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{{For|the district|Bagh District}}
{{original research|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bagh
| native_name = {{nq|باغ}}
| native_name_lang = ur
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| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = UPDATED BAGH AJK, PAKISTAN ASIA.jpg
| imagesize     = 280px
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| image_caption = Bagh city view
| pushpin_map  = Azad Kashmir
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| coordinates      = {{coord|33.9735|N|73.7918|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Administering country
| subdivision_name = [[Pakistan]]
| subdivision_type1 = Dependent Territory
| subdivision_name1 = [[Azad Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Pakistan|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bagh District|Bagh]]
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| unit_pref  = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 22
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1676
| population_total = 33,548
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref name =statyearbook2019>{{cite web|url=https://www.pndajk.gov.pk/uploadfiles/downloads/AJ&K%20Statistical%20Year%20Book%202019.pdf|title=Statistical Year Book 2019
|access-date=20 April 2020 |website=Statistics Azad Jammu and Kashmir| df=dmy }}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Pakistan Standard Time|PST]]
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| postal_code_type = GPO
| postal_code = 12500
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| website  = http://www.bagh.com.pk
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'''Bagh City''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|باغ}}}}) is the chief town and district headquarters of [[Bagh District]], in [[Azad Kashmir]], [[Pakistan]]. The town is situated on the confluence of two [[nullah]]s (streams), Malwani and Mahl (ماہلوانی اور ماہل) at a distance of 93&nbsp;km from [[Muzaffarabad]].
==2005 earthquake==
On 8 October 2005, Bagh was hit by a devastating earthquake that killed 8,500 people,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-10-07 |title=Kashmir earthquake: Broken city, broken promises |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34464815 |access-date=2024-11-18 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> which represented 10% of the population.<ref>[http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21081761~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:223547,00.html World Bank – ''Pakistan Earthquake, A Year After'']</ref> Most of the victims were children attending school who died when the school buildings collapsed. The worst hit institutes were a school named Spring Field Children academy (where 300 plus children died in junior campus), the boys' degree college and girls' degree college Bagh. Many lives could have been saved if the rescue equipment was available. The entire city was destroyed and was rebuilt with the help of government.
== Geography ==
Bagh is located 80 kilometres from [[Muzaffarabad]], the capital city of [[Azad Kashmir]]. It is 160 kilometres from [[Islamabad]], the capital of Pakistan.<ref name="ajk1">[http://www.ajk.gov.pk/tourism/bagh.html Bagh], Pakistani Tourism</ref>
Topographically, the district is quite mountainous with lush green pine forests on the mountain slopes leading into the valleys. The altitude of Bagh Valley is 3405 feet (1038m). Major peaks near Bagh include [[Kobra Peak]].Ganga Choti and Lasdana are the highest peaks of Bagh.Whereas Rawàlakot and Forward Khauta are two cities connected to Bagh as all lies in sudnothi division of Kashmir.
==See also==
*[[Kharal Abbasian]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Bagh}}
*[http://www.bagh.com.pk Bagh Azad Jammu and Kashmir official portal]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150126171658/http://www.alifailaan.pk/district_education_rankings Alif Ailaan District Education Rankings]
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[[Category:Populated places in Bagh District]]
[[Category:Tehsils of Bagh District]]