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About Uri
Uri (Kashmiri pronunciation: [uː.ɽiː]) is a town and a tehsil in the Baramulla district, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Uri is located on the left bank of the Jhelum River, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the Line of Control with Pakistan.
From the Wikipedia article Uri, Jammu and Kashmir (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Hari Singh Nalwa (r. 1820–1823), the Sikh commander-administrator of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, built the fort of Uri.
Following the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846) and the Treaty of Amritsar (1846), Raja Gulab Singh was proclaimed the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, acquiring all the lands between the Ravi River and the Indus. Uri became a tehsil in the Muzaffarabad district of the Kashmir province.
On 22 October 1947, the tribal invasion led to the fall of Muzaffarabad and Uri to the Pashtun tribes from Pakistan. The raiders then halted at Baramulla. Following the accession of the Maharaja to India on 26 October, India air lifted troops to the Kashmir Valley, who retook Baramulla and Uri by mid-November. The Indian government attached utmost importance to the defence of Uri. Muzaffarabad, on the other hand, came under Pakistani control and became the capital of Azad Kashmir. The tehsil of Uri was subsequently merged into the Baramulla district. In July, 2022 the SIA conducted raids on Uri because it was under militant control.
From the History section of Uri, Jammu and Kashmir on Wikipedia, 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, 69 km away.
- Kupwāra 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Fārward Kahūta 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Bāgh 26 km southwest, about 26 min by car
- Hattiān Bāla 29 km west, about 29 min by car
- Abbaspur 30 km south, about 30 min by car
- Bāramūla 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
- Khai Gala 33 km southwest, about 33 min by car
- Badgām 64 km east, about 1 h by car
- Srinagar 71 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Pulwama 83 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- Uri Old, Sarkaaaar, CC BY-SA 4.0
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