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Wular Lake (), also known as Wolar () in Kashmiri language, Kashmiri, is one of the largest fresh water lakes in South Asia. It is located near Bandipore, Bandipora town in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River and stream madhumati. The lake's size varies seasonally from 30 to 189 square kilometres. In addition, much of the lake has been drained as a result of willow plantations being built on the shore in the 1950s. Etymology In ancient times, Wular Lake was also called Mahapadmasar (Sanskrit: महापद्मसरः). Nilamata Purana also mentions it as ''Mahapadmasaras''. The lake, with its big dimensions and the extent of water, gives rise to high leaping waves in the afternoons, called Ullola in Sanskrit, meaning "stormy leaping, high rising waves". Therefore, it was also being called ''Ullola''. It is believed to have gotten c ...
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Wular Lake (), also known as Wolar () in Kashmiri language, Kashmiri, is one of the largest fresh water lakes in South Asia. It is located near Bandipore, Bandipora town in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River and stream madhumati. The lake's size varies seasonally from 30 to 189 square kilometres. In addition, much of the lake has been drained as a result of willow plantations being built on the shore in the 1950s. Etymology In ancient times, Wular Lake was also called Mahapadmasar (Sanskrit: महापद्मसरः). Nilamata Purana also mentions it as ''Mahapadmasaras''. The lake, with its big dimensions and the extent of water, gives rise to high leaping waves in the afternoons, called Ullola in Sanskrit, meaning "stormy leaping, high rising waves". Therefore, it was also being called ''Ullola''. It is believed to have gotten c ...
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Wular Lake – Geese & Cows
Wular Lake (), also known as Wolar () in Kashmiri, is one of the largest fresh water lakes in South Asia. It is located near Bandipora town in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River and stream madhumati. The lake's size varies seasonally from 30 to 189 square kilometres. In addition, much of the lake has been drained as a result of willow plantations being built on the shore in the 1950s. Etymology In ancient times, Wular Lake was also called Mahapadmasar (Sanskrit: महापद्मसरः). Nilamata Purana also mentions it as ''Mahapadmasaras''. The lake, with its big dimensions and the extent of water, gives rise to high leaping waves in the afternoons, called Ullola in Sanskrit, meaning "stormy leaping, high rising waves". Therefore, it was also being called ''Ullola''. It is believed to have gotten corrupted over the centuries to ''Wulor'' or ''Wular''.
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Wullar - Extraction Of Aquatic Plants
Wular Lake (), also known as Wolar () in Kashmiri, is one of the largest fresh water lakes in South Asia. It is located near Bandipora town in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River and stream madhumati. The lake's size varies seasonally from 30 to 189 square kilometres. In addition, much of the lake has been drained as a result of willow plantations being built on the shore in the 1950s. Etymology In ancient times, Wular Lake was also called Mahapadmasar (Sanskrit: महापद्मसरः). Nilamata Purana also mentions it as ''Mahapadmasaras''. The lake, with its big dimensions and the extent of water, gives rise to high leaping waves in the afternoons, called Ullola in Sanskrit, meaning "stormy leaping, high rising waves". Therefore, it was also being called ''Ullola''. It is believed to have gotten corrupted over the centuries to ''Wulor'' or ''Wular''.
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Bandipora
Bandipore () or Bandipora is the headquarters of district of Bandipore in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located on the northern banks of Wullar Lake—the second-largest freshwater lake in Asia. Bandipora has a terraced garden similar to that of Nishat Bagh in Srinagar. Bandipora is bound by mountains on three sides and by Wular Lake on the fourth. Bandipora is famous for three A's - A'lim (knowledge), Adab (good habits or literature) and Aab (water). As can be known from the folklore, the name of Bandipora originated either from Bund of Wular as ''Bund e pur'', from the local folk-singing bands (''bāṇd'') as ''Baand e pur'' or from the enclosed (''band'') geographical location as Bandh e pur. Bandipora is bound by mountains on three sides and by Wular Lake on the fourth. History In 1963, the town of Bandipore was gutted by a fire, which destroyed hundreds of shops and houses. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, ex-Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, visit ...
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Bandipore
Bandipore () or Bandipora is the headquarters of district of Bandipore in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located on the northern banks of Wullar Lake—the second-largest freshwater lake in Asia. Bandipora has a terraced garden similar to that of Nishat Bagh in Srinagar. Bandipora is bound by mountains on three sides and by Wular Lake on the fourth. Bandipora is famous for three A's - A'lim (knowledge), Adab (good habits or literature) and Aab (water). As can be known from the folklore, the name of Bandipora originated either from Bund of Wular as ''Bund e pur'', from the local folk-singing bands (''bāṇd'') as ''Baand e pur'' or from the enclosed (''band'') geographical location as Bandh e pur. Bandipora is bound by mountains on three sides and by Wular Lake on the fourth. History In 1963, the town of Bandipore was gutted by a fire, which destroyed hundreds of shops and houses. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, ex-Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, visit ...
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Hathlangoo
Hathlangoo ( en, The Hundred Branches) previously known as Hashmatpora is a village in the Sopore tehsil of Baramulla district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located away from sub-district headquarter Sopore and away from district headquarters Baramulla. It is one of the largest villages in Zaingair. The Hathlangoo village has Janwara Village in the South, Magraypora in the North, Botingoo in the Northwest, Malmapanpora in the West and Wular Lake in the East. Etymology The name Hathlangoo is a Kashmiri word made up of two words: ''Hath'' means (hundred) and ''Langoo'' means (branches). The ancestors of this village said that there was a chinar tree in the village which had a hundred branches and then the elders of the village used this as a secondary name for the village initially named as "Hashmatpora". That chinar tree is still present in the cemetery of the village. Later on, with the passing of time, the secondary name of the village permanent ...
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Bandipora District
Bandipore district (also spelt as Bandipora or Bandipur) is one of the 20 districts in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Bandipore town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Bandipore, a township with peculiar scenic beauty is located in the foothills of the snow-clad peaks of Harmukh overlooking the shores of Wular Lake and has produced hundreds of scholars and intellectuals. The district is famous for its tourist places such as Wular Vintage Park, Athwatoo and Gurez valley. Before 1947, this town was a big trade and literary centre of Kashmir. This district was carved out from the erstwhile Baramulla district in 2007. The district is bounded by Kupwara district from the north, Baramulla district from west and Kargil district in Ladakh and Ganderbal district from the east. This district occupies an area of 398 km2. The district has a population of 392,232 as per 2011 census. Education Some of the institutions and colleges of Bandipur Which ...
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Jhelum River
The Jhelum River (/dʒʰeːləm/) is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to the Pakistani-administered territory of Kashmir, and then into the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is the westernmost of the five rivers of the Punjab region, and flows through the Kashmir Valley. It is a tributary of the Chenab River and has a total length of about . Etymology Anjum Sultan Shahbaz, a Pakistani author, recorded some stories of the name Jhelum in his book ''Tareekh-e-Jhelum'' as:''Many writers have different opinions about the name of Jhelum. One suggestion is that in ancient days Jhelumabad was known as Jalham. The word Jhelum is reportedly derived from the words Jal (pure water) and Ham (snow). The name thus refers to the waters of a river (flowing beside the city) which have their origins in the snow-capped Himalayas.''However, some writers believe that when Mughal princ ...
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Nemacheilus
''Nemacheilus'' is a genus of stone loaches native to Asia. Species There are currently 44 recognized species in this genus: * '' Nemacheilus anguilla'' Annandale, 1919 (eel loach) * '' Nemacheilus arenicolus'' Kottelat, 1998 * '' Nemacheilus banar'' Freyhof & Serov, 2001 * '' Nemacheilus binotatus'' H. M. Smith, 1933 * '' Nemacheilus chrysolaimos'' (Valenciennes, 1846) * '' Nemacheilus cleopatra'' Freyhof & Serov, 2001 * '' Nemacheilus corica'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (''incertae sedis'', most likely in this genus) * '' Nemacheilus doonensis'' (Tilak & Husain, 1977) * '' Nemacheilus drassensis'' (Tilak, 1990) * '' Nemacheilus elegantissimus'' P. K. Chin & Samat, 1992 * '' Nemacheilus fasciatus'' (Valenciennes, 1846) (Barred loach) * ''Nemacheilus inglisi'' Hora, 1935 * ''Nemacheilus jaklesii'' (Bleeker, 1852) (''species inquirenda'' in this genus) * ''Nemacheilus kaimurensis'' Husain & Tilak, 1998 (''incertae sedis'', most likely in this genus) * ''Nemacheilus kapuasens ...
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Crossocheilus Latius
''Crossocheilus latius'', also known as the stone roller or Gangetic latia, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Crossocheilus ''Crossocheilus'', also known as the fringe barbs, flying foxes, or "algae eaters", is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is distributed in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in Asia. These fish occur in several types of hab ...''. It is found in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, and China. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q773672 Crossocheilus Fish described in 1822 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN ...
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Schizopyge
''Schizopyge'' is a genus of cyprinid freshwater fish found in Pakistan and the northwestern part of India. ''Schizopyge'' is closely related to ''Schizothorax'' and some species have historically been moved between the two genera. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''Schizopyge dainellii'' ( Vinciguerra, 1916) * ''Schizopyge niger ''Schizopyge niger'', the Alghad snowtrout, is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish that lives in cold lakes and nearby channels in the Kashmir region in India and Pakistan.Ashoktaru Barat; Rakesh Matura; Jyoti Sati; Rohit Kumar; Farroz A. Bhat ...'' ( Heckel, 1838) (Alghad snowtrout) References Cyprinid fish of Asia Cyprinidae genera {{Barbinae-stub ...
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Sattar Snowtrout
Sattar snowtrout (''Schizothorax curvifrons'') is a species of cyprinid native to the highlands of south-central Asia from Iran to China where it can be found in most types of freshwater habitats. This species can reach a length of TL and a weight of up to . It is important to local commercial fisheries. The species is variable and some of its subpopulation possibly should be recognized as separate species. For example, ''S. intermedius'' and ''S. fedtschenkoi'' both are considered as synonyms of ''S. curvifrons'' by FishBase, but all three are recognized as valid species by the Catalog of Fishes Catalog of Fishes is a comprehensive on-line database and reference work on the scientific names of fish species and genera. It is global in its scope and is hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. It has been compiled and is continuously up .... References External links Photograph Schizothorax Fish described in 1838 {{Schizothorax-stub ...
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