THE SNAPSHOT OF BREP



It is one of the biggest villages of Mastuj region. About 30 Km away from Mastuj it stretched left alongside of Yarkhoon river. There are many small partitions and these partitions assigned with different names i.e Naso Koch, Ratheni, Jam Lasht etc. Yarkhun Road passes through this village. It is a center of Schools/ Colleges, Health Centers and fair Markets. Common fresh fruits available here. 

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