Kot Jattan
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Kot Jattan (कोट जट्टन) is a village in U-C Dhandar Kashmir Pakistan, located within foothills of Himalayas, the village is situated in district and tehsil Bhimber.
It has almost 400 houses with the population of approximately 4000. The Nearest facilities and conveniences can be found in the nearby towns of Dhandar and Kadhala. [1]
Location
Madni mosque is located in the middle of the village Kot jattan is on Bhimber-Barnala Road at a distance of about 12 km. from Bhimber, 15 km. from Barnala (Tehsil of Bhimber) and 8 km. from Kotla Arab Ali Khan [2]. Kot Jattan is surrounded by the following villages Nandwal located within Gujrat District to the South-West, Kot Chibban (its twin village) to the East and, Dhandar to the North-East. Kot Jattan is situated at the southern edge of Azad Kashmir bordering Punjab Pakistan.
History
This area was near the site of an old citadel [castle] hence the name Kot. The castle and adjoining town was destroyed in 960 AD by Maharaja of Kashmir due to the local governor ending his allegiance to the Maharaja in Sirinagar Kot and the town (old bhimber) was burned to the ground and the people killed, hence the human skeletons and burned property could be found on the adjoining hill called Pangloor. Kot and Pangloor is a national heritage site with history of at least two thousand years but is being destroyed by buildings and in general destruction.
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