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Mirpur Azad Kashmir is the largest and beautiful city in Azad Kashmir. There are many cites with the name Mirpur (in India, Banglades, Pakistan), but Mirpur Azad Kashmir is famous in all over the world. Mirpur is partly mountainous and partly plain area, it has hot and dry weather, geographical conditions closely resemble with Jhelum Islamabd & Rawalpindi.

Mirpur is near to industrial cities of Pakistan i.e Rawalpinid, Faislaabad, Gugranwala, Gujrat, Lahore, Sialkot etc, Mirpur has also successfully develop industries i.e Textile, vegetable fat (‘ghee’), garments, scooters, cosmetics and many other industries.

Mirpur city is the headquarters of Mirpur District, which comprises three sub-divisions, Mirpur, Chaksawari & Dadyal. Mirpur city was newly developed in late sixties on the banks of Mangla lake. In fact the remains of the old city (old Mirpur) are underneath the waters of the Mangla Lake, during colder months the water level decreases such that you can see the tops of minarets from the first mosques, and also the remnants of a Sikh gurdwara as well as a Hindu mandir.

Mirpur was well planned and the buildings are mostly of modern design, in addition there is significant inward investment from expatriates now living in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, & the Middle East. The city has a number of hotels, restaurants, shopping malls and other urban facilities.

Mirpur is 200 KM (4 Hours Drive) far from Lahore |
150 KM far from Islamabad (1 and Half Hour Drive) |
50 KM far form Jhelum (30 Minute Drive)