Mang, Azad Kashmir

Mong منگ Mong
Mong Show map of Azad Kashmir Mong Show map of Pakistan
Coordinates: 33.797301°N 73.635772°E / 33.797301; 73.635772
Country	Kashmir
Territory	Azad Kashmir
District	Sudhnoti District
Area
• Total	1,010 km^2 (390 sq mi)
Elevation	1,400 m (4,500 ft)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	297,584 (Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong Azad Kashmir)
• Density	375/km^2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Calling code	05827
Number of Villages	7
Number of Union councils	3, (Mong, Patan Shar Khan, and Dhingroon Kanchri)

Mong (also called Mang) is a town in Sudhnoti District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

Geography

Mong

Mong consists of 7 villages and 2 union councils: Mong and Patan Sher Khan.

Mong is well connected by roads to major cities of Kashmir and Pakistan. Mong is connected to Pallandri, Rawalakot, Thorar. Daily buses carry passengers inter-state as well as within the city. The nearest major airport is located at Rawalakot which isn't operational so nearest is Islamabad International Airport.[2]

History

Mong is a stronghold of the Sudhan tribe, and served important roles as a fortress in the 1837 Poonch Revolt and as a base of operations in the 1947 Poonch Revolt.[3][4]

In the 1837 Poonch Revolt, the Sudhans resisted Gulab Singh and Sikh forces from the fortress of Mong, where a deadly battle was fought until its capture by a prolonged assault.[3]

Education

Mong has several schools and a campus of the University of Poonch.

Notable people

• Khan of Mong Captain Khan Muhammad Khan, guerrilla leader in the First Kashmir War.[5]

References

1. "Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong, Azad Kashmir per 2017 census". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
2. Mong, Azad Kashmir on Google Maps website
3. Saraf, Muhammad Yusuf (1977). Kashmiris Fight for Freedom: 1819-1946 (PDF). University of California: Ferozsons. pp. 85–89.
4. Snedden, Christopher. "The forgotten Poonch uprising of 1947". India-seminar.
5. Effendi, Col. M. Y. (2007), Punjab Cavalry: Evolution, Role, Organisation and Tactical Doctrine 11 Cavalry, Frontier Force, 1849-1971, Karachi: Oxford University Press, pp. 157–160, ISBN 978-0-19-547203-5