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Bijbehara
Bijbehara (, known as Vejibror () in Kashmiri, is a town and a notified area committee in Anantnag district of the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located on NH 44, and jehlum bank. Bijbehara town is also known as "Town of Chinars" because of a number of Chinars there especially two Chinar gardens (Paadshaahi Bagh and Dara Shikoh Garden). Bijbehara is the home to oldest chinar tree in the region. The town is situated about from the summer capital of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar. Etymology The word Bijbehara or Vijbor or Vijbror has been derived from Sanskrit word Vijayeshwar. It was an ancient site of ''Shiva Vijayeshwar''. Geography Bijbehara is located at . It has an average elevation of 1,591 metres (5,223 feet). It is situated to the north of district headquarters on the banks of Jhelum River popularly known locally as "Veth". Bijbehara lies four miles north of Anantnag town. The town is surrounded and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadiseer Bijbehara
Gadiseer is a village in the Anantnag district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located on the bank of Jhelum River (Veith- Vatasta). PIN code of Gadiseer is 192124 and its postal head office is Bijbehara. The village falls in the vicinity (jurisdiction) of tehsil Bijbehara in Dachnipora Block. Geography Gadiseer is away from the north of the Anantnag town and to the south of Bijbehara and is about away from Srinagar city. It is away from the national capital New Delhi and about from Jammu. It is approximately 5,000 meters above sea level. It shares its boundaries in the west with River Jehlum and on the other sides with the villages like Zirpara, Arm Gund, Duptyar, Batagund, Veeri and Guree. History It is generally believed that the history of Gadiseer started with the advent of Migrant Muslims in Gadiseer near about in the last decade of 14th century. Gadiseer was Port of South Kashmir till 1990's, Gadiseer was called Hub of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anantnag District
Anantnag district is a district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of ten districts which make up the Kashmir Valley. The district headquarters is Anantnag city. As of 2011, it was the third most populous district of Jammu and Kashmir (out of 22), after Jammu and Srinagar. Administration At the time of the 2011 census, Anantnag district comprised: Anantnag, Bijbehara, Dooru, Kokernag, Pahalgam, and Shangus tehsils. The district consisted of seven blocks: Breng, Shangus, Achabal, Dachnipora, Qazigund, Khoveripora and Shahabad. Geography Anantnag district has a total area of . The district is bordered by Kargil district and Kishtwar district in the east, Doda district and Ramban district to the south and Ganderbal district to the north and Kulgam, Srinagar, Pulwama and Shopian districts to the west. Climate Anantnag features a moderate climate ( Köppen climate classification. Anantnag's climate is largely defined by its geograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gantali Pora
Gantali Pora is a village in Bijbehara tehsil, Anantnag district, of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. the village had a population of 713 split into 80 households with males forming 353(49.5%) of the populace and females 360(51.5). Its elevation is approximately 890m above MSL. While Urdu is the official language, Kashmiri is also mostly spoken. History It is believed that long ago there was a temple in a nearby village which is still present there, the village is known as Thijiwara and temple was and is still famous by chota amarnath The hindu people used to come to the temple for prayers but they used to walk barefooted from Gantaliepora where they rang bell three times, which is the tradition of hindus. That was how Gantaliepora got its name because 'ganta' in Hindi means bell and 'pora' means piece of land. Geography The village of Gantalipora is located at coordinates 33.81°N 75.1°E . The village has alluvial type of soil which is very fertile a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dara Shikoh Garden
Dara Shikoh Garden is a Mughal garden situated on a side of Pahalgam.html" ;"title="Bijbehara, Pahalgam">Bijbehara, Pahalgam road which is 45 km away from ''the capital'' Srinagar. It is situated on the bank of the river Jehlum. It constitutes centuries-old Platanus orientalis, Chinar trees which were planted by the Mughal emperors which they brought from Iran and that is why it is also known as Town of Chinars. History Dara Shikoh a Mughal Emperor and the eldest son of the fifth king of Mughals Shah Jahan Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan I (; ), was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658. Under his emperorship, the Mugha ... built the garden in the early 17th century and was opened on 1640 A.D. References {{coord missing, Jammu and Kashmir Mughal gardens in India Gardens in Jammu and Kashmir Tourist attractions in Anantnag district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Touch School
Sky Touch School is an English-medium high school located in the town of Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administere ..., India. References High schools and secondary schools in Jammu and Kashmir Anantnag district 2000 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir Educational institutions established in 2000 {{JammuKashmir-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baba Naseeb-ud-Din Ghazi
Nassar-Ud-Din, popularly known as Baba Naseeb-ud-Din Ghazi ( ks, بابا نَصیٖب الدیٖن غٲزی), was a Sufi teacher, follower of Suhrawardiyya order poet and writer born in Srinagar who traveled extensively. He is also called by the title of "Abul-Fuqra" (father of all faqirs) and he was the khalifa of renowned sufi saint Baba Dawood-i-Khaki. Early life He was from Rawalpendi and came with his father Mir Hassan Razi to Kashmir. At the age of 7 years he went to Sultan ul Arifeen Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom for attaining spiritual teachings and became his disciple, later Makhdoom handed over Baba Naseeb to Sheikh Baba Dawood Khaki. Career Baba Naseeb was an able Persian and Kashmiri writer. During preaching of Islam Baba Naseeb Ud Din Ghazi visited most in-accessible areas that time which include, Tibet, Iskardu, Karnah, Dardistan, Baltistan, Kishtwar, Doda, Baderwah, Poonch, Rajouri, Nowshera, Budgam, ( Chewdara) etc. He constructed 1200 Mosques and Bathrooms, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semthan
Semthan, also Semithan is a village 01 kilometer north of Bijbehara in the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has an archaeological site, the ancient site of Chakradhar where cultural sequences were stratified, from the Neolithic to the Indo-Greek and Kushan periods. Excavations The site was excavated during several seasons from 1977 to 1981. Upon excavation, the site revealed several occupation layers: Period 1: pre-NBPW (700-500 BCE) Period 2: NBPW (500-200 BCE) Period 3: Indo-Greek (200-0 BCE) Period 4: Kushan Empire, Huna Kingdom (1st-5th century CE) Period 5: Hindu (5th-13th century CE) Period 6: Late Medieval, post 13th ccentury Pottery wares were found in Level 3, as well as a seal with an Indo-Greek deity, and Indo-Greek coins. A large number of terracotta figurines were also found in Level 4. Artefacts Semthan was at one point a Greek settlement. Many figurines in the Hellenistic style were found during the excavations. The female figurines are fully dre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of North India, northern, Central India, central, East India, eastern, and Western India, western India. Hindi has been described as a standard language, standardised and Sanskrit#Influence on other languages, Sanskritised Register (sociolinguistics), register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Old Hindi, Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with Indian English, English. It is an languages with official status in India, official language in nine states and three union territory, union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 languages with official status in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or ''Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the main and final Islamic prophet.Peters, F. E. 2009. "Allāh." In , edited by J. L. Esposito. Oxford: Oxford University Press. . (See alsoquick reference) " e Muslims' understanding of Allāh is based...on the Qurʿān's public witness. Allāh is Unique, the Creator, Sovereign, and Judge of mankind. It is Allāh who directs the universe through his direct action on nature and who has guided human history through his prophets, Abraham, with whom he made his covenant, Moses/Moosa, Jesus/Eesa, and Muḥammad, through all of whom he founded his chosen communities, the 'Peoples of the Book.'" It is the world's second-largest religion behind Christianity, with its followers ranging between 1-1.8 billion globally, or around a quarter of the world' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of Jammu And Kashmir
The Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir consists of two divisions: Jammu Division and Kashmir Division, and is further divided into 20 districts: History Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir Prior to 1947, Kashmir was a princely state under the paramountcy of the British Indian Empire. The central part of the princely state was administratively divided into the provinces Jammu and Kashmir. In addition there were frontier districts and semi-autonomous ''jagirs'' (principalities). They were subdivided as follows: * Kashmir province: Districts of Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla and Muzaffarabad. (Muzzafarabad later became part of Azad Kashmir.) * Internal ''jagirs'': Poonch (half of it later became part of Azad Kashmir), Chenani and Bhaderwah *Jammu province: Districts of Jammu, Udhampur and Mirpur (later became part of Azad Kashmir) * Frontier districts: :* Ladakh district with three sub-districts: Leh, Kargil and Skardu (Skardu later became part of Gilgit-Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jammu And Kashmir (union Territory)
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 1962.(a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories. China became active in the eastern area of Kashmir in the 1950s and has controlled the northeastern part of Ladakh (the easternmost portion of the region) sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashmiri Language
Kashmiri () or Koshur (, /kəːʃur/) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by around 7 million Kashmiris of the Kashmir region, primarily in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. In 2020, the Parliament of India passed a bill to make Kashmiri an official language of Jammu and Kashmir along with Dogri, Hindi, Urdu and English. Kashmiri is also among the 22 scheduled languages of India. Kashmiri has split ergativity and the unusual verb-second word order. Geographic distribution and status There are about 6.8 million speakers of Kashmiri and related dialects in Jammu and Kashmir and amongst the Kashmiri diaspora in other states of India. The precise figures from the 2011 census are 6,554,36 for Kashmiri as a "mother tongue" and 6,797,587 for Kashmiri as a "language" (which includes closely related smaller dialects/languages). Most Kashmiri speakers are located in the Kashmir Valley and other areas of Jammu and Kashmir. In the Kashmir valley, they form a majori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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