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Mirpur 2

Mirpur district comprises partly plain and partly hilly areas. Its hot climate and other geographical conditions closely resemble those of Jhelum and Gujrat, the adjoining districts of Pakistan. The people of this area are basically farmers. Since the 1960s, a large number of people from this district have gone abroad , especially to the United Kingdom and the Middle East, for economic reasons. As such they are today the major foreign exchange earning source for Azad Kashmir and Pakistan. Around 50,000 people were moved from this district in the mid-sixties to make way for the construction of Mangla Dam. Most of these people settled in new Mirpur whilst some moved to Pakistan and the UK. These photos were taken in 2001.

Mirpur
Mirpur
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DSC001243.jpg
Mangla
Mangla
Way to Pir Ganoi Shrine
Way to Pir Ganoi Shrine
Way to Pir Ganoi Shrine
Way to Pir Ganoi Shrine
Way to Pir Ganoi Shrine
Way to Pir Ganoi Shrine
Local bus
Local bus
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mangla Dam
Mangla Dam
Mangla
Mangla
Mangla
Mangla
Dam
Dam
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Fruit vendors
Fruit vendors
Jarikhas park
Jarikhas park
Jarhikas
Jarhikas
Chakswari area
Chakswari area
Mangla
Mangla
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Mirpur
Papua fruit
Papua fruit
Chattroh
Chattroh
Rickshaw in Mirpur
Rickshaw in Mirpur
Dadyal
Dadyal
Mangla Dam
Mangla Dam
Back street
Back street
Mirpur dist
Mirpur dist