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Majhoi

Coordinates: 34°15′N 73°35′E / 34.250°N 73.583°E / 34.250; 73.583
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Majhoi
مجہوئی
Village
Majhoi is located in Azad Kashmir
Majhoi
Majhoi is located in Pakistan
Majhoi
Coordinates: 34°15′N 73°35′E / 34.250°N 73.583°E / 34.250; 73.583
CountryPakistan
TerritoryAzad Kashmir

Majhoi (also spelled Mujhoi; Urdu: مجہوئی) is a village in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a polity of Kashmir that is administered by Pakistan. Majhoi sits 12 miles (19 km) south of Muzaffarabad, the territory's capital.[1]

The Jhelum River runs through the village. It also served as the site for the construction of the Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project [2]

The town gained significant media attention in October of 2007 following the crash of an escort helicopter for then-president Pervez Musharraf within the village. The four soldiers on board were killed; however, Musharraf was unhurt.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Associated Press (October 8, 2007). "Musharraf Escort Chopper Crashes; Pakistani President Is Unharmed". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. ^ APP (2016-08-13). "PM vows to complete power projects on time". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  3. ^ "Army helicopter escorting Musharraf crashes". msnbc.com. 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  4. ^ Masood, Salman (2007-10-09). "Copter Escorting Musharraf Crashes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-08.