Ganderbal

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Place details

Locality: Ganderbal(giraj)
Region: Jammu and Kashmir
Country: India
Population: 28,233
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ganderbal
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Ganderbal from rangil mountain.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Ganderbal town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Jammu and Kashmir#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Jammu and Kashmir
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Union Territory
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jammu and Kashmir
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ganderbal
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 2007
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1049
Settlement.elevation_m: 1,619
Settlement.population_total: 2,97,446
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Wikidata facts

Official name: گاندربل
Population: 28233
Elevation: 1619
Image: GDC GBL.jpg

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postal code: 191201
Commons category: Ganderbal

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thumb|upright|Ganderbal (constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly)

Ganderbal ( ; ) is a city and the headquarters of Ganderbal district in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in disputed Kashmir region. Ganderbal, known for its natural environment and scenery, has tourist sites like Sonamarg and Manasbal Lake, and the annual Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage also traverses through Ganderbal district.