Neelam Valley

The Neelam Valley (also spelt Neelum; Urdu: وادیِ نیلم ‬‎), is the northernmost region and district of Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. The district has a population of 191,251 according to the 2017 Census.
The district was badly affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake

Neelam District (Urdu: ضلع نیلم‎) is bordered on the south-west by Muzaffarabad District, which also encompasses the lower reaches of the valley, to the north-west beyond the mountains lies the Kaghan Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Mansehra District, to the north and north-east are the Diamer, Astore and Skardu districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. To the south and east are the Kupwara and Bandipora districts of Indian Kahsmir. The Line of Control runs through the valley – either across the mountains to the south-east, or in places right along the river, with several villages on the left bank of the river falling on the Indian side of the border.