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Kanihama
Village in Budgam
Kanihama
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Kanihama
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Kanihama
Kanihama (India)
Coordinates: 33°25′26″N74°32′34″E / 33.4238°N 74.5429°E / 33.4238; 74.5429 Coordinates: 33°25′26″N74°32′34″E / 33.4238°N 74.5429°E / 33.4238; 74.5429 [1]
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
District Budgam
Languages
 • Official Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English [2] [3]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193401

Kanihama, formerly known as Gund Kawarhama, [4] is a village situated on the Srinagar-Gulmarg road in the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. The Kani Shawls produced in the area were given a geographical indication status by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, making it illegal to sell shawls made outside of the Kanihama area as Kani shawls. [5]

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Kanihama is surrounded by Narbal Block towards east, Magam Block towards west, Pattan Block towards north, Badgam Block towards South. This place is near the border of the Budgam and Baramulla district. [6]

Kanihama was given a status of handloom village by the government of Jammu and Kashmir as the village is primarily known for its handloom products like Pashmina Shawal, Kani Shawl, etc. all over the globe. Under the project the village is being beautified and developed to encourage the tourism. A public school was established in 2015. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kanihama". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Quietly, a piece of Kashmir culture withers away". Kashmir Monitor. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kanihama given Handloom village Status". Hindustan Times . 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Kashmir's famous Kani shawls get GI status". The Hindu . 22 March 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Kanihama Shawl Weavers see little hope
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