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Tatta Pani, Azad Kashmir

Coordinates: 33°45′44″N 73°47′18″E / 33.7621°N 73.7883°E / 33.7621; 73.7883
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Tatta Pani
Village
Tatta Pani hot water springs
Tatta Pani hot water springs
Tatta Pani is located in Pakistan
Tatta Pani
Tatta Pani
Coordinates: 33°45′44″N 73°47′18″E / 33.7621°N 73.7883°E / 33.7621; 73.7883
Country Pakistan
StateAzad Kashmir
DistrictPoonch
Elevation
682 m (2,237 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialUrdu
Time zoneIST

Tatta Pani (Urdu: تتا پانی ) (also spelled Tattapani) is a village in Poonch District, Azad Kashmir. It is 45 kilometers (28 mi) from Rawalakot, 26 kilometers (16 mi) from Kotli and 29 kilometers (18 mi) from Hajira. It is located on the bank of Poonch river at the altitude of 2,237 feet (682 m).[1][2]

This village is famous for its springs of hot water contains sulphur. A tourist lodge of AJK Tourism & Archaeology Department has located here for tourists stay. ‘Tatta-pani’ meaning hot water, has various hot sulphur springs located along the banks of the Sutlej River. Covering an area of 1square km, these sulphur springs are believed to have medicinal value. The sulphurous spring water is said to have curative powers that provide relief from ailments like joint pain, fatigue and skin diseases.

References

  1. ^ Tatta Pani, Publisher: tourisminpakistan.com , Retrieved: 24 June 2013
  2. ^ District Poonch Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Publisher: AJK Tourism & Archaeology Department. Retrieved: 24 June 2013