Birote

Birote is Union Council in Abbottabad District in Pakistan, between the borders of Punjab and Kashmir. Birote was a part of Bakote until 1981 when a separate Union Council was formed.

The main ethnic tribe of the area is Dhund Abbasi, Lahrals sub-tribes, Khanals in Termuthin and Lahwar, Nakodrals in Kau and Bhan, Chingsal in Birote, Basian, Julial, Sulial, Huteri Hotrool, Mojwals in Morha and Nakar Mojwal. The Dhund Abbasi tribe has been a feudal and ruling tribe in the area for five centuries.

Birote is surrounded by the areas of Bakote, Nathia Gali, Ayube Reala, and the Union Council of Dewal Sharif in Murree Tehsil.

It is located on the banks of the Jhelum River. The highest place in Birote is the peak Samannat on Mukeshpuri mountain, located approximately 80 kilometers north of Islamabad. Mukeshpuri is 2800m / 9100 feet high. Manwan ni hell is the lowest place in Birote. It is located on the right bank of the Jhelum River, at the provincial borders of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Azad Kashmir.

Birote is the last Union Council of KPK in South Eastern border of Kashmir and Punjab. Birote is situated between Dewal (south), Natheagali (west), Bakote (north) and the Bagh District in Kasmir.

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