Sopore

Sopore
سوپور
City
Sopore

Location in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir

Coordinates: 34°18′N 74°28′E / 34.30°N 74.47°E / 34.30; 74.47Coordinates: 34°18′N 74°28′E / 34.30°N 74.47°E / 34.30; 74.47
Country  India
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramulla
Languages
 • Official Urdu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Sopore,(Urdu;سوپور){sə(ʊ)ˈpɔ:} (Hindi: सोपोर) known as Suyyapur in antiquity,[1] is a town in the Baramulla district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is 35 km (22 mi) north-west of Srinagar, and 16 km (10 mi) south-west from the city of Baramulla.

History

Sopore was founded by Utpala engineer and irrigation minister Suyya during the peaceful reign of king Avantivarman in 880 CE.[2] As such the name of the city is Suyya-pur, which has been shortened to Sopore.[2] When the engineer Suyya was working in Sopore no people were coming forth to plunge themselves in gushing water.[2] The king, Avantiverman, thereupon ordered that a part of treasury may be thrown into the water; consequently, a large number of people plunged into the river to get as many coins as they could.[2] The skill of Suyya worked and the river was cleared of silt.[2]

Some Pashtun tribesmen such as Mehsud and Afridi from mountainous region of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of the newly formed state of Pakistan invaded the Kashmir valley on 22 October 1947.[3]

In 1989, Sopore became a focus of the separatist activities and continues to be a highly politicized hotbed of separatist activity with frequent spontaneous protests and strikes ("bandhs" in local parlance). On the morning of 6 January 1993, a group of 7–8 armed JKLF militants attacked a platoon of Border Security Force soldiers at Baba Yousuf Lane near Sopore and killing at least one.[4][5] It was alleged that after this the Indian troops fired at local residents and set fire to local homes and businesses.[6] Witnesses claim that Indian troops attacked a public coach killing the driver and at least 15 passengers as well as attacking and burning three other cars.. While the Indian government claims that the civilian deaths happened as a consequence of shootout between militants and security forces.[4]

Education

The main public educational institutions in sopore town are Boys Higher secondary schools sopore, Girls Higher secondary school sopore, Boys Degree college sopore[7] and Degree college for women sopore.[8] Some famous private institutions like Islamia Model School, MET educational trust[9] and Welkin educational trust.[10]

The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology is located in Wadoora.[11]

Demographics

As of 2001 census, Sopore had a population of 53,246 and area of 61 km².[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jyoteeshwar Pathik. Glimpses of History of Jammu & Kashmir. Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 2010-12-02. Suyya who was a great engineer is said to have drained a large chunk of wasteland during his regime. His memory is commemmorated by Suyyapur or Sopore, a township in Baramulla district... The original name of Pulwama was Panwangam, which comprised four local namely, Malikpora, Dangerpora, Chatpora, Dullpora.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Jyoteeshwar Pathik. Glimpses of History of Jammu & Kashmir. Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 2010-12-02. Avantiverman (855-844 A.D.) belonged to Utpala dynasty emerged as a powerful King. He was most sagacious king. He built temples at Avantipur after his name. His Minister Suyya was a great genius. His court had a pride on two poets-Ranakar and Ananvardhana. During his time price of paddy showed a deep decline from 36 to 20 dinars. Suyya who was a great engineer is said to have drained a large chunck of wasteland during his regime. His memory is commemmorated by Suyyapur or Sopore, a township in Baramulla district. It is said that when this great engineer was working in Sopore no people were coming forth to plunge themselves in gushing water. The king thereupon ordered that a part of treasury may be thrown into the water, a large number of people plunged into the river to get as many coins as they could. The skill of Suyya worked and the river was cleared of silt.
  3. ↑ http://www.kashmir-information.com/KoshSam/Kashmir_Affairs.html The Story of Kashmir Affairs - A Peep into the Past
  4. 1 2 "India – Human Rights Developments". Human Rights Watch.
  5. ↑ "Blood Tide Rising". TIME Magazine. 18 January 1993.
  6. ↑ MCGIRK, TIM (8 January 1993). "Outcry in Delhi over Kashmir massacre". The Independent (UK). Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  7. ↑ "Govt degree college boys sopore". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Govt. Degree College for Women http://gdcwsopore.net/. Retrieved 02.05.2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ http://met.net.in/index.php. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ http://www.srmwelkin.in/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ "Faculty of Agriculture". skuastkashmir.ac.in. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Techonology of Kashmir. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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