Draft:Baithak Awanabad

Baithak Awanabad
بیٹھک اعوان آباد
Baithak Awanabad is located in Azad Kashmir
Baithak Awanabad
Baithak Awanabad
Coordinates: 33°41′19″N 73°48′50″E / 33.6885°N 73.8139°E / 33.6885; 73.8139
Country Pakistan
ProvinceAzad Kashmir
Elevation
2,069 m (6,788 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2017)
42,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code0092
Websitewww.ajk.gov.pk

Map View Baithak Awanabad or Awanabad is a City in Sudhanoti District, Azad Kashmir. It is the highest most peak in Sudhnoti district parallel to but not in balanced surface proportion with the Bisarh'i peak.[clarification needed] The third peak is Danna. It is located at 33°38'40N 73°49'25E with an altitude of 1769 metres (5804 feet).[1]

Nearby villages include Ban,Dunnga,Churayn}}

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.[citation needed]

The majority of the population in this area is Muslim, almost 99 percent.[citation needed] It is in the south of Sudhnoti district. 3G and 4G internet service is available in Baithak Awanabad and surrounding areas.[citation needed]

There are two major Famlies in Baithak Awanabad area. One is of the Malik and the other is Sardar.

Further reading

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  • 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

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https://www.accuweather.com/en/pk/baithak-bazar/257146/weather-forecast/257146

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