Alibeg
History
The village was earlier known as Kirtan Ghar under the name of a Sikh gurudwara in the area. There was also a Khalsa Middle School (خالصہ مڈل سکول/ਖਾਲਸਾ ਮੀਡਲ ਸਕੂਲ), which was mainly run by Sant Baba Sunder Singh Ji. students from nearby villages such as Dina, Gora Nakka, Kalri, Kamotra, Jhelum, Kotla, Chachiya etc. came to seek knowledge. And the languages taught in the school were Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, English etc. Before the partition of 1947, the main communities that lived there are Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus and they engaged in agriculture and pastoralism. Presently, Arain Families populate the Ali Baig village.
Economy
People in the village grow wheat, maize, barley, pulses, sugarcane and other vegetables.
Alibeg has several private schools.
Notable people include: Ch. Muhammed Sarwar Mehar. (Retired Superintendent of Asad Kashmir Courts.)
Demographics
The native language is Pothwari.
References
- ^ Khalid Hasan, Mirpur 1947 – The Untold Story, Friday Times, 2007.
- ^ 15 dead as van plunges into Upper Jhelum Canal, Pakistan Today, 10 June 2011.
- ^ List of Colleges and Schools, His Highness' Government, Jammu and Kashmir, 1938, p. 2.
Bibliography
- Vaid, S. P. (2006), Socio-Economic Roots of Unrest in Jammu & Kashmir, Jammu: Shyama Publications – via archive.org
External links
- "ali baig arraian dist bhimber AJK". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- "Bus crash kills 14 children in AJK - thenews.com.pk". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- Nasir Mahmood, Ali Baig Gurdwara - ruins, Tripadvisor, January 2017