Qazipora was initially an autonomous village in
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 sceni ...
,
Jammu and Kashmir, India. Later on it was merged with
Patushay
''Patushay'' (also known as Potshai) was initially an autonomic village in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Later on it was merged with Qazipora, and formed a new Village called Qazipora Patushi. It is 4 km away from Ba ...
, and formed a new Village called
Qazipora Patushi. It is just 4 km away from
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 ter ...
town, and 59 km away from
Srinagar
Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...
.
Transport
Road
Qazipora is connected by road with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the Srinagar-Bandipora Road, Sopore-Bandipora Road, etc.
Rail
The nearest railway stations to Qazipora are
Sopore Railway Station
Sopore railway station is situated in the outskirts of Sopore town. It lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is one of the northernmost station of Indian Railways.
Location
The station is located at Amargrah about 2 km f ...
and
Srinagar Railway Station
Srinagar railway station is a railway station of the city of Srinagar in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The station is part of the Jammu–Baramulla line and lies in Firozpur division, which once completed, will connect the c ...
, located at a distance of 27 and 71 kilometres from Qazipora respectively.
Air
The nearest airport is
Srinagar International Airport
Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport also known as Srinagar Airport and Budgam Airbase, is an international airport serving Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is owned by the Indian Air Force, and the Airports Autho ...
located at a distance of 67 km from Qazipora.
Culture
See:
Culture of Kashmir
The culture of Kashmir encompasses the spoken language, written literature, cuisine, architecture, traditions, and history of the Kashmiri people native to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The culture of Kashmir was influenced by th ...
See also
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Patushay
''Patushay'' (also known as Potshai) was initially an autonomic village in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Later on it was merged with Qazipora, and formed a new Village called Qazipora Patushi. It is 4 km away from Ba ...
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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 ter ...
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Gurez Valley
Gurez, or Gurais (''Guráai'' in the local Shina language), is a valley located in the high Himalayas, about from Bandipore and from Srinagar, to the north of the Kashmir valley. At about above sea level, the valley is surrounded by snow- ...
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Wullar Lake
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 tecton ...
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Qazipora Patushi
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Harmukh
Mt Harmukh (originally "Haramukuta") is a mountain with a peak elevation of , in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir in India. Harmukh is part of the Himalaya Mountain Range, Range and is located betwe ...
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Kashmir
Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...
References
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Villages in Bandipora district
Bandipora district