Location:
Bhimber is a very beautiful city 250 miles in length with width varying from 10 to 40 miles. Bhimber is a district of AJK. The district is bounded by Mirpur district to the northwest (and is 50km from Mirpur city), and Punjab in the west and south. It also shares borders with Indian administered Kashmir to the east. Bhimber town is located at a distance of 50 km from Mirpur and 166 km from Rawalpindi. The town is situated on the border between Azad Kashmir and Pakistan at a distance of about 50 km from Mirpur, about 48 km from Gujrat, about 37 km from Jhelam, about 166 km from Islamabad and about 241 km from Srinagar.
It is linked with G.T. Road at Dina, a small town about 15 kms short of Jhelum city.This town is connected both with Mirpur & Gujrat through all weather black top roads
The district Bhimber is divided into 3 tehsils;
Bhimber
Barnala
Choki Samahni
Places to See:
Baghsar Fort, Baghsar Lake, Jandi Chontra,
Baghsar Fort:-
Baghsar means a land of water and gardens. This beautiful place is 12 kilometres in the east of Samahni town and a same distance away from Jandichontra, its 975 meters in elevation and an ideal tourist resort in the Samahni Valley.On the top of hill is a famous Mughal fort overlooking the.lake that adds grandeur to the whole area.
Jandi Chontra:-
This scenic spot is situated at 17 kilometers from Bhimber and 67 kilometers from Mirpur. Situated at about 1000 meters above sea level, this scenic spot is an eastern gateway to Samani valley. It is 17 km away from Bhimber and 12 km from Samahni town.Population of samahni according to U.N is 0.05 million.
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