District Bagh

Before getting the status of an independent district in 1988, Bagh was a part of District Poonch, This district almost resembles district Poonch in its history, culture, customs and traditions. District Bagh, as a whole is rich in variegated natural beauty. Topographically, this district falls into mountainous zone. Bagh, Dheerkot, Sudhan gali. Hanse Chowki, Neela Butt, Las Danna, Mahmood Gali, Kahuta, Havaily and Ganga Choti are the main locations of tourists Interest in this region.

• Bagh
• Dheerkot
• Neela Butt
• Lasdanna
• Sudden Gali
Bagh
Bagh, the district headquarter of district Bagh is 100 Kilometers from Muzaffarabad via Kohallah & 80 Kilometers. via Suddhen Gali, 205 Kilometers from “Islamabad” and 48 Kilometers from Rawalakot This town Is situated on the confluence of two mini nullahs-Malwani & Mall, which flow all the year round. The people of Bag) are brave, courageous and skilled, especially the artificers in the field of bakery & confectionery. The well recognized “Haji Peer Pass’ is about 32 kilometers from Bagh City linked with metalled road. Middle standard hotels, PWD and Forest rest houses are available for visitors.

Dheerkot
The fascinating and charming place of District Bagh is 25 Kilometers from Kohalla, the gateway of Azad Jammu &Kashmir and 132 kilometers from Islamabad, Located at an altitude of 1676 meters. Dheerkot possesses an extremely pleasant arid healthy climate. This place is very popular among the visitors as a tourist resort mainly due to easy access. Suitable altitude and beautiful landscape. In the heart of the calm & quite Deodar and Kail mixed forest, there is a posh Forest rest house, three Tourist Huts and a Log Hut, which are greatly sought after by tourists in the summer. Dheerkot is linked with other parts of Azad Kashmir by black top roads and direct transport services are also available.


Neela Butt
From Dheerkot towards southeast 6 Km ahead, this spot is situated at an altitude of 2000 meters. Besides its scenic beauty, this place Is well-known for its historic background. On August 23, 1947 the Mujahideen-e-Azadi assembled at this place and started an armed struggle for accession to Pakistan. Sufficient accommodation facilities are available here for visitors.

Lasdanna
From Bagh, a 15 Kilometers long metalled road leads to Las Danna which is a place of captivating scenes and natural beauty, From Lasdanna, three roads branch off the main road i.e. Mahmood gali-Palangi, Haji pir- Aliabad and Abbasspur-Hajira respectively. A tourist rest house is available here for accommodation.

Sudden Gali
Sudhangali, located at a height of 2134 meters, links Chikkar with Bagh, a town in the Bagh district. This scenic spot also serves as a base camp for those interested in hiking/ rekking to the nearby 3045 meters high mountain “Ganga Choti”. It is also linked with Chikkar. Buses & vans ply daily from Bagh, Chikkar & Muzaffarabad to this place, A tourist rest house & PWD rest house provide reasonable accommodation facilities here.