Chitterpari

Chitterpari is a rapidly expanding town situated near Mirpur, in the state of Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. Its population is nearly 30,000. Chitterpari is located in the northern plains of the Punjab region, about 6km west-southwest of Mirpur, 95km north-northwest of Islamabad, and 1000km northeast of Karachi. Its climate is quite hot during the summer, from July to September. The town lies on the south shores of Mangla lake, an artificial lake created by the Mangla Dam on the Jhelum River in the 1960s. This town is divided in muhallas Muhalla Barban, Muhalla Gorsian, Muhalla Munda, Muhalla Nagyall etc. It has Markazi Jamiah Masjid that can be seen from the top of Mangla lake. The first medical college of Azad Kashmir known as Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College has started in this town.