page_title: Samahni Valley
hierarchical_section_title: Samahni Valley
caption_attribution_description: English: Picturesque view of Samahni valley near Kadyala
context_page_description: Samahni valley is a valley situated on the LOC that separates Azad Kashmir from Jammu and Kashmir.
  It is 35 km long and about 8 km in width and covers an area of 1270 km². By covered area, it is the largest valley in Kashmir.
  Most of the inhabitants speak Pahari, with some Punjabi influence. Urdu is still spoken and understood among the villagers.
  The Samahni valley has fourteen towns:
  Jandi Chontra
  Kadyala
  Dab
  Kalich
  Bandala
  Samahni
  Sarsala
  Chowki
  Bindi
  Jandala
  burjun
  mathoon
  garhoon
  darhal
  Poona
  Chaai
  Baroh
  Haripoor
  Jajooha
  Other important locations include:
  Baghsar Fort - an ancient fort constructed by Mughal rulers
  Baghsar Lake
  saray sada bad
  People of the valley
  Different clans live in the valley, most of them have migrated during the partition in 1947.
  -Jatts
  -Bhatti
  - Rajpoots
  - Maliks
  These are the majority’s.
  These days Samahni is strategically a very important location as its near the LOC. It’s bordered by Rajouri district of India's Jammu and Kashmir. In 2019 Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was held captive for 60 hours in Pakistan after his aircraft was shot down in an aerial dogfight. His aircraft crashed on soil of samahni Ajk.
context_section_description: Samahni valley is a valley situated on the LOC (line of control) that separates Azad Kashmir from Jammu and Kashmir. 
  It is 35 km long and about 8 km in width and covers an area of 1270 km².  By covered area, it is the largest valley in Kashmir. 
  Most of the inhabitants speak Pahari, with some Punjabi influence. Urdu is still spoken and understood among the villagers.
  The Samahni valley has fourteen towns:
  Jandi Chontra
  Kadyala
  Dab
  Kalich
  Bandala
  Samahni
  Sarsala
  Chowki
  Bindi
  Jandala
  burjun
  mathoon
  garhoon
  darhal
  Poona
  Chaai
  Baroh
  Haripoor
  Jajooha
  Other important locations include:
  Baghsar Fort - an ancient fort constructed by Mughal rulers
  Baghsar Lake
  saray sada bad
  People of the valley
  Different clans live in the valley, most of them have migrated during the partition in 1947. 
  -Jatts  
  -Bhatti  
  - Rajpoots 
  - Maliks
  These are the majority’s.
  These days Samahni is strategically a very important location as its near the LOC. It’s bordered by Rajouri district of India's Jammu and Kashmir. In 2019  Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was held captive for 60 hours in Pakistan after his aircraft was shot down in an aerial dogfight. His aircraft crashed on soil of samahni Ajk.
caption: Samahni valley near Kadyala
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