Chakothi
چکوٹھی | |
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Village | |
Chakothi Chakothi | |
| Coordinates: 34°07′02″N 73°52′59″E / 34.1171°N 73.8831°E / 34.1171; 73.8831 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| State |  Azad Kashmir |
| District | Hattian Bala |
| Time zone | PST |
Chakothi (Urdu: چکوٹھی; Urdu pronunciation: [tʃəkoːʈʰiː]) is a village on the borderline of Pakistan and India, in the Hattian Bala District of Azad Kashmir. It is located 52 kilometers (32 mi) from Muzaffarabad, near the Line of Control on the banks of the Jhelum River.123 Chakothi is the check post to Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus service for immigration and customs.
On his visit to Pakistan in 2022, Secretary General of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha visited the Chakothi sector.4
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Road to Chakothi -
River Jhelum near Chakothi -
Fields across river Jhelum near Chakothi -
Main Bazar, Chakothi -
Rustic Chakothi -
Chakothi Town
References
References
- Sajid, Islamuddin (29 August 2019). "Pakistan army takes journalists to Kashmir". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- "The world is silent: Villagers in AJK's Chakothi tired of living dangerously along the LoC". Dawn. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- "Jhelum Valley". visitorsheaven.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- "OIC Sec gen visits Chakothi sector along LoC". Dunya News. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2024.