Pallandri


Pallandri, also spelled Palandri, is a town in Sudhanoti district of Azad Kashmir. It is located at latitude 33° 42′ 54″ N, longitude 73° 41′ 9″ E, from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is connected with Rawalpindi and Islamabad through Azad Pattan road. The main tribe of Pallandri is the Sudhan tribe.

Administration

Pallandri is divided into four tehsils, Pallandri, Mong, Trarkhal and Baloch,and pallandri serves as the headquarters of Sudhanoti. Jinjahell was the first capital of Azad Kashmir and is about 20 Kilometers away from pallandri, It is at an elevation of 1372 meters and is from Rawalpindi via Azad Pattan. The district is connected to Rawalakot by a metaled road.

Educational institutes

For a town as small Pallandri, it has a lot of educational institutions. It has more than 50 colleges and schools. Some of the most prominent schools of Pallandri are, Fauji Foundation, Bilal Gul school, and college, Pilot High School and Read foundation. the most famous educational institution of Pallandri is Cadet college, Cadet College Palandri is situated about 100 km from Islamabad.The College Complex is situated on the south eastern flank of Pallandri town.

Notable people