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Town in Azad Kashmir
Abbapur City and dharyan village a view from hill side from Naqii CH
Abbaspur, commonly known as Bandi or Bandi Abbaspur is a Tehsil located near the line of control[1][2] which divides Pakistan administered Kashmir and Indian administered Kashmir. It used to be called Gaopalpur before its name was changed. The tehsil is made up of different areas, everything north of Bandi Abbaspur. The mountain facing toward the city in front of it and up to Mehmood Gali is called Tangyran. The mountain side facing toward the Poonch River or Rangard between Abbaspur and Potha is called Choyi. It is the sub-divisional headquarters of Poonch district, Rawalakot, Poonch, Azad Kashmir.[citation needed]
Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi, a politician and current president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in Azad Kashmir who has been a former Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, belongs Dulli family residing in this tehsil.[1]
Abbaspur is located at 33°48′50″N 73°58′40″E / 33.81389°N 73.97778°E / 33.81389; 73.97778 and an elevation of 1,161 m (3,809 ft). Abbaspur is approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the Poonch city, state of Jammu and Kashmir and 167 kilometres (104 mi) from Islamabad, Pakistan.
Tehsils of Azad Jammu and Kashmir