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'''Munawar Pass''' is a mountain pass located in [[Pir Panjal Range]] in Indian Kashmir. It lies in the north of Pir ki Gali and overlooks the town of Rajouri.<ref name="Tourist Link">{{cite news |work=Tourist Link |url=http://www.touristlink.com/india/pir-panjal-range/overview.html |title=Pir Panjal Range |date=21 April 2013}}</ref> | '''Munawar Pass''' is a {{convert|3600|m|ft}} high mountain pass located in [[Pir Panjal Range]] in Indian Kashmir. It lies in the north of Pir ki Gali and overlooks the town of Rajouri.<ref name="Tourist Link">{{cite news |work=Tourist Link |url=http://www.touristlink.com/india/pir-panjal-range/overview.html |title=Pir Panjal Range |date=21 April 2013}}</ref> | ||
Munawar Pass witnessed some of the heaviest fighting during Operation Gibraltar in 1965 and was held by a Pakistani guerrilla force under Major [[Malik Munawar Khan Awan|Munawar Awan]], who had also captured Indian Army Garrison at Rajouri.<ref name="IndoVacations">{{cite news |work=IndoVacations|url=http://www.indovacations.net/english/Pir-Panjal.htm |title=Pir Panjal Range |date=3 March 2014}}</ref> Munawar and his actions became a folk tale in the area and the pass was named after him by locals, a name it retains to date. He assembled the locals, armed them and established pickets all along the Mehndar-Rajouri area, because of his intense activity with his [[Ghaznavi Force]], a head money worth 1 | Munawar Pass witnessed some of the heaviest fighting during [[Operation Gibraltar]] in [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1965|1965]] and was held by a Pakistani guerrilla force under Major [[Malik Munawar Khan Awan|Munawar Awan]], who had also captured Indian Army Garrison at Rajouri.<ref name="IndoVacations">{{cite news |work=IndoVacations|url=http://www.indovacations.net/english/Pir-Panjal.htm |title=Pir Panjal Range |date=3 March 2014}}</ref> Munawar and his actions became a folk tale in the area and the pass was named after him by locals, a name it retains to date. He assembled the locals, armed them and established pickets all along the Mehndar-Rajouri area, because of his intense activity with his [[Ghaznavi Force]], a head money worth 1 lakhs by Local Indian Administration was placed on him; however, he managed to escape the Indians and withdrew back into Pakistan with his force at the start of 1965 Indo–Pak war.<ref name="Young Bites">{{cite news |work=Young Bites|url=http://www.youngbites.com/newsdet.aspx?q=74789 |title=Jammu and Kashmir Travel Guide |date=24 July 2012}}</ref> | ||
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Munawar Pass is a 3,600 metres (11,800 ft) high mountain pass located in Pir Panjal Range in Indian Kashmir. It lies in the north of Pir ki Gali and overlooks the town of Rajouri.[1] Munawar Pass witnessed some of the heaviest fighting during Operation Gibraltar in 1965 and was held by a Pakistani guerrilla force under Major Munawar Awan, who had also captured Indian Army Garrison at Rajouri.[2] Munawar and his actions became a folk tale in the area and the pass was named after him by locals, a name it retains to date. He assembled the locals, armed them and established pickets all along the Mehndar-Rajouri area, because of his intense activity with his Ghaznavi Force, a head money worth 1 lakhs by Local Indian Administration was placed on him; however, he managed to escape the Indians and withdrew back into Pakistan with his force at the start of 1965 Indo–Pak war.[3]
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- ↑ "Pir Panjal Range". Tourist Link. 21 April 2013.
- ↑ "Pir Panjal Range". IndoVacations. 3 March 2014.
- ↑ "Jammu and Kashmir Travel Guide". Young Bites. 24 July 2012.