variety of shops and as a trading base, connecting the town to many other parts of Azad Kashmir as well as Pakistan. Sehnsa is a very beautiful valley. www.azadkashmir.com [edit]
[edit] Earthquake 2005
On the October 8, 2005 this city also felt strong jerks but nothing type of damage occurred. On the same day the leading NGO Raja Amir Khan Trust went to the affected areas of AJK. it was the first NGO to reach the Bagh district and help the affected people . This NGO remained there for almost 6 months and helped in building homes of damaged people . People of Sehnsa also participated in helping their affected brothers with all they had . They shared every thing they had . [edit]
[edit] Location
Sehnsa is on the Kotli-Rawalpindi main road. [edit]
[edit] Scenic Places
Anti Potha Kotla Holar Chatran Piahi Jabri Passina Badli Keri Saila Islamabad Lassan Chichlar Gulljoor Ranjot/pleer [edit]
[edit] Geography and climate
Sehnsa is positioned at a lower level to that of the surrounding area at a range of 35 km from Kotli. It is a picturesque town, with nearby forests and a landscape of natural beauty. It has a mild climate, aided by the range of the area. there are many plane areas in this region of which one is Bharand. It is beautiful area with greenery covering the all area. For away from the Bharand bazar with the side of jungle there is an old fort of British times . Now the constructive condition of this first is quite affected by weather but still its a part of Sehnsa History . The Sehnsa Valley is circly surrounded by the mountains and seems like a Cup from areal view . In winters the whole Sehnsa Valley is covered with fog and the surroundings hills present an imaginary view because of glittering water flowing down from their tops. Nearby is the scenic area of Bruhian surrounded by Chir (pine) forests and natural beauty. Around bruhian you can find langoors[kind of monkeys]peacocks and natives of this area who stick to their traditions as practiced centuries ago. Nawan is one of the biggest village of this Tehsil which is consist of about 300 home with area of 5 squere km. This village is most beautiful having all necessasities of life. The main feature of this village is Shrine of Hazrat Baba Sheikh Choor Badshah. The village dharyar(Teryar)is situated on east bank of river Jehlum on border of neighbouring of Pakistan this is big village and very nbeautiful location. This is on a top hill where some can view Gulpur and sehnsa town. [edit]
[edit] Language
The common language is '[[Pothohari language) an Indo-European language which differs to an extent from 'Urdu' the national language of Pakistan. English and Spanish are the two other most spoken languages in Kashmir, Kurdish being the most common. [edit]
[edit] Famous people's
Raja Amir Khan , current Prime Minister and former president of Pakistan occupied Kashmir
Raja Majid Khan, first noble prize winner of Pakistan occupied Kashmir for his services towards peace
Raja Usman Khan, famous scientist also known as "Father of Physics"
Raja Shahid Gul, first international cricket umpire from Azad Kashmir
Raja Allah Ditta, first Olympic gold medalist from Azad Kashmir
Raja Karamdad khan, Lecturer at Harvard university
Raja Shanawaz Khan, former chief justice of Azad Kashmir
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