Jhelum RiverThe Jhelum River is a major river in South Asia, flowing through Pakistan and the disputed Kashmir region, and is the westernmost of the five major rivers of the Punjab region. It originates at Verinag in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, flows into Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir, and then flows through the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is a tributary of the Chenab River and has a total length of about 725 kilometres (450 mi).
Bandipore districtBandipore district (also spelt as Bandipora or Bandpur) is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 20 districts in the Jammu and Kashmir. Bandipore town is the administrative headquarters of the district. Bandipore 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.
GurezGurez, or Gurais (Guráai in Shina language), is a tehsil in Bandipore District of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. It contains most of the Gurez Valley, located in the high Himalayas to the north of the Kashmir Valley, separated from it by the great Himalayan range, and is situated about 86 kilometres (53 mi) from district headquarters Bandipore and 123 kilometres (76 mi) from Srinagar.
Wular LakeWular Lake (Urdu pronunciation: [ʋʊlər]), also known as Wolar (Kashmiri pronunciation: [ʋɔlar]) in Kashmiri, is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the Indian subcontinent. It is located near Bandipora town in the 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 the streams Madhumati and Arin. The lake's size varies seasonally from 30 to 189 square kilometres.
Lolab ValleyThe Lolab Valley, earlier known as Lolo, is a Himalayan sub-valley of the larger Kashmir Valley located in the northern Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is named after its founder, Maharaja Lolo. Lolab Valley extends from its entrance at Goose Village, 1 km (0.62 mi) east of Kupwara, to Diver.
Kashmir conflictTerritorial conflict in South AsiaIndia claims the entire erstwhile British Indianprincely state of Jammu and Kashmir based on an instrument of accession signed in 1947.
SkarduSkardu (Urdu: سکردو, romanised: skardū, Tibetan script: སྐར་མདོ, pronounced [skərduː]) is a city located in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. Skardu serves as the capital of Skardu District and the Baltistan Division. It is situated at an average elevation of nearly 2,500 metres (8,202 feet) above sea level in the Skardu Valley, at the confluence of the Indus and Shigar rivers.AloosaAloosa or Aaloosa, also known as Olus is a town located in Bandipora district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.Bakshi Ghulam MohammadBakshi Ghulam Mohammad (20 July 1907 – 15 July 1972) was an Indian politician who served as the prime minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1953 to 1964. Bakshi was a founding member of the National Conference and rose to be the second in command to the principal leader Sheikh Abdullah. He served as the deputy prime minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir between 1947 and 1953, but disagreed with Abdullah's advocacy of independence for the state in 1953.
Silk RoadThe Great Silk Road was a network of Asiantrade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 km (4,000 mi) on land, it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the Eastern and Western worlds.
Kashmiri languageIndo-Aryan language spoken in KashmirKashmiri (English: ), also known by its endonymKoshur (Kashmiri: کٲشُر(Perso-Arabic, Official Script), pronounced), is an Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic branch spoken by around 7 million Kashmiris of the Kashmir region, primarily in the Kashmir Valley and surrounding hills of the Indian-administrated union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, over half the population of that territory.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.