Chumb

Chumb
City
چھمب
Chumb Location within Azad Kashmir Chumb Location within Pakistan
Coordinates: 32.837°N 74.386°E / 32.837; 74.386
Country	Pakistan
Autonomous Region	Azad Kashmir
District	Bhimber District
Tehsil	Barnala
Languages
• Official	Urdu Pahari-Pothwari Punjabi

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Chamb (Urdu: چھمب), also spelled Chamb, is a city in the southern tip of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The chamb sector consists of many villages, Barmala, kherowal Burejal Nagial, Paur Dhingawali, Moil, Chak Pandit, Praganwala, Jhanda, Singry, Sardari, Banian, Punjgran, Barila Sharif, all of these villages are located within Chamb sector. People are from various ethnic groups such as {Butt}{Rajpoot}Gujjars, Bakerwals, Paharis, Khokhars. A Baradari system is prevalent throughout the region.

The Pakistan Army has built its infrastructure in Chamb. Most people's languages are Urdu, Pahari-Pothwari and Punjabi. Chamb is also known as Iftikharabad due to Maj General Iftikhar Khan Janjua who played a key role in occupying Chamb. It is divided into two parts South Iftikharabad and North Iftikharabad. There is only one police station (Singry).

Chamb sector was under Indian control until the India–Pakistan war of 1971, when the Pakistan Army regained the area. Chumb is the last outpost of Pakistan's Azad Kashmir. Chamb has fertile land and farmlands can be found here.