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. As per 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.
Kupwara is a city, District headquarter and a municipal council in Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kupwara district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 10 districts located in the Kashmir Valley Division of Indian administered Kashmir. The Pohru River and Mawar river are two main rivers in the district. Both of them meet Jhelum river in Baramulla district.
The Lolab Valley is a Himalayan valley located in the Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The entrance to the valley lies 1 km (0.62 mi) east of Kupwara, and the centre of the valley lies 114 km (71 mi) northwest of Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an oval-shaped valley 15 miles (24 km) long with an average width of 3 miles (4.8 km). Valley is at an altitude of 1,590 metres above the Sea level.
Ghulam Nabi Wani Sogami was an Indian politician from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He was the grandfather of Nasir Aslam Wani. Born in Sogam Lolab, Wani represented the Lolab Valley constituency of Kupwara district, as an MLA from 1951 to 1977.
Mohammad Ashraf Khan, chiefly known as Ashraf Sehrai or just as Sehrai, was a Kashmiri separatist leader and chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, a Kashmiri separatist political party. He was elected chairman through a first-ever election conducted in the history of Hurriyat when Syed Ali Shah Geelani relinquished office due to his deteriorating health.
Diver Anderbugh is a village situated in the Lolab Valley, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The village is combination of two places, Diver and Anderbugh. The site is connected to the village of Anderbugh. It is situated 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from district headquarter Kupwara.
Lolab Assembly constituency is one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Lolab Valley is also part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency.
Wahipora is a Notified Area and a village in Langate tehsil of Kupwara district in union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) towards South from district headquarters Kupwara and 68 kilometres (42 mi) from summer capital of the union territory, Srinagar.
Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959. The Line of Control separates Jammu and Kashmir from the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in the west and north. It lies to the north of the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and to the west of Ladakh which is administered by India as a union territory.
Tangdhar is a village located in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located at a distance of 67 kilometres (42 mi) from the district headquarters Kupwara. It is a forward village along the Line of Control (LoC). With Neelum valley to its north and Leepa to the south, Tangdhar is surrounded by Pakistan administered Kashmir from three sides. Tangdhar sector is popular for infiltrations and ceasefire violations from Pakistan.
Teetwal is a small border-village in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated on the banks of the Kishanganga River in Kupwara district, 82 km (51 mi) from the district headquarters of Kupwara and close to the Line of Control with Pakistani-administered Kashmir. Teetwal is connected to the rest of India via Tangdhar.
Kralpora is a Tehsil and a village in Kupwara district of the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located just 15 kilometres from district headquarters Kupwara town.
Wavoora is a village in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The town is located 13 km (8.1 mi) from district headquarters Kupwara.
Kalarooch, also known as Kalaroos, is a pass of Kupwara district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is surrounded by mountains which increases its beauty. The village is located 11 km (6.8 mi) from district headquarters Kupwara.
Trehgam is a town in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located at a distance of 7 km (4.3 mi) from district headquarters Kupwara town. Trehgam has recently been carved out as the sixth constituency of District Kupwara.
Yigoban is a small village in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Adbi Markaz Kamraz (AMK), sometimes referred to as Adbee Markaz Kamraz Jammu and Kashmir (AMKJK), is the oldest and the largest cultural and literary organisation of the Jammu Jammu and Kashmir union territory focused on promoting and preserving Kashmiri culture, literature, art and Kashmiri language in particular.
Kigam is a village in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located at a distance of 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from district headquarters Kupwara town.
Teki Pora, commonly known as Tekipora, is a village in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The village is 25 km (16 mi) away from Kupwara.
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