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Bijbehara
Also known as Vejibyor, Vejibyōr, Bij-Beara
Bijbehara (), known as Vejibror ( or ) 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.
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- Locality
- Bijbehara
- Region
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Country
- India
- Population
- 24,590
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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- Etymology
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- List of villages in Bijbehara Tehsil
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Bijbehara (), known as Vejibror ( or ) 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== thumb|Bij-Beara in 1846, as sketched by Charles Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge|Charles Hardinge The word Bijbehara or Vijbor or Vijbror has been derived from Sanskrit word Vijayeshwar. It was an ancient site of Shiva Vijayeshwar.
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