Baramulla
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Place details
- Locality
- Baramulla
- Region
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Country
- India
- Population
- 77,276
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Baramulla
- Settlement.native_name
- Varmul
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Kashmiri
- Settlement.other_name
- Varāhamūla
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City administered by India
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Baramulla Public School.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Baramulla Public School in Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 4
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Administering country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.image_map1
- Kashmir region. LOC 2003626427 - showing Kashmir division administered by India in neon blue.jpg
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- بارہ مولہ
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Baramulla district
- Population
- +71434
- Elevation
- +1592
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Body of water
- Jhelum River
- Capital of
- Baramulla district
- Official website
- www.baramulla.nic.in
- Image
Article
21 sectionsContents
- Origin
- History
- Ancient and medieval
- {{anchor|Atrocities in October 1947}}October 1947 atrocities during the First Kashmir War
- Reports
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Languages
- Education
- Healthcare
- Eco Park
- Transport
- Road
- From Srinagar
- From Uri and Muzaffarabad
- From Kupwara via Watergam
- Air
- Train
- See also
- References
Baramulla (), also known as Varmul () in Kashmiri, is a city and municipality of the Baramulla district of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Baramulla district, located on the banks of the River Jhelum downstream from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The city was earlier known as gateway of Kashmir, serving as the major distribution centre for goods arriving in Kashmir valley through the Jhelum valley cart road. It is located within the Kashmir Valley on the foothills of the Pir Panjal Range.
The city was earlier known as Varāhamūla. The name is derived from two Sanskrit words, varāha (meaning wild boar) and mūla (meaning root/origin). The city was a major urban settlement and trade centre, before suffering extensive damage during the First Kashmir War. Currently, Baramulla is a major centre of business and education in northern Kashmir.