Mangla
Mangla
منگلا | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Mangla Fort | |
| Etymology: Mangla Devi | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Azad Kashmir |
| Division | Mirpur |
| District | Mirpur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu |
| • Spoken | |
| Time zone | Pakistan Standard Time |
Mangla (Urdu: منگلا) is a town situated in District Mirpur within the region of Azad Kashmir. The village is located in the west of the foothills of Mangla's fort (which also derived its name from the same village). It is surrounded on three sides by the semicurvature of river Jhelum flowing North to South. It is bordered by Jhelum district and the right bank of the Mangla reservoir on the border of Azad Kashmir and Punjab province of Pakistan.