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Coordinates: 33°38′46″N 73°48′56″E / 33.6461°N 73.8156°E / 33.6461; 73.8156
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Baloch
Town
Balouch
Baloch is located in Azad Kashmir
Baloch
Baloch
Coordinates: 33°38′46″N 73°48′56″E / 33.6461°N 73.8156°E / 33.6461; 73.8156
Country Pakistan
ProvinceAzad Kashmir
Elevation
2,069 m (6,788 ft)
Population
[citation needed]
 • Estimate 
(2008)
30,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code0992
Websitewww.ajk.gov.pk

Balouch or Baloch is a town in Sudhanoti District, Azad Kashmir. It is the highest most peak in Sudhnoti district parallel to but not in balanced surface proportion with the Bisarh'i peak.[clarification needed] The third peak is Baithak. It is located at 33°38'40N 73°49'25E with an altitude of 1769 metres (5804 feet).[1]

Nearby villages include Berry, Upper Keemar, Lower Keemar, Norsa, Upper Kahala, Lower Kahala, Kanjeri, Saran, and Manjhari.[citation needed]

The Pir Panjal range is visible from the town and if a person hikes up to Irh'iryari. In winter, tourists gather in the area. It receives annual snowfall. Mainly it is in the month of January when snowstorms come.[citation needed]

The majority of the population in this area is Muslim, almost 99 percent.[citation needed] It is in the south of Sudhnoti district. 3G and 4G internet service is available in Balouch and surrounding areas.[citation needed]

There are two major shrines in Baloch area. One is of the Noshahi order Sufi Hazrat Ghulam Muhammad Qadri Noshahi and the other is on the east of Baloch named Sain Chall'ha Darbar or sometimes Jhandiyaan.[citation needed]

Further reading

  • Gazetteer of Kashmir & Ladakh (1890)
  • Tribes & Castes of Punjab & North West Frontier Province by Ebbetson.
  • The Sudhan Revolt (The News 19 October 1997.) By Sardar M. Saleem Khan.

References

  1. ^ Location of Baloch - Falling Rain Genomics

External links

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