Why visit Bandipura
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail in and around town.
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About Bandipura
Bandipore (English: ) or Bandipora (Urdu pronunciation: [bɑːnɖiːpoːɾɑː] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [banɖɨpuːr]) is the headquarters of district of Bandipore in the Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located on the northern banks of Wullar Lake, the second-largest freshwater lake in Asia. From baramulla the gateway of bandipora is Kehnusa where bando Bandipora the distanceis 15
From the Wikipedia article Bandipore (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
N. M. Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School Bandipora
School · 1.7 km
Bandipora - Sumbal Road
Healthcare3
History
In 1963, the town of Bandipore was gutted by a fire, which destroyed hundreds of shops and houses. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, ex-Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, visited the town soon after the fire and said that the fire took place at the wrong time.
From the History section of Bandipore on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Bandipura
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport (SXR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 49 km away.
- Hājan 13 km south, about 13 min by car
- Safāpūr 18 km south, about 18 min by car
- Dever Inder Bug 18 km west, about 18 min by car
- Asham 18 km south, about 18 min by car
- Sopur 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
- Sumbal 21 km south, about 21 min by car
- Wail 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Srinagar 40 km south, about 40 min by car
- Pulwama 65 km south, about 1 h by car
- Anantnag 90 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kehnusa bandipora, Rashid reshi, CC BY-SA 4.0
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