58 Years Old House In Leepa Valley The construction of traditional wooden houses in AZADJAMMUKASHMIR

The construction of traditional wooden houses in the far-flung areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has been declining as the popular choice of building material is now concrete. The age-old wooden architecture of the picturesque Neelam and Leepa valleys, where people used wood from pine trees to construct houses with scenic balconies and carved wooden windows, is now being replaced by iron, stone, cement and glass.

The rows of wooden houses once standing beneath the lush green mountains of Neelam Valley are getting shorter as people in these areas are using cement and iron to construct their homes. Prof Abdur Rehman, an environmentalist and resident of Doosat village in Neelam Valley, said “we have been seeing wooden houses here since our childhood, but now people are blindly following modern construction methods which may be suited to cities on flat land, but not here, on the top of the world.

Elders of the area are not welcoming the new trend as they fear it will bring an end to the construction of wooden houses. They believe that a comprehensive awareness campaign must be launched to save the fading wooden architecture across the upper reaches of AJK, which has been part of their culture for hundreds of years.

Neelam Valley welcomes every tourist with picturesque and unique wooden structures with striking balconies and woodwork on windows and ceilings. Many of the old houses have huge doors with intricate carvings on them made by famous craftsmen.


Locals build wooden houses to maximise ventilation in the summer and access to sunlight from all directions in the winter.

Neelam Valley is famous for pine and walnut wood, which is used for interior decoration, doors and beds. The panelling, columns and carving on doors and walls by carpenters are a local speciality which is at its lowest ebb as concrete structures demand masonry rather than skilled woodwork.

Historians give the credit for introducing and promoting wooden houses in the upper reaches of Kashmir -- particularly in Neelam and Leepa valleys -- to Zainul Abidin, the ruler of ancient Jammu and Kashmir. He had wooden mosques constructed, aimed at attracting common people towards wooden houses’ construction with carved doors and windows. People in Neelam Valley claim woodcraftsmen have been an indigenous talent in this region, with some moving to AJK after partition.


Naukot village leepa valley

Naukot is an alluring and beautiful valley in Leepa Valley, which lies at an elevation of 2,133 metres (6,998 feet). It is the ancestral home-town of Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Prime Minister of Pakistan). It is accessible through Reshian and Dao Khan. It is 105 kilometres (65 miles) away from Muzaffarabad (the capital of Azad Kashmir) and it is located along the Line of Control (LOC). It is 8 kilometres away from main bazar of Leepa and it remains snow-stricken throughout the winter season. The tourist season starts from May till November.

Leepa Valley is a former Princely State of Azad Kashmir and it is connected to Muzaffarabad through Naili, Reshian Gali (elevation: 3,200 metres) and up to Dao Khan where downward journey gets started towards the Leepa Valley (elevation: 1,677 metres).

Naukot is very fertile and rich Valley and its real charm lies in its rice fields which are real summer treat. The variety of its rice especially the “red” rice is its specialty. Its tasty, mouth-watering and aromatic fruits especially Cherry and Apple are all time favorite. The wooden structure of the houses in the valley is the master-piece of the typical Kashmiri architecture. The Walnut of Leepa is widely appreciated everywhere and is even exported to the various countries of the world. Every family of Naukot has an asset of walnut trees in its possession and they earn a handsome profit from its export. Their living standard is significantly higher than that of the people of other areas of the Valley. Besides its Walnut, Cheery and Apple, the valley produces best quality honey.







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