Ghori, Azad Kashmir

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Coordinates: 34°27′N73°30′E / 34.450°N 73.500°E / 34.450; 73.500
Country Pakistan
Territory Azad Kashmir
District Muzaffarabad
Time zone UTC+05:00 (PST)

Kahori, [1] is a small town in Muzaffarabad District in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. [2] It lies near to the epicentre of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. [3] Kahori was a defensive and administratively important town during the Dogra period, when it was a major trading center.[ citation needed ]

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References

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