Awantipora
Woontpor Avantipur, Awantipur, Aavantipur | |
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Town | |
| Awantipora | |
 Remains of Avantiswami Temple | |
  Awantipora Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Awantipora Awantipora (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°55′24″N 75°00′46″E / 33.9232602°N 75.012846°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Pulwama |
| Named for | Raja Avantivarman |
| Elevation | 1,582 m (5,190 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,647 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 192122 |
| Telephone code | 01933 |
| Vehicle registration | JK13 |
| Sex ratio | ♂/♀ |
| Website | pulwama |
Awantipora (Urdu pronunciation: [əʋənt̪iːpoːɾɑː]) or Avantipur[3] or Aavantipur,[4] known as Woontpor[5] (Kashmiri pronunciation: [ʋũːtʲpoːr]) in Kashmiri, is a town, just opposite of Pulwama city, on the banks of the river Jhelum in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
It is on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (now called the NH 44), south of Srinagar and north of Anantnag. Awantipora is a subdistrict of Pulwama district.[6]
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Corlett, Dudley S. (1923), "The Gardens of Kashmir", Art and Archeology, The Archeological Society of Washington, affiliated with the Archaeological Institute of America, p. 27
- ^ "Annual Report 1976-77", Ministry of Education and Social Welfare, Government of India, p. 223, 1976
- ^ Kashir Encyclopedia (in Kashmiri). Vol. 1. Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages. 1986. p. 397.
- ^ "About District/ Administrative Setup/ Tehsil", Pulwama District, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, retrieved 22 July 2020