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Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir. Explore its public directory, history, places, personalities and election references.
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 (originating in Lolab Valley and flowing from east to west) and Mawar river are two main rivers in the district. Both of them meet Jhelum river in Baramulla district.
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History & identity
The district was carved out of the erstwhile Baramulla district in 1979 with Kupwara Town as the district headquarters.
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Food processing · PMFME ODOP
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries lists these food-product priorities for this district in its dated PMFME One District One Product record. This identifies programme focus, rather than current crop output or the district’s complete food culture.
District products · ODOP reference
These products appear against this district in the linked One District One Product catalogue. They are documented product associations, rather than a current industrial census or a complete list of local businesses.
2 public place references
Jamia Masjid Trehgam (Kashmiri: جامع مسجد ترٕٛہ گام, lit. 'Grand Mosque of Trehgam') is a congregational mosque located in the village of Trehgam in Kupwara district, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Traditionally attributed to...
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The Kalaroos Caves, also known as Qil-e-Roos (lit. 'Russian Fort'), are an ancient network of caves located in the Lolab Valley, Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The site has been the subject of various unverified claims,...
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Jamia Masjid Trehgam (Kashmiri: جامع مسجد ترٕٛہ گام, lit. 'Grand Mosque of Trehgam') is a congregational mosque located in the village of Trehgam in Kupwara district, in the union territory...
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District associations follow the linked public references; a connection does not necessarily mean birthplace or current residence.
Abdul Wahid Qureshi (1946 – 17 November 2024) was an Indian economist and academic administrator from Jammu and Kashmir. He served as the 16th vice-chancellor of the University of Kashmir from 2004...
Wikipedia contributors ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · rev. 1378054738Ali Mohammad Shahbaz, (born Ali Mohammad Qureshi, 1939 – 1996) known by his pen name Shahbaz, was a Kashmiri-language revolutionary poet, satirist, humanist, philanthropist, calligrapher, and teacher. His literary work revolved around...
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Anwar Shah Kashmiri (Kashmiri: اَنوَر شاہ کشمیٖری; 26 November 1875 – 28 May 1933) was an Islamic scholar from Kashmir in the early twentieth century, best known for his expertise in the...
Wikipedia contributors ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · rev. 1377469992Assad Ullah Shah was the MLA from Kupwara constituency of Jammu and Kashmir from 1977 to 1983 and President of the National Conference of Kupwara and President of Muslim Conference of Kupwara...
Wikipedia contributors ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · rev. 1370427528Bashir Ahmad Dar (born 1962) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He was an MLA from Kupwara Assembly constituency in Kupwara district. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative...
Wikipedia contributors ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · rev. 1352172830Kafil-ur-Rehman is an Indian politician who served as an MLA from the Karnah Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. He is a member of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. Kafil-ur-Rehman's political journey...
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Maqbool Bhat (18 February 1938 – 11 February 1984) was a Kashmiri separatist, who founded the National Liberation Front (NLF), which was a precursor to the present day Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front...
Wikipedia contributors ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · rev. 1376704094These topic links were collected from the official district website’s navigation. Visit the original page for its complete information and current travel conditions.
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