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Kupwāra, India

Kupwāra is a town of 14,711 people in Jammu and Kashmir, India, founded in 1979.

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Population14,711 GeoNames
Elevation1,577 m 5,174 ft
Founded1979
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportSheikh ul-Alam International Airport (SXR) 47 km

Why visit Kupwāra

Townapedia lists 1 attraction in and around town.

About Kupwāra

Kupwara (Urdu pronunciation: [kʊpʋɑːɽɑː] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [kɔpʋoːr]) is a city, District headquarter and a municipal council in Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

From the Wikipedia article Kupwara (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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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, 47 km away.

  • Gulmarg 11 km east, about 11 min by car
  • Bāramūla 21 km north, about 21 min by car
  • Pariswani 21 km east, about 21 min by car
  • Uri 22 km west, about 22 min by car
  • Fārward Kahūta 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
  • Badgām 42 km east, about 42 min by car
  • Srinagar 50 km east, about 50 min by car
  • Pulwama 61 km east, about 1 h by car
  • Awantipur 70 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Anantnag 89 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car

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