Jats of Azad Kashmir

Ethnic group in Kashmir

Ethnic group

Jat Muslim
Regions with significant populations
Pakistan, India
Languages
Punjabi • Sindhi • Urdu • •Khadi Boli
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Jat people • Gujars • Med people

The Jats are one of the largest communities found in Azad Kashmir, making up the majority of the population of Mirpur District, and forming a large part of the populations of Bhimber and Kotli districts.^{[citation needed]}

Language

The Kotli, Dadyal and Chakswari Jats speak in a broad Pahari dialect, whilst those of Mirpur City and its immediate surrounds speak in a dialect which resembles the Pothwari spoken in the Potohar Plateau region of Punjab, Pakistan.^[1]^{[need quotation to verify]}