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Muzaffarabad ) is the capital of the State of Azad Kashmir, located in the north of the state, which is part of the Pakistani-controlled part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the Northern Areas.

table Neelum rivers. It is at a distance of 138 kilometers from Rawalpindi and Islamabad, and about 76 kilometers from Abbottabad. Cradled by lofty mountains, Muzaffarabad is a blend of varied cultures and languages. The Neelum river plays a dominant role in the microclimate of Muzaffarabad.

The name of Muzaffarabad has been given to it after the name of Sultan Muzaffar Khan, a former chief of the Bomba Dynasty.

On 8 October 2005 it was stuck by an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter Scale.

was the epicenter of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, which occurred on 8 October 2005 and had an earthquake magnitude of 7.6. It destroyed 50% of the buildings in the town (including most official buildings) and is estimated to have killed up to 30,000 people in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir alone.

There are two historical forts on the opposite sides of the river Neelum.