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Chakswari

چکسواری
Tehsil
Chakswari is located in Azad Kashmir
Chakswari
Chakswari
Location in Azad Kashmir
Population
 (2017)
 • Total 21,123
 • Estimate 
(2018)
 21,475
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Union councils 15

Chakswari (Urdu: چکسواری), also known as Chaksawari, is an area in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It comprises 15 Union councils including the Islamgarh Municipal Committee. The Mangla Dam project affected inhabitants of Chakswari and Islamgarh. Chakswari is 26 miles or 41.84 km from Mirpur.

Chakswari comprises many villages that border the Mangla Dam and surround the Chakswari bazaar. Pre-Mangla Dam the Old Mirpur City (now submerged under the Mangla Dam) was near Chakswari.

Geography

Chakswari comprises partly plain and partly hilly areas and the climate is generally arid with little rainfall and is characterised by hot summers and cool winters. Chakswari is divided into two parts, the historic old town where the majority of the wholesale shops are based.

Notable parts of Chakswari include Kalyal, Buna Mora or Taki Kalyal, Ladhar, Susral, Panyam, Rachyal, Roopyal, Tagdew.

The main Potohar areas of LA-2 Tehsil are the following:

1. Kalyal including Buna Mora or Taki Kalyal 2. Panyam 3. Susraal 4. Rachyal 5. Tang dew 6. Palak 7. Pind Khurd 8. Dheri Phali 9. Dheri Barwan 10. Boa 11. Kaneli 12. Mawah 13. Bajjar 14. Herdochi 15. Potha Bainsi 16.Ladhar 17.Chak

Villages

  • Andrah Kalan

Gallery

  • KalyalMosque

    Kalyal Mosque, Chakswari

  • Chakswari Mosque

    Chakswari Grand Central Jamia Mosque

  • Houses of Kalyal

    Houses of Kalyal

Notable people

  • Zaman Khan – (born 2001), cricketer
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