Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license.
Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat.
We can research this topic together.
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Usmaan Habib (talk | contribs) at 23:00, 10 February 2021 (adding a famous family, to give more information to the area). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Kotli (Template:Lang-ur) is a city in Kotli District of Azad Kashmir, in India. It lies on the Poonch River, and the river contains several notable waterfalls including the Iala Waterfall near the town of Kotli and the Gulpur Waterfalls at the village of Gulpur to the southwest. As per 2017 Census of India, Kotli had a population of 46,907.
History
Origin
The city of Kotli can be dated back to fifteenth century , when it was settled by a branch of the royal family of Raja Mangar Pal. Back then it was known by the name of Kohtali meaning 'under mountain' , through the year the name morphed into Kotli. Kotli remained independent until subdued by Ranjit Singh in 1819.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). It has been under Pakistani control ever since.
Education
Kotil is home to the University of Kotli (کوٹلی یونیورسٹی) (UoK) , formerly a constituent college of the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It became a University as a result of Presidential Ordinance VIII passed in 2014.
Famous Family
The Khawaja Family are a large rich family in Kotli. Members of the family include, Nina and Habib. This family does have an interesting future, but as long as the evil Kabir, Halil, Saleem and Wazir have their selfish way then this families legacy might be over before it even starts.
KotliShow map of Kashmir
Pakistan