Jhangar
Jhanger | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°14′18″N 74°03′12″E / 33.238446°N 74.053341°E | |
Country | India |
Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
District | Rajouri |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Jhangar or Jhanger is a village in the Rajouri district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, close to the Line of Control that divides the Indian and Pakistan-administered portions of Kashmir.
Prior to 1947, Jhangar was the base of the Mirpur–Poonch Brigade of the State Forces of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.[1] It was at a strategic location that was roughly equidistant from the towns of Bhimber, Mirpur, Kotli and Rajouri.[2] It was fiercely contested between the Indian and Pakistani forces during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948, eventually coming under Indian control.[3] The village faces frequent shelling from Pakistan.[4]