Sopore Kashmir

Sopore,{sə(ʊ)ˈpɔ:} (Hindi:सोपोर) known asSuyyapurin antiquity,[2]is a town in theBaramulla districtof theIndianstateofJammu and Kashmir. It is 35 km (22 mi) north-west ofSrinagar, and 16 km (10 mi) south-west from the city ofBaramulla.HistorySopore was founded by Utpalaengineerand irrigation minister Suyya during the peaceful reign of king Avantivarman in 880 CE.[3]As such the name of the city is Suyya-pur, which has been shortened to Sopore.[3]When the engineer Suyya was working in Sopore no people were coming forth to plunge themselves in gushing water.[3]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 asmany coins as they could.[3]The skill of Suyya worked and the river was cleared of silt.[3]Some Pashtun tribesmen such asMehsudandAfridifrom mountainous region ofNorth-West Frontier Province(NWFP) of the newly formed state of Pakistan invaded the Kashmir valley on 22 October 1947.[4]In 1989, Sopore became a focus of the separatistactivities 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 armedJKLFmilitants attacked a platoon ofBorder Security Forcesoldiers at Baba Yousuf Lane near Sopore and killing at least one.[5][6]It was alleged that after this the Indian troops fired at local residents and set fire to local homes and businesses.[7]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. Some residents were burnt alive as Indian troops set fire to their homes and businesses. While the Indian government claims that the civilian deaths happened as a consequence of shootout between militants and security forces.

Sopore Town



The main town of sopore is a large area consisting of residential area and market places. The old town sopore lies on both sides of the Jhelum river which consists of localities such as Maharajpora, Ashpeer, Batpora, Jamia Qadeem, Takyabal etc. This is a densely populated area. Far from the banks are the colonies like arampora, chinkipora, shalpora, new colony, badamibagh, Model Town etc. which are less dense civil lines with modern houses. The main markets in sopore are old market known aspoat bazar, Iqbal market, uptown and downtownmarkets. The fish market in downtown is a very famous place in sopore where traders sell freshwater fish of the wular lake. A vast apple mandi lies in the outskirts near doabgah villages where buyers from all over India and Bangladesh come to buy apples for supply across India and Bangladesh. The main public educational institutions in sopore town are Boys Higher secondary schools sopore, Girls Higher secondary school sopore, Boys Degree college sopore[8]and Degree college for women sopore.[9]Some famous private institutions like Islamia Model School, MET educational trust[10]and Welkin educational trust