Chilehana


Chilehana or Chilhana is a border village in the Azad Kashmir. It lies upon the Neelum River, close to the Line of Control in the Athmuqam Tehsil of the Neelam Valley District, neighbouring the village of Teetwal, in Jammu Kashmir, India, in the wider disputed Kashmir region.

History

The villages of Chilhana and Teetwal were connected with families residing in both villages. Following the Partition of Indian subcontinent in 1948, the villages were divided, separating families.

Geography

The village lies upon the Line of Control and located away from the capital Muzaffarabad.

Transport

A 160-ft-long suspension bridge built in 1931 served as a link between the two villages. In 1948 it was demolished, before being jointly rebuilt in 1988. In April 2005 as a cross-Line of Control initiative, it was established as a foot-crossing connecting families in Muzaffarabad in Azad Kashmir with Srinagar in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, with the crossing point located at Chilhana village. Following the revocation of Article 370, the crossing was suspended in 2019.