Etymology
There are two theories regarding the etymology of Kohala. One is that it originates from the name of a Hindu goddess Kohala Dewi because Kohala was a place where Hindu deities were worshipped on the banks of the Watesta (Jhelum) River before the arrival of Islam. A temple called Dawal was there.
Another theory is that Kohala is derived from the Dhondi/Kareali language kohal, meaning "cattle room" or house that was partitioned in living room in ancient time or separate or beneath of living house in modern era, or gotrerhi, a place where livestock urinate and sit.
Kohala is a place where caravans from Kashmir stayed after crossing Jhelum River and their horses and donkeys were tied there in antiquity. There are two Kohalas in the region; one is on both banks of river Jhelum and a Kohala Bala at Lora, a union council of Abbottabad District.
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