Gool Valley | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Mini Kashmir | |
  Gool Valley Location in Jammu and Kashmir  Gool Valley Gool Valley (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′N74°59′E / 33.26°N 74.99°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Ramban |
| Elevation | 1,421 m (4,662 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,315 |
| Demonym(s) | Gooler, Gooli |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Hindi, Dogri [1] [2] |
| • Spoken | Kashmiri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 182144 |
Gool Valley is a town in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
It has a population of around 50000.
It is situated 52 km from Ramban town and around 180 km from Jammu & Srinagar Bus stand in Chenab Valley. It is surrounded by mountains. It is in Jammu division. Lush green meadows gushing water green pastures are the natural assets of this place.
Kashmiri language is mainly spoken there.
it has an ancient site called Gohra Galli, believed to be of the time of Mahabharata.
Giant sculptures and horses were carved by Pandavas out of monolithic stones. It is recognised by State archaeological department. Daggan top and Ramakund are tourist attractions that offer meadows and green pasture land.
Shamshada Shan was elected Chairperson of District Development Council Ramban in 2021.
Sakhi Mohd was elected District Development Council Member from Gool constituency in 2020.
Shakeela Akhter was elected Block Development Council Chairperson in 2019.
Transportation services are available from Jammu to Gool, Ramban to Gool, Sangaldan to Gool & Mahore to Gool
On June 15, 1997, Ashok Raina, principal of a higher secondary school, along with two teachers were killed by HM terrorists. Their crime was pushing for education.
On 18 July 2013 police fired on a protesting crowd of Kashmiri people in the Dharam area of Gool. Four people were killed (including Manzoor Ahmed Shan and Javed Manhas). 44 were injured, according to official sources, although residents claimed that six had been killed. [3] [4]
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