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Khandkan Destination Guide

Touring Khandkan in Pakistan

Khandkan in the region of Azad Kashmir is a city located in Pakistan - some 66 mi or ( 107 km ) North-East of Islamabad , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Khandkan

Time in Khandkan is now 01:29 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Karachi " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Jalalabad, Rawlakot, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, and Panjgiran Bala. Being here already, consider visiting Jalalabad . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Khandkan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mahiye in Neelum Valley Azad Kashmir

6:08 min by kaashee
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Neelam Valley ; view of titwal villege maqbooza jamu kashmir india ,,, by Asif Mughal

1:22 min by babuasif75
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0:37 min by kaashee
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Neelam valley ; kundal shahi to cuttan valley road ,, by Asif Mughal

2:40 min by babuasif75
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Interesting facts about this location

2005 Kashmir earthquake

The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in the Pakistan administered Kashmir near the city of Muzaffarabad, also affecting and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005. It registered a moment magnitude of 7.6 making it similar in size to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the 1935 Quetta earthquake, the 2001 Gujarat earthquake, and the 2009 Sumatra earthquakes.

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Located at 34.49 73.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 2005 Kashmir earthquake, Earthquakes in Afghanistan, Earthquakes in Pakistan

Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant

The Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant is part of an under construction run-of-the-river hydroelectric power scheme designed to divert water from the Neelum River to a power station on the Jhelum River. The power station is located in Azad Kashmir, 22 km south of Muzaffarabad and will have an installed capacity of 969 MW. Construction on the project began in 2008 after a Chinese consortium was awarded the construction contract in July 2007. The project is expected to be complete in 2016.

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Located at 34.39 73.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Dam controversies, Dams in Pakistan, Dams under construction, Hydroelectric power stations in Pakistan, Proposed hydroelectric power stations, Run-of-the-river power stations

Batnara

Batnara is a village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°22'25N 73°40'0E with an altitude of 2093 metres (6870 feet).

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Located at 34.37 73.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Neelam Valley

Neelam Valley is located in Azad Kashmir Region. Neelam valley is a 144 km long bow-shaped deeply forested region in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Neelum Valley is situated at the North & North-East of Muzaffarabad, running parallel to Kaghan Valley. The two valleys are only separated by snow-covered peaks, some over 4000m above sea level.

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Located at 34.59 73.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 2005 Kashmir earthquake, Hill stations in Pakistan, Muzaffarabad District, Populated places in Azad Kashmir

Athmuqam

Athmuqam or Athmakam is a small city about 84 kilometres from Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters of Neelum District. Its population is about 20,000. The name Athmuqam means 8th station, derived from the number of stages from both Muzaffarabad and Kel to Athmuqam. A "nullah" divides Athmuqam into two parts Athai and Athmuqam. Athmuqam is in a cup like valley surrounded by mountains on all sides, full of greenery and forests with deodar, pine, cheer and fir trees.

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Located at 34.59 73.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Azad Kashmir