Arah Jagir
Encyclopedia
Arah Jagir is a village in the Mirpur Tehsil
of Mirpur District
of Azad Kashmir
, Pakistan
.
. The Gakhar
tribe makes up the bulk of the village population.
Mirpur Tehsil
Mirpur Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Mirpur District, Azad Kashmir , Pakistan.-History:During British Rule of the Indian Subcontinent, Mirpur was part of the Princely state of Kashmir and Jammu...
of Mirpur District
Mirpur District
Mirpur District is a district in the disputed and divided state of [Jammu and Kashmir]. The district is named after the main city, Mirpur. The District of Mirpur has a population of 371,000 and covers an area of . The district is mainly mountainous with some plains...
of Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Azad Kashmir for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
History
Like in many villages in the Mirpur region, many villagers have immigrated to the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The Gakhar
Gakhar
Gakhar may refer to:*Gakhars, an ancient clan predominantly in present day Punjab, Pakistan.*Gakhar Hindus, the Hindu section of the Gakhar clan*Ghakhar Mandi, a small city in northeastern Punjab, Pakistan...
tribe makes up the bulk of the village population.