Pampore
Pampar, Panpar | |
|---|---|
 View of Pampore Town in Pulwama district of the Kashmir Valley | |
| Nickname: Saffron City | |
  Pampore Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Pampore Pampore (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°01′N 74°56′E / 34.02°N 74.93°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory |  Jammu & Kashmir |
| Division | Kashmir |
| District | Pulwama |
| Elevation | 1,573 m (5,161 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,680[1] |
| Demonym(s) | Pampori, Pamporiya, Pampari, Panpari, Panpariya |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Pampore (Urdu pronunciation: [pɑ̃ːpoːɾ]), known as Pampar[4] (Kashmiri pronunciation: [paːmpar]) or Panpar (Kashmiri pronunciation: [pãːpar]) in Kashmiri, is a historical town situated on the eastern side of the Jhelum River on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway. It was known as Padmapura in antiquity.[5] Pampore is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) away from Srinagar city centre Lal Chowk. It is primarily known for its cultivation of saffron.
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- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Kashir Encyclopedia (in Kashmiri). Vol. 1. Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts Culture and Languages. 1986. p. 86.
- ^ Chib, Sukhdev Singh (1977). Jammu and Kashmir. Light & Life Publishers. p. 60.
The entire process of saffron growing, harvesting, picking and drying is done in Pampore, which was known as Padmapura in ancient times. India is the second largest producer of Saffron in the world after Spain