Why visit Sopur
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Sopur
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About Sopur
Sopore (Sopar) (Urdu pronunciation: [soːpoːr] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [soːpoːr]) is a city in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is 45 km (28 mi) north-west of Srinagar, and 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Baramulla.
From the Wikipedia article Sopore (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes2
Mann Te Salva
Restaurant · Kashmiri, Chinese, Oriental, Indian, Pizza · 2.3 km
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship3
History
Sopore was earlier known as "Suyyapura" in Antiquity. Suyyapura, founded by a reputed Kashmiri engineer Suyya during the reign of Raja Awantivarma (855-883 A.D.) and commemorating his name, is undoubtedly the town known now as Sopore.
J.P. Ferguson, in his book entitled 'Kashmir', remarks, "Suyya stands out as a person hundreds of years in advance of his time". It is because of the technical intelligence and real skill he possessed and applied for draining off the flood water, which could find no outlet and had made the cultivation of land impossible, with the result that famine-like conditions prevailed in the whole of the valley. That is why, in the light of the results achieved by this great engineer, he has been regarded as an incarnation of the Lord of Food himself by the great historian Kalhana in his book 'Rajatarangini'. Suyya's reputation attracted many persons who also settled at the place he resided, and which eventually came to be known as Suyyapura, meaning the place where Suyya settled. With the passage of time and constant use, the pronunciation of the name was distorted into Sopore, by which it is known at present.
From the History section of Sopore on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare7
Map of Sopur
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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, 43 km away.
- Watargām 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Hāmre 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Hājan 13 km east, about 13 min by car
- Shitlu 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Bāramūla 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Asham 15 km east, about 15 min by car
- Pattan 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Sumbal 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Srinagar 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
- Anantnag 88 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Reviews, tips and questions
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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
- Government Degree College Sopore Kashmir J&K UT 193201 9, Government Degree College Sopore Kashmir J&K UT 193201, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Degree College Sopore Kashmir J&K UT 193201 10, Government Degree College Sopore Kashmir J&K UT 193201, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir in snow, Musavir Dar, CC BY-SA 4.0
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