Chamankot

View of chaman kot

A view of Chamayati sub village "Harola Ratti Dhari". Photo by Sharyar

Chamankot is a village in Dhirkot Tehsil, Bagh District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is situated 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) up the hills from Kohala on the Azad Kashmir Bagh Road. Its altitude is 1,380 metres (4,530 ft), and the Jhelum River is at the bottom end of its sub-village, Malalbagla.

Chamankot has orchards of apples, apricots, and nuts. It has a large supply of natural spring water that serves as a source of drinking water for adjacent villages.

Abbasi, Hashmi and Janjua are the prominent families of the village.

History

Chamankot possesses some historical value because the ancestors of the Abbasi& Hashmi Qureshi family present in this region first came to this village after their long migration from Iraq in the late 16th century. Chamankot is a very famous village due to its high peaks,pleasant weather and natural spring water which attracts tourists in the area one can have very beautiful scenic view from Pearl Continental hotel Bhurban Murree.It is also a gateway to Bagh city.

The grave of Chand Khan, the predecessor of the Abbasies of this region, is in Chamankot. Most of the population found in the region of Murree and Bagh are members of the Abbasi family. In the mid-17th century the population in the village started to increase a great deal, so part of the family (the nephews of Chand Khan) migrated to the other side of the Jhelum River, in the areas of Bakot and Aliot.

All facilities are available in the Chamankot of routine life. National Bank of Pakistan branch is also there, post office and medical facilities with a Medical Store with title name Anayat Medical Store, and Government High School and Inter college are in Chamankot. There is also two link road meet at Chamankot one is Sahialin road and the other is Kari Chamankot road, in Sahialn public transport facility are available but in Kari Chamankot no public transport facilities are available villager have to rent taxi for this route which fare is Rs. 200-300 from Chamankot to Kari Padar, The main four taxi driver run this route 1. Muhammad Faraz, 2, Atique Abbasi, 3. Abdul Waheed, and 4. Wajid.

A Grand Mosque in Chamankot,(designed and built by local community),Qari Amjid Abbasi as administrator of this mosque always teach peace and harmony.