The religion of majority in Mirpur city is Islam. They follow mostly the practices of the Punjabi Potohari culture due to the closeness with the Potohar plateau. Islmiyat is compulsory subject till graduation level.
Mirpur has a very famous darbaar they visit occasionally, that is the shrine of Baba Peer Shah Ghazi and Mian Mohammad Baksh who were famous sufi saints. They have named this darbaar as Chechiyaan Darbaar or Khari Shareef. People of Mirpur have a firm believe that if one wants some prayer or wish to be accepted, he or she must promise to give some money, give a daaig or put a chadar on the shrine of Peer Shah Ghazi once the wish is granted.
Not only people of Mirpur but people form Punjab also believe this and visit this place whole heartedly. BBC World Service:. Hear daily minute editions Monday to Friday, repeated through the day, also available to listen online.
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Get around [ edit ] By buses [ edit ] Mirpur has the busiest bus network in Azad Kashmir, running from early hours of the morning to late night. By auto rickshaw [ edit ] Auto rickshaws are very popular mode of transport for routes within the city. By taxis [ edit ] Also by car hire. See [ edit ] Reportedly you need special permission from the Pak Army or Mangla Special Authority to visit, it consists of a historic Gakkar fort and one-room museum, monument to Pres Sharif, and overlook of Mangla Dam Lake.
Nearby are the massive dam which is the 6th largest in the world and bridge that connects Punjab Province to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with a sign denoting such and where Alexander the Great is claimed to have crossed the Jhelum River.
Fort built over the site of an old Hindu temple. Three sides of this hill top are surrounded by River Jhelum Mangla Lake. During excavations relics of the 5th - 9th century AD have been discovered. It is on the opposite side of the lake from Mirpur. It takes 45 minutes to reach there.
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