Kot Jattan

Kot Jattan, is a village in U-C Dhandar Kashmir Pakistan, located within foothills of Himalayas, the village is situated in district and tehsil Bhimber. It has almost 400 houses with the population of approximately 4000. The Nearest facilities and conveniences can be found in the nearby towns of Dhandar and Kadhala. [1]

Location

Madni mosque is located in the middle of the village Kot jattan is on [Bhimber-Barnala Road] at a distance of about 12 km. from Bhimber, 15 km. from Barnala (Tehsil of Bhimber) and 8 km. from Kotla Arab Ali Khan [2]. Kot Jattan is surrounded by the following villages Nandwal located within Gujrat District to the South-West, Kot Chibban (its twin village) to the East and, Dhandar to the North-East. Kot Jattan is situated at the southern edge of Azad Kashmir bordering Punjab Pakistan

Climate

climate data for Kot Jattan The climate here is mild, and generally warm and temperate. The summers are much rainier than the winters in Kot Jattan. This location is classified as Cwa by Köppen and Geiger. The average annual temperature in Kot Jattan is 23.7 °C. About 947 mm of precipitation falls annually. Precipitation is the lowest in November, with an average of 11 mm. The greatest amount of precipitation occurs in August, with an average of 268 mm. At an average temperature of 33.5 °C, June is the hottest month of the year. The lowest average temperatures in the year occur in January, when it is around 12.2 °C.

History

This area was near the site of an old citadel [castle] hence the name Kot. The castle and adjoining town was destroyed in 960 AD by Maharaja of Kashmir due to the local governor ending his allegiance to the Maharaja in Sirinagar Kot and the town [old bhimber] was burned to the ground and the people killed, hence the human skeletons and burned property could be found on the adjoining hill called Pangloor. Kot and Pangloor is a national heritage site with history of at least two thousand years but is being destroyed by buildings and in general destruction.

Division

The village can be divided into these major areas:

• Chaprri Muhallah
• Charda Muhalla
• Lendha Muhallah
• Jandi ala Muhallah
• Varray ala Muhallah

Education

There are three schools to educate the children of the village. one of them is a private school KPS. "Kashmir Public School" and the other two are "Govt Primary School for Boys" and "Govt Primary school for Girls"

Many students get their formal education from nearby town Dhandar and some other choose Bhimber to have better education.

Library

The village also has a small religious library of Islamic Books.

Religion

All the people living in Kot Jattan are Muslims and they have Mosques namely "Madni Masjid, Gulzar-e-Habib Masjid, Sufi Rehmat Masjid and Tanvir Shaheed Masjid" to offer their prayers before God. There is also a religious seminary (DMG) Darul Uloom Muhammadia Ghousia, also known as (Khushbu e Karam) that offers Islamic education including hifz and Dars-e-Nizami courses affiliated with Darul Uloom Muhammadia Ghousia of Bhera [3]

Insaf welfare committee

People of the village have set up a committee to address the social problems and for the welfare of society.

Health

Currently there are no health-facilities or medical-care provided by the government to the village however, not very long ago, a UK based NGO Rahmat Nawab Trust UK has started a project Rahmat Nawaab Hospital (among other services,) that will be a great help to the village. Rahmat Nawab Trust UK is a charitable organisation established in 2009.

See also

Bhimber District Nandwal Kot chibban