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| official_name = Balouch<br />
| name = Baloch<br />
| settlement_type = Town<br />
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[Subdivisions of Pakistan|Province]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Azad Kashmir]]<br />
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| population_est = 30,000<br />
| pop_est_as_of = 2008<br />
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| elevation_m = 2069<br />
| population_density_km2 = 700/km2<br />
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| area_code = 0992<br />
| area_code_type = [[List of dialling codes of Pakistan|Calling code]]<br />
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| website = www.ajk.gov.pk<br />
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'''Balouch''' or '''Baloch''' is a town in [[Sudhanoti District]], [[Azad Kashmir]]. It is the highest most peak in Sudhnoti district parallel to but not in balanced surface proportion with the Bisarh'i peak.{{what?|date=December 2019}} The third peak is Baithak. It is located at 33°38'40N 73°49'25E with an altitude of 1769 metres (5804 feet).<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/6/Baloch.html Location of Baloch - Falling Rain Genomics]</ref> <br />
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Nearby villages include Berry, Upper Keemar, Lower Keemar, Norsa, Upper Kahala, Lower Kahala, Kanjeri, Saran, and Manjhari.{{fact|date=December 2019}}<br />
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The Pir Panjal range is visible from the town and if a person hikes up to Irh'iryari. In winter, tourists gather in the area. It receives annual snowfall. Mainly it is in the month of January when snowstorms come.{{fact|date=December 2019}}<br />
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The majority of the population in this area is Muslim, almost 99 percent.{{fact|date=December 2019}} It is in the south of Sudhnoti district. 3G and 4G internet service is available in Balouch and surrounding areas.{{fact|date=December 2019}}<br />
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There are two major shrines in Baloch area. One is of the Noshahi order Sufi Hazrat Ghulam Muhammad Qadri Noshahi and the other is on the east of Baloch named Sain Chall'ha Darbar or sometimes Jhandiyaan.{{fact|date=December 2019}}<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* Gazetteer of Kashmir & Ladakh (1890)<br />
* Tribes & Castes of Punjab & North West Frontier Province by Ebbetson. <br />
* The Sudhan Revolt (The News 19 October 1997.) By Sardar M. Saleem Khan.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.ajk.gov.pk Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir]<br />
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Azad Jammu and Kashmir}}<br />
*[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/46696/Azad-Kashmir# Britannica - Azad Kashmir]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101214211851/http://www.eurojournals.com/ejsr%2017%203.pdf#page=89 Eurojournals page about dwellings in Azad Kashmir] (archived)<br />
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{{Poonch Division}}<br />
[[Category:Populated places in Sudhanoti District]]</div>>Guliolopez