Thorar

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| name = Thorar, Pakistan

| settlement_type = Sadozai tribe

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| subdivision_name = Pakistan

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| subdivision_name2 = Azad Kashmir

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Poonch

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| demographics1_info1 = Urdu{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalia.info/profile/10/kashmir|title = Kashmir}}{{sfn|Rahman|1996|p=226}}{{harvtxt|Snedden|2013|p=176}}: On p. 29, the census report states that Urdu is the official language of the government of Azad Kashmir, with Kashmiri, Pahari, Gojri, Punjabi, Kohistani, Pushto, and Sheena 'frequently spoken in Azad Kashmir'. Yet, when surveyed about their 'mother tongue', Azad Kashmiris' choices were limited to selecting from Pakistan's major languages: Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushto, Balochi, Saraiki, and 'others'; not surprisingly, 2.18 million of Azad Kashmir's 2.97 million people chose 'others'.

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| leader_name = Khizer musatafa, Sajjid azam, Arbab khan

| leader_title1 = Sardar Shehryar Ahmed

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Thorar is a town in Poonch District in Azad Kashmir. There are some villages around it like Bhalgran. It is located about 20 miles from Rawalakot city, the capital of Poonch district.

File:Sardi_Laway_Bhalgran_view.jpg

Pictures

File:Gulzar-e-Madina Mosque Thorar.jpg|Gulzar-e-Madina Mosque Thorar

File:Shaheeda Hussain Bibi Memorial in Thorar.jpg|Shaheeda Hussain Bibi Memorial

Image:Thorar and jesa.JPG|Thorar & jesa

Image:Thorar Zadgaar 1.jpg|Thorar Zadgaar from.

Image:Mong 1.jpg|Mong division next to Thorar

Image:Kass bazar (Aziz-Abad).jpg|Kass bazar (Aziz-Abad).

File:Sardi Bhalgran.jpg|Sardi Bhlagran

Image:Dhaybarun Bhalgran.JPG|Dhaybarun Bhalgran

Image:Bhalgran,_hyall_&_chetti_thrar.jpg|hyall & chetti thrar

Image:Androt.jpg|Androt

Image:Thorar main bazar.jpg|Thorar Bazar near Masjid

Image:Bhalgran july 2009.jpg|lower bhalgran

See also

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References

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  • {{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Tariq |author-link=Tariq Rahman |date=1996 |title=Language and politics in Pakistan |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-577692-8}}
  • {{cite book|first=Christopher |last=Snedden |author-link=Christopher Snedden |title=Kashmir: The Unwritten History |publisher=HarperCollins India |year=2013 |isbn=978-9350298985 |orig-year=first published as The Untold Story of the People of Azad Kashmir, 2012 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0cPjAAAAQBAJ}}

{{Commons category|Thorar}}

Category:2005 Kashmir earthquake

Category:Poonch District, Pakistan

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