Balouch, Azad Kashmir
Nearby villages include Baithak Awanabad, Berry, Upper Keemar, Lower Keemar, Norsa, Upper Kahala, Lower Kahala, Kanjeri, Saran, Manjhari, Dhamman, and Phukotar.
The Pir Panjal range is visible from the town and if a person hikes up to Irh'iryari. In winter, tourists gather in the area. It receives annual snowfall. Mainly it is in the month of January when snowstorms come.
The majority of the population in this area is Muslim, almost 99 percent. It is in the south of Sudhnoti district. 3G and 4G internet service is available in Balouch and surrounding areas.
There are two major shrines in Baloch area. One is of the Noshahi order Sufi Ghulam Muhammad Qadri Noshahi and the other is on the east of Baloch named Sain Chall'ha Darbar or sometimes Jhandiyaan.Also Manjahari Pond is a historical heritage here
Further reading
- Gazetteer of Kashmir & Ladakh (1890)
- Tribes & Castes of Punjab & North West Frontier Province by Ebbetson.
- The Sudhan Revolt (The News 19 October 1997.) By Sardar M. Saleem Khan.
References
External links
- Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Britannica - Azad Kashmir