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{{Short description|Village in Azad Kashmir}}
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| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Pakistan|District]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Pakistan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sudhnoti District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sudhnoti District]]
| population_total = 96,000
| population_total = 297,584 (Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong, Azad Kashmir)
| population_as_of = 1998
| population_as_of = 2017
|population_footnotes =<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/AzadKashmir.html|title=Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong, Azad Kashmir per 2017 census|website=Citypopulation.de website|archive-date=29 June 2020|access-date=7 January 2024|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629022906/http://www.citypopulation.de/AzadKashmir.html}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 1010
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| elevation_ft = 4500
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'''Mong''' (also called '''Mang''') is a city and [[village]] in [[Sudhnoti District]] of [[Azad Kashmir]] state in [[Pakistan]]. [[Sudhan]] (Sadozai) is the main tribes of Mong.
'''Mang''' (also called '''Mong''') is a city and [[village]] in [[Sudhnoti District]] of [[Azad Kashmir]], Pakistan.


==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File:Mongvelley.jpg|thumb|right|Mong]]
[[File:Mongvelley.jpg|thumb|right|Mong]]
Mang consists of 7 villages and 3 union councils: Mang, Patan Shar Khan, and Dhingroon Kanchri. The major villages in Mong are Mehna Naar'orri, Dhara & Daar, Thaneliyaan Khoor, Kanchri, Dhingroon and Pattan Shar Khan.
Mong consists of 7 villages and 2 union councils: Mong andPatan Sher Khan. The major villages in Mong are Mehna Naar'orri, Dhara & Daar, Thaneliyaan Khoor, Kanchri, Dhingroon and Pattan Sher Khan.


Mong is well connected by roads to major cities of [[Kashmir]] and Pakistan. Mong is connected to [[Pallandri]], [[Rawalakot]], [[Thorar]]. Daily buses carry passengers inter-state as well as within the city. The nearest major airport is located at [[Rawalakot]].
Mong is well connected by roads to major cities of [[Kashmir]] and Pakistan. Mong is connected to [[Pallandri]], [[Rawalakot]], [[Thorar]]. Daily buses carry passengers inter-state as well as within the city. The nearest major airport is located at [[Rawalakot]] which isn't operational so nearest is Islamabad International Airport.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mang/@33.8004133,73.6275816,14z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x38e072f527a87797:0x6fc5f8052a6d370c!8m2!3d33.797401!4d73.6359602!16s%2Fm%2F0ztkpfc?entry=ttu Mong, Azad Kashmir on Google Maps website]</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Mong has several schools:
Mong has several schools and a campus of the [[University of Poonch]].
* Govt. Boys College
* Govt. Girls Degree College
* Kashmir Pioneers Academy
* Fauji Foundation Model School and College
* Read Foundation (A.S.S.P) school Mang.
* The University of Poonch (Campus, Mong)
* City public school Mang
* Mang welli public school
* All Quran Academy Mang


== Notable people ==
== Notable people ==
* [[Khan of Mong]] Captain Khan Muhammad Khan, guerrilla leader in the [[First Kashmir War]]
*[[Fateh-e-Mang]] Lt. Muhammad Afsar Khan of Mang, Military Cross (MC), Order of British India (OBI) and Sheer-e- Jang (Kashmir Wal 1947)
*[[Col Sheer Khan]] Col. Sheer Khan of Mang, Order of British India (OBI), and Sheer-e- Jang (Kashmir War 1947) founder of 5 Azad Kashmir Regiment.
* [[Khan of Mong]] Captain Khan Muhammad Khan, guerrilla leader in the [[First Kashmir War]].<ref>{{citation |last=Effendi |first=Col. M. Y. |title=Punjab Cavalry: Evolution, Role, Organisation and Tactical Doctrine 11 Cavalry, Frontier Force, 1849-1971 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MeXeAAAAMAAJ |year=2007 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Karachi |isbn=978-0-19-547203-5 |pages=157–160}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 18:39, 28 September 2024

Mang
منگ
Mang is located in Azad Kashmir
Mang
Mang
Mang is located in Pakistan
Mang
Mang
Coordinates: 33°47′50″N 73°38′09″E / 33.797301°N 73.635772°E / 33.797301; 73.635772
CountryKashmir
TerritoryAzad Kashmir
DistrictSudhnoti District
Area
 • Total1,010 km2 (390 sq mi)
Elevation
1,400 m (4,500 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total297,584 (Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong Azad Kashmir)
 • Density375/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code05827
Number of Villages7
Number of Union councils3, (Mong, Patan Shar Khan, and Dhingroon Kanchri)

Mang (also called Mong) is a city and village in Sudhnoti District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

Geography

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Mong

Mong consists of 7 villages and 2 union councils: Mong andPatan Sher Khan. The major villages in Mong are Mehna Naar'orri, Dhara & Daar, Thaneliyaan Khoor, Kanchri, Dhingroon and Pattan Sher Khan.

Mong is well connected by roads to major cities of Kashmir and Pakistan. Mong is connected to Pallandri, Rawalakot, Thorar. Daily buses carry passengers inter-state as well as within the city. The nearest major airport is located at Rawalakot which isn't operational so nearest is Islamabad International Airport.[2]

Education

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Mong has several schools and a campus of the University of Poonch.

Notable people

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  • Fateh-e-Mang Lt. Muhammad Afsar Khan of Mang, Military Cross (MC), Order of British India (OBI) and Sheer-e- Jang (Kashmir Wal 1947)
  • Col Sheer Khan Col. Sheer Khan of Mang, Order of British India (OBI), and Sheer-e- Jang (Kashmir War 1947) founder of 5 Azad Kashmir Regiment.
  • Khan of Mong Captain Khan Muhammad Khan, guerrilla leader in the First Kashmir War.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong, Azad Kashmir per 2017 census". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ Mong, Azad Kashmir on Google Maps website
  3. ^ Effendi, Col. M. Y. (2007), Punjab Cavalry: Evolution, Role, Organisation and Tactical Doctrine 11 Cavalry, Frontier Force, 1849-1971, Karachi: Oxford University Press, pp. 157–160, ISBN 978-0-19-547203-5
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