DISTRICT NEELUM:

Total Area:
3621 Sq. Km.

Total Population (Projected):
0.126 Million

Administrative Setup (2 Tehsils):

• Athmaqam
• Sharda

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ROAD LINKS:

• Via Muzaffarabad

  Muzaffarabad (0), Athmaqam (84 Kms), Keran (93 Kms), Sharda (136 Kms), Kel (159 Kms)

• Via Kaghan- Naran- Julkhad

  Muzaffarabad (0), Kaghan (104 Kms), Naraan (128 Kms), Julkhad (173 Kms), Noorinar Top   (192 Kms), Sharda (228 Kms), Kel (251 Kms)

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NEELUM VALLEY AT A GLANCE:

Jagran Nullah(on the way to Kutton)

Hari Purbat (18600 Ft ASL)

Baboon Behk (10200 Ft ASL)

Kharigaam near Sharda (5300 Ft ASL)

Kutton Valley (5000 Ft ASL)

Kutton Tourist Resort

Dawarian (5000 Ft ASL)

Kharigaam near Sharda (5200 ASL)

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CULTURAL HERITAGE OF NEELUM VALLEY:

• Halmat - Tao Butt Area for unique architectural style of buildings
• Shounther Valley for its unique dresses/ costumes
• Neelum Valley for its unique culture/ traditions

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TOURISM POTENTIAL IN DISTRICT NEELUM:

Mountain based adventure Tourism:

Identified routes for hiking/ trekking/ mountaineering are:

• Jagran - Ghansi - Ratigali - Dawarian Route.
• Neelum - Jagran - Kaghan Route.
• Lawat - Ratti Gali - Dawarian Route.
• Sharda - Ghumote- Kaghan Route.
• Sharda - Ghumote- Chilas Route.
• Kel - Shounther- Astour Route.
• Kel - Serwali Route.
• Kel - Shounther Route.
• Tao Butt Kamri Pass- Astour Route.

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Sharda Village & NARDA Peak

Tourist Village, Sharda

SCENIC BEAUTY (based on ECO Tourism):

Kutton - Jagran Valley

• Lower & Upper Neelum Area
• Dawarian - Rati Gali area
• Noori Nar - Surgun - Sharda area
• Kel - Arang Kel - Halmat - Tao Butt Area
• Domel Bala - Shounther Valley Area

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HISTORICAL/ ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSETS:

• Ruins of Old Buddha University in Sharda
• Sharda Fort
• Kishan Ghaati near Sharda

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