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|name = Kotli (Cotly) |name = Kotli
|native_name = {{Nastaliq|کوٹلی}} |native_name =
|settlement_type = City |settlement_type = City
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'''Kotli''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|کوٹلی}}}}) or '''Cotly''', as known in ], is the chief town of ], in the ]i-administered ]. Kotli is linked with ] by two metalled roads, one via ], (90&nbsp;km) and the other via ]. It is also directly linked with ] via ] (82&nbsp;km) and a double road which links Kotli with the rest of Pakistan via ], another major town in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Kotli is roughly a three hours drive from ] and ], at a distance of 117&nbsp;km via Sehnsa.

== History ==
As stated in History of the ] Hill States by J.Hutchinson and J.P. Vogel: "Kotli was founded about the fifteenth century by a branch of the royal family of ]. Kotli and ] remained independent until subdued by ] in 1815 and 1819 respectively."

The royal family of ] Hutchinson and Vogel are referring to is the family of Raja Mangar Pal.
Before its name was Kohtali mean (under mountain) after that people changed its name to Kotli.
Kotli was historically known as Kotli.

There is a famous saying in ]: "Kotli Mangrallan da, Rajouri Jarrallan da, Bhimber Chiban da, Mirpur Gakharan da"

Translation:

• Kotli is ruled by the ] Rajputs, ] is ruled by the ] Rajputs, ] is ruled by the ] Rajputs and ] is ruled by the ] Rajputs

== Indo-Pakistan War of 1947-48 ==
In November 1947, the Indian Army reached Kotli and evacuated the garrisons of the town. The Pakistani Army along with the ] and ] aided by the tribesmen of the ] arrived and counter-attacked, forcing the Indian Army to abandon it. Kotli has been under Pakistani rule since.

== Modern Kotli ==
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Today Kotli is a winter town. Notable places in Kotli to visit are sarda point, Tinda Rest-House, near river gori park, roli hills, butt fire and Peer Lasura (Nakyal). Today kotli is shaping itself in almost every field of life.Some notable places are Khuiratta, Chowki Tinda, Kurti, Roli, Brali and Dhamol. The town has become a vision of three-storey mansions that have taken over the once-barren roads between the outer ring villages and the ever-expanding city sitting on the brim of the Poonch River. The most famous and notable buildings are the three Khan-Wali fortresses, Jame Masjid Ghosia Balyah and Tehsil Guest House (Some Great people used to stay there since it was built by Dogra rulers).

The main distinction to the city is Jamay Masjid Al-Firdous Gulhar. It is the religious centre of excellence and it centralizes more than seven hundred mosques all over the world, the most of which are in Azad Kashmir. Hazrat Khawaja Muhammad Sadiq (Rahmatullah Alaihee) laid foundation of this system and now his son Mr. Haafiz Muhammad Zahid Sultani is supervising the system efficiently.

The mass emigration that took over the country in the 1960s has now created a steady boom of summer holiday makers from ] and beyond who seek to reconnect their European-born children to the old country. Kotli has international links throughout ] and ]. Like many Azad Kashmiris (] valley - a region found in the ] part of ]) living in the fringes of the ] in Mirpur, emigration fever took hold of the surrounding country from the mid 1950s onwards.

Kotli has ties with many European cities such as Amsterdam, Hamburg and especially the larger industrial cities of northern and central England. Many Kotli city residents have ties to British nationals in the city of ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Kotli is also known as the city of mosques due to the fact that there are more than three hundred mosques in Kotli.

== Communications ==
* Four privately owned cable Television systems: Family Cable Network, Kashmir Cable Network, Kehkashan Cable Network and Janjora Cable Network, are available in Kotli, which transmit ]i and international television programs.
* A local FM radio station also broadcasts at FM 96.5.
* Cell phone service is available through six private cell phone operators: Paktel, Mobilink, Ufone, Warid, Telenor and SCOM. PTCL Wireless is also available (Also Under The Authority of PTA Supervisor Adrees Adil).

] is a small ] 10&nbsp;km from the main bazaar of Kotli

== Friendship cities ==
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== See also ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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