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 Kotli,
is a district of
Azad Kashmir. The
city is famous for
its mosques and is
often descirbed as
Madina-tul-Masajid.
The town of Gulhar
Sharif in Kotli is a
place of great
spirtitualism. Here
one finds a great
mosque located right
at the heart of the
town. Inside the
premises of the
mosque of Gulhar
Sharif there is a
Shrine of the late
Qazi Fateh Al
saddiquei Shatari.
Here, the
spirtuality is
flourshing under the
guidance of Qazi
Muhammad Sadiq, konw
as Hazrat Sahib and
his son Haji Hafiz
Muhammad Zahid
Sultani, known as
Sahibzada Sahib.
Here people can be
seen busy in
reciting the Holy
Quran, sending
Darood Sharif on the
Holy Prophet (Peace
Be Upon Him) or in
other 'Wazaif.'
Besides, guiding
people, Hazrat Sahib
and his son are busy
to build mosques. So
far more than 400
mosques have been
built in Azad
Kashmir and Pakistan
under their support
and guidance
At a distance of
26Km from Kotli via
a metalled road lies
Tattapani , a
popular tourist and
mythical
destination.
Thousands of people
flock to the Sulphur
Springs each year in
the hope to find
magical cures for
illnesses.
On the west side
from Kotli there are
many villages as you
head to the other
smaller town Doongi.
These start from
Lakar, to , Chiri,
Batal, Gajyari and
Dhanna. Doongi is a
small settled town,
which leads to
khuiratta town.
Dhanna village is
the central village
from Doongi to
Khuiraata. On the
outskirts of
Khuiratta is the
famous Mai Totee
darbar, to whom
people as far as
Mirpur come to pray
for.
Sights
Introduction
Kotli, the District
Headquarter, is at a
distance of 135
kilometers from
Rawalpindi /
Islamabad via Sensa,
Holar and Kahuta. It
is linked with
Mirpur by two
metalloid roads, one
via Rajdhani (90
Kilometers) and the
other via Charhoi.
It is also directly
linked with
Rawalakot via
Trarkhal (82
Kilometers). Kotli
has all the basic
facilities like
bazaars, banks,
hospital, colleges,
telephone & internet
 cafes etc. A PWD
Rest House, Tourist
Rest House at Sarda,
one at Teenda and
middle standard
hotels in the city
provide
accommodation
facilities to the
visitors. The
majority of the
local people are in
foreign countries
for living hoods.
The most famous
spirtual leader of
Islam in Azad Kahmir,
Hazat Hafiz Muahmmad
Zahid Sultani and
his father ( Rahem
Ma HuMullah), who
are famous for
building of mosques
reside 4 km from
Kotli in Gulhar
Sharif.
Visit spots
Teenda Teenda is a
place of viewpoint
linked with
metalloid road, 6
kilometers from
Kotli. One can have
a wonderful view of
Kotli City, river
Poonch and
surrounding areas
from this place. To
make it an
attractive tourist
spot, AJK Tourism
Department has
constructed a
Tourist Rest House
here to provide
accommodation
facilities.
Hajia Abad Hajiabad,
located on
Holar-Kotli road, is
a midway point for
the travelers coming
from Rawalpindi /
Islamabad. Khoi
Ratta 8 kilometers
from Kotli ahead, a
road leads to
Khoiratta.
Khoiratta and nearby
area provide
remarkable
attraction to
tourists because of
the remains of
gardens and
fountains of the
older times. From 4
kilometers ahead of
Khoiratta is famous
shrine of "Mai Totti
Sahiba" which is
visited by hundreds
of people daily.
Fateh Poor It is
located at a
distance of 40
kilometers from
Kotli. Due to high
altitude (1524
meters) Fatehpur is
comparatively a cold
place then the rest
of the district. The
famous of it is that
it is native land of
Prime Minister of
Azad Jammu &
Kashmir. |
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