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| name = Neelam |
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| settlement_type = ] |
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| image_map = Neelum Azad Kashmir.svg |
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| mapsize = 200px |
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| map_caption = Map of ] with Neelum District highlighted<br /><HR>Neelum is the most northern<br /> district of Azad Kashmir |
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| latd = 34.5891 |latm = |lats = |latNS = |
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| longd = 73.9106 |longm = |longs = |longEW = |
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| area_total_km2 = 3621 |
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| population_total = 126000 |
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| established_title = Established |
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| leader_title = District Nazim |
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| leader_title1 = District Naib Nazim |
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| blank_name_sec1 = District Council |
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Number of ]s |
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| blank1_info_sec1 = 2 (], ]) |
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| demographics1_info1 = ], ], ], ] , ], ], ] |
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'''Neelam District''' (Also spelled '''Neelum District''') ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|'''ضلع نیلم''' }}}}) is one of the ten ] of ], ].<ref></ref> Until recently it was part of ]. It is bound by the ] (Northern Areas) to the North, with Kupwara, ] and ] Districts of ] in India to the South and Southeast, Muzaffarabad District to the Southwest and ] District to the West. The district was badly affected by the ].<ref></ref> |
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==Subdivisions== |
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It comes under the ] which is part of the greater dispute between India and Pakistan. The district is administratively subdivided into two ]s: ] and ]. |
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==Languages== |
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It is the northernmost district of Azad Kashmir. A variety of languages are spoken in the district. ] however, is the predominant language and is spoken mostly in the west and southwest towards the border with Muzzafarrabad and NWFP (now Khayber Pakhtoonkhwa). ] and ] are the predominant languages spoken in the northeastern part of the district towards the border with ], ], ], Astore District and Baltistan and also in the far north on the border with ]. Pashto is also spoken in a few villages on the ] with ]. Other languages include ] and the Kundal Shahi Language which is an archaic form of ] however, it is heavily influenced by Kashmiri and Hindko. The Kundal Shahi Language<ref>Rehman, Khawaja A. and Joan Baart (2005). "A First Look at the Language of Kundal Shahi in Azad Kashmir". SIL Electronic Working Papers (SILEWP 2005-008), Dallas, Texas. http://www.sil.org/silewp/abstract.asp?ref=2005-008</ref> is spoken in a village called ] near ]. The language is under tremendous threat. If the current situation of language loss continues unabated, it is estimated that the language will disappear in the near future |
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== Ethnic groups == |
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{{Main|Ethnic groups of Azad Kashmir}} |
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==Geography== |
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Neelam District is the largest district of Azad Kashmir by area. It is a valley extending approximately 200 kilometers along the Neelum River. Notable locations in the district include: Nausery, Leswa, Barian, Jura, Kundal Shai, ], Salkhala, Shahkot, ], ], ], ], ], and Halmat. |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Azad Jammu and Kashmir}} |
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{{Administrative units of Azad Kashmir}} |
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