Baramulla

Also known as Baramula

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Place details

Locality: Baramulla
Region: Jammu and Kashmir
Country: India
Population: 77,276
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Baramulla
Settlement.native_name: Varmul
Settlement.native_name_lang: Kashmiri
Settlement.other_name: Varāhamūla
Settlement.settlement_type: City administered by India
Settlement.image_skyline: Baramulla Public School.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Baramulla Public School in Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 4
Settlement.subdivision_type: Administering country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.image_map1: Kashmir region. LOC 2003626427 - showing Kashmir division administered by India in neon blue.jpg
Settlement.map_caption1: Baramulla lies in the Kashmir division (neon blue) of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (shaded tan) in the disputed Kashmir region.
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Union Territory
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jammu & Kashmir
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kashmir
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District

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Wikidata facts

Official name: بارہ مولہ
Population: 71434
Elevation: 1592
Official website: www.baramulla.nic.in
Image: Baramulla Public School.jpg
Dialing code: 1952

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Commons category: Baramulla
postal code: 193101
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Contents

Origin
History
Ancient and medieval
{{anchor|Atrocities in October 1947}}October 1947 atrocities during the First Kashmir War
Reports
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Languages
Education
Healthcare
Eco Park
Transport
Road
From Srinagar
From Uri and Muzaffarabad
From Kupwara via Watergam
Air
Train
See also
References

Baramulla (), also known as Varmul () in Kashmiri, is a city and municipality of the Baramulla district of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Baramulla district, located on the banks of the River Jhelum downstream from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The city was earlier known as gateway of Kashmir, serving as the major distribution centre for goods arriving in Kashmir valley through the Jhelum valley cart road. It is located within the Kashmir Valley on the foothills of the Pir Panjal Range.

The city was earlier known as Varāhamūla. The name is derived from two Sanskrit words, varāha (meaning wild boar) and mūla (meaning root/origin). The city was a major urban settlement and trade centre, before suffering extensive damage during the First Kashmir War. Currently, Baramulla is a major centre of business and education in northern Kashmir.