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[[File:Tolipir.jpg |thumb|Toli Pir top]]
'''Tolipir''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|تولی پیر}}}}) is a hilltop area situated in [[Rawalakot|Rawalakot Tehsil]] in the [[Poonch District, Pakistan|Poonch District]] of [[Azad Kashmir]], [[Pakistan]]. Its approximate elevation is about 9,000&nbsp;ft above sea level. It is about 30&nbsp;km, or a 120-minute drive, from [[Rawalakot]] in [[Azad Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-10-02 |title=Grass skiing competition concludes |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1712998 |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Abbaspur Tehsil|Abbaspur]], [[Bagh, Azad Kashmir|Bagh]], and [[Poonch River]] can be viewed from Toli Pir. It is a popular tourist destination in the region,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tolipeer – Department of Tourism |url=https://ajktourism.gov.pk/tolipir/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> attracting thousands in the summer months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Majeed |first=Serdar Barkaat |date=2023-02-25 |title=AJK eyes more tourists this year: Rabbani |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/1066454/ajk-eyes-more-tourists-this-year-rabbani/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
Tolipir is the highest mountainous location in the north-eastern area of [[Rawalakot]]; it is the point of origin of three different mountain ridges. The tourist rest house on the way to Toli Pir is also situated in a scenic location.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} There are some remains of an old ''[[Sufi shrine]]'' on the highest hilltop.<ref>[http://www.seeandreport.com/toli-pir-ajk/ TOLI PIR AJK]</ref>
Tolipir is most accessible during the summer months; the weather generally becomes colder from October through March, with snowfall usually expected.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-01-09 |title=Snowfall leaves roads blocked, tourists stranded in AJK, KP |url=https://islamabadpost.com.pk/snowfall-leaves-roads-blocked-tourists-stranded-in-ajk-kp/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=Islamabad Post |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Toli peer azad kashmir Pakistan, by Dr.Nadeem.jpg|500px|thumbnail|center|Toli Pir in winter]]
[[File:Toli Pir road.jpg|thumb|View of Toli Pir]]
==References==
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== External links ==
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* [https://ajktourism.gov.pk/ Official website of Department of Tourism Azad Kashmir]
{{Poonch Division}}
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[[Category:Hill stations in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Hills of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Populated places in Poonch District, Pakistan]]
[[Category:Rawalakot]]
[[Category:National parks of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Azad Kashmir]]
[[Category:Landforms of Azad Kashmir]]