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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

8 months

What percent of people speak kashmiri as their mother tongue in each district?

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

3 years

Finally, Gurezis have first shina translation in their own dialect

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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Kashmiris are, per capita, the highest mutton consumers in the subcontinent/South Asia. Note:- This does not include Goat or Lamb meat.

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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Even so called Khan Sir advocated for adopting Genocidal tactics against Kashmir, why are these things normalised? How can they even say it?

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Suited-booted, upper-caste Hindu nationalist while snacking on almonds and cashews in a posh Delhi newsroom advocates for adopting Israel's genocidal tactics against Palestinians as a solution for Kashmir.

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

8 months

What percent of people are muslims in each district of Jammu and Kashmir according to 2011 census.

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

8 months

2nd largest spoken language, in each district of Kashmir valley

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

6 months

Kashmiris restored a number of mosques in Shimla which were left unattended after 1947 (partition) and 1992 (Babrí) These mosques were turned into stables, warehouses and Kashmiris working in shimla managed to buy them from locals in lakhs pf rupees

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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Abdul Ahad Khan from kupwara district (kashmir) who has planted 1500 Chinars in last 15 years

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

6 months

Regions of J&K

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

2 years

Ohh Oukhoo? Oukhoo village, of Pulwama is pencil village of kashmir, it meets india's 90% of pencil requirement, last year, the village earned Rs 107 crore revenue (despite of lockdown) But, Lt Governor & home minister have a perfect plan to deprive 2000 locals of there (1/5)

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

8 months

Animals that went extinct in Kashmir:- 1:- woolly mammoth 2:- woolly rhinoceros [Went extinct during Pleistocene epoch whileas Yak Survived) 3:- beavers (possibly existed in Kashmir, evidence from Burzhama) 4:- elephants (fossil records)

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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Sheikh Abdullah arrested Prem Nath Bazaz for demanding and advocating the right of self determination for Kashmir in Oct. 1947 and kept in Kathu & Udhampur Jails without any trial for three years.

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

8 months

“For Every man, their homeland is Kashmir to them” — Pashto proverb

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

9 months

Debunking @AmirSuhailWani2 1:Amir:The coexistence of Buddhism & Hinduism before the arrival of Islam followed by the Muslims & Hindus" Fact:There wasn't any coexistence between them, infact it were Hindu kings that wiped out budhism in Kashmir, burned monasteries ~Rajtarangini

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

1 year

Botany teacher Dr Rouf Hamza Boda has spent 2 decades documenting 100 mushroom varieties in the kashmir valley

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

2 years

In 1942, the silk factory of srinagar was the largest silk factory in the world.

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

7 months

Churches of Kashmir ⛪ (A thread, with photos of all Six Churces) 1:- ST Luke's Church, Srinagar

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@alphafirdous

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Pahalgam, 1987

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

2 years

Kashmir was ancestral place of Famous Iranian Revolutionary Leader Ayatollah Khomeini- His grandfather Syed Ahmed migrated from Kashmir to iran 130-40 years ago

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

8 months

According to Estimates, the following districts have populations above the one-million mark in 2023 J&K 1. Anantnag: 1.5 million 2. Budgam: 1 million 3. Jammu: 2.1 million 4. Kupwara: 1.2 million 5. Srinagar: 1.7 million 6. Baramulla: 1.4 million

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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1:- 1945: Xinjiang (total pop: 13 million) ➡️Han Chinese 6.2% & Uyghur Muslims 82.7% 2:- 2008: Xinjiang (total pop: 21 milllion) ➡️Han Chinese 39.2% & Uyghur Muslims 46.1% What do you call it?

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

6 months

I understand that some people might find it challenging to digest the term "Kashmir." However this term i.e Kashmir is correctly applied to all the territories that are disputed between India, Pakistan and China (by International Community, India, Pakistan and UN as well) 1/6

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

8 months

Kashmiris who had launched a guerilla war against Mughals were known as Dilawars. Some hardened Dilawars were even taken to jail built by Mughals on islands inside Dal lake including Ropelank and Sonelank where they were tortured to death and discreetly drowned ~zareef ah zareef

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

2 years

Mulla Shah masjid, mallshahibagh ganderbal

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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In 1863 about 2000 people including women and children were killed by Dogra Troops In Yasin Valley (Gilgit).

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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Islam was introduced in Leh by the traders of Yarkand & Kashmir. Islam was introduced in Zanskar by a Kashmiri trader, named Razaq Joo (16th century). It was due to the efforts of Syed Mohamad Noor Bakash that Islam became popular in Kargil & Baltistan.

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

6 months

A glimpse of the protest in Anantnag town that was taken a day after the demolition of Babri mosque in Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh @TheKashmiriyat

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

6 months

Population of Kashmir which was estimated by Moorcraft in 1822-23 at 800000, decreased up to 120000 in 1835 when Hugul visited kashmir 75% people of kashmir had opted for Migration/Hijrat, they left kashmir for peshawar, Punjab, Sialkot, Swat, etc.

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

2 years

Jinnah is considered father of Pakistan, Gandhi is father of india. Sardar Ibrahim Khan is considered father of Azad kashmir & sheikh abdullaah is considered father of faroq abdulla & grand father of umar abdulla

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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Map: Literacy rate J&K's female literacy rate is also lower than the All India-level of 70.3 percent Gilgit baltistan's Hunza district has highest literacy level in Pakistan; 95% The current literacy rate of Azad Kashmir is 78%, compared with 62% in Pakistan. (Sources ⬇️)

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

8 months

The kangri gives warmth from the burning charcoal inside and the degree of warmth varies as shown bellow 1:- Vushvun sur (warm ash) 10°c 2: tot sur (hot ash) 20°c 3: sot sur (temperature ash) 50°c 4: josh nar (very hot) 70°c 5: tyngal sur (red hot) 200°c

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

3 months

I would highly recommend this book to Everyone. Thank you

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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The Gujjar community in Afghanistan has a population of 1.5 million, primarily residing within Eastern Afghanistan. They were specifically mentioned in Afghanistan's old National Anthem and their language Gojri was also recognized by Afghanistan Constitution.

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

2 years

Of the 379 martyrs that Jalianwalla Bagh (c 1919) Museum displays, 14 are Kashmiris In other words: Of the 52 Muslims killed in infamous Jallianwala Bagh massacre on April 13, 1919, thirteen were Kashmiri Muslims

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

2 years

According to the kashmiri folklore, the presiding deity of the wular lake, is known as 'Wular Raaz', has his residence in the deep depths of the Neel Nag (a portion of lake). As per a legend, a saint in bygone ages is said to have weaved a rope continuously for twelve years.(1/2)

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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Till 1953, Kashmir was self-sufficient & did not import anything apart from salt, tea and clothing In 1947, the import-export ratio of Kashmir’s trade was 1:3, indicating that Kashmir had a surplus trade. In 2015, the trade ratio of Kashmiri goods was at 7:1

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

5 months

Early history of Islam in Kashmir Kalhana writes about king Vajraditya (763 ce) who “sold many men to the mlecchas and introduced in the country practices which befitted mlecchas.” These mlecchas were the Muslim adventurers and traders from Sind and Multan (1/10)

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

2 years

Football ⚽ was introduced in kashmir by Biscoe Tyndale sahib in the Autumn of 1891, & was for the first time played by boys of mission school. Brahmin boys had initially disliked it, labelling it to be unholy as the ball was made of leather

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

1 year

Kashmir's wildlife conservationist Aaliya Mir has been rescuing and rehabilitating wild animals for over 17 years. She was given a Wildlife Conservation award by the J&K govt. for her exceptional efforts in conservation of wildlife

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

8 months

Fun fact There is a village called Nowgam in each district of kashmir (except Ganderbal). There are good chances that any new emerging town or a village might be called Nowgam or Nowpora. Because 'now' in kashmiri means 'new' & 'gam/pur' stand for 'village' & 'settlement'.

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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Shraz is a lion shaped imaginary being in Kashmiri mythology who is captivated at the sight of the moon. In its desire to capture the moon, it climbs the hilltops and jumps over only to fall down and die. Once it dies,it decomposes and is eaten by the insects. These insects (1/2)

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@alphafirdous

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Al-Rafiqi(1896) was ist newspaper (monthly) published in Kashmir by Abdul Salam Rafiqi. Why was it banned by Mahraja and why was Abdul Salam exiled? A thread 🧵 Note:- Vetasta (1930) by Prem Nath Bazaz was 2nd newspaper published from srinagar.

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

2 years

Total Fertility Rate of j&k which was 3.6 in 1991 declined to 2.3 in 2007 & stands at 1.4 in 2019-20 where are we heading? Impact: Declining population, more aged people in coming days in comparison to young ones, extinction of ethnic groups,

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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Lesh (amazing fire starters)

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

2 months

Eng Rashid (librarian of Jail.4 in Tihar) should recommend some essential readings for Omar. Omar needs some guidance. He needs to know about the MC to NC eps, Sheikh Abdullah's secessionist activities, 1989 election riggings, Farooq Abdullah's shady JKLF connection, and more.

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“Rashid’s victory, without doubt, will empower secessionists, and give Kashmir’s defeated Islamist movement a renewed sense of hope. Efforts to draw secessionism back into electoral politics led New Delhi to support the rise of the People’s Democratic Party, and its alliance with

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Kashmiris were the first Muslims who arrived in Nepal (1484-1520 CE) Reason was Wool Today, About 97% of the Muslim community lives in the Terai region, while the other 3% are found mainly in the city of Kathmandu

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

6 months

Inside view of Shah e Hamdan Shrine, near Fateh Kadal, Srinagar by William Carpenter (19th century) Kashmir

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@alphafirdous

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A mughal Garden and Hafizas of Kashmir by William Carpenter (19th century) Kashmir

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@alphafirdous

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Changpas:- Pashmina Goat Gujjars:- Buffalo Bakerwal:- Goat Dards- Sheep, Goats, Yak, Horses Gaddis:- Goat and Sheep Paharis:- ??????????

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

2 years

A traditional house of a friend in lower Gurez

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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Matayen village:- First village after Zojila, Only kashmiri speaking village. Inhabited by Dard shins, Baltis and Kashmiris.

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

2 years

Approximately 70% of the world’s footballs are manufactured in Sialkot, Pakistan. The Islamic nation got numerous contracts for the FIFA World Cups in 2014, 2018 & now in 2022 again. The name of this football is AlRihla which means ‘The Journey’ in Arabic. A history🧵(1/5)🇵🇰 ⚽

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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khooni nala & the veiled witch There’s a stretch on Jammu Kashmir Highway, just before passing through the Banihal tunnel, which is infamously known as Khooni Nala. The place got its name because of several road accidents that happened here and (1/3)

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

2 years

Kashmiri masjid kathmandu Nepal 🇳🇵

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@alphafirdous

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Both Nawaz & Shehbaz Sharif were born to a Punjabi-speaking Kashmiri family. Their father Muhammad Sharif was born in Jati Umra in Amritsar but the family was originally from Anantnag in Kashmir and had travelled and settled in Punjab.

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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2:- Amir: Even during the 1947..,when the communal forces were active in the rest of the country, Kashmir represented coexistence & peace Fact: Than Kashmir included jammu too, & there was massacre of 1-2 lac Muslims in Jammu. Don't promote psedo history by quoting gandhi.

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Kashmir is Central Asia: A 🧵; In protohistoric times, as mentioned in the Rajatarangini, there lived in the valley of Kashmir tribes called Nagas, Pisacas & Yakasas who used to go in summer, towards Tibet & Central Asia & return to the valley in winter (Stein, 1961)

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@alphafirdous

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There is a famous saying in Azad Kashmir "Kotli Mangrallan da, Rajouri Jarrallan da, Bhimber Chiban da, Mirpur Gakharan da" Translation: "Kotli is ruled by the Mangral Rajputs, Rajouri by the Jarral Rajputs, Bhimber by the Chib Rajputs and Mirpur is ruled by the Gakhar Rajputs"

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@alphafirdous

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A mughal Garden and Hafizas of Kashmir by William Carpenter (19th century) Kashmir

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@alphafirdous

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Kheer Bhawani Temple, Tulmulla by William Carpenter (19th century)

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@alphafirdous

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The Kashmir valley, owing to its remoteness from the railway and to its difficult approaches, has been thrown on its own resources, and is to a great extent a self-supporting country. ~The Valley of Kashmir (1885) Sir Walter Lawrence

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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The presence of Muslims in the kashmir goes back to the 8th cen AD. We come across references to Muslims being in Kashmir during the period of Lalitaditya (725-53) & we know of Muslim army commanders employed by Harsha (1089-1101) ~Kashmir: Exposing The Myth Behind The Narrative

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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Napoleon Bonaparte gifted 17 kashmiri shawls as a wedding gift to his 2nd wife (1811)

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@alphafirdous

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1990s: Mirpur, Skardu, Jammu, Leh, Gilgit and Kishtwar

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@alphafirdous

2 years

There are 200 kanals of Agricultural land on revenue records, of which the administration recently announced the establishment of a farmer training college on 60 kanals of land, followed by the announcement of a stadium on 40 kanals. (3/5)

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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There are several proverbs and sayings in the kashmiri language related to snow. Some of these are Sheene peto peto; Bayi yito yito (Fall, O snow! Come, O brother!), highlighting yearning for the absent one’s return and (1/4)

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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... & destroying the pencil hub before it becomes a local industrial hub. The administration has started issuing notices to the villagers to stop cultivating the land as it is now being transferred to CRPF to create battalion encampment camps (2/5)

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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Dara Shikoh old Bridge, vijbyor (Bijbihara) A Bridge with its own jungle.

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@alphafirdous

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Kashmir, 33%

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Album of Kashmiri Traders, 1850

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@alphafirdous

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Grave of the last sovereign ruler of Karna; Raja Sher Ahmed khan. Bomba chieftain Sher Ahmed launched resistance movement against 1846 Treaty of Amritsar which lasted upto 1852 He fought sikhs as well as Dogras. 1/3 (PC:- Ashiq Hussain)

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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Events that took place before & immediately after 26 oct 1947 in J&K: A thread 🧵:- In May 1946, the National Conference launched its 'Quit Kashmir' movement for the transfer of power to the people, With the arrest of sheikh abdullaah by dogras the movement fizzled out (1/20)

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Historeel (J&K)

@alphafirdous

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If Junagadh, despite its Muslim ruler’s accession to Pakistan, belonged to India because of its Hindu majority, how could Kashmir, with its Muslim majority, be a part of India simply by virtue of its Hindu ruler having signed a conditional instrument of accession to India? (1/2)

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Historeel (J&K)

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In one of the kashmiri Ramayana [Prakashram Ramayan] Sita is daughter of Ravana (from his wife Mandodiri) in other version of Kashmiri ramayana ( Shankar Ramayan) Rama is shown as having a sister, who did not treat Sita well There are 6 Ramayans in Kashmir, written after 18th c

Advaid അദ്വൈത്

@Advaidism

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There are over 300 Ramayanas. In the book "Ancient Geography of Ayodhya", Ram was born in Herat, Afghanistan. The book "The Vedic People: Their History & Geography" also says that Ram was born in Afghanistan. Thailand claims that the original Ayodhya is in Thailand. #Thread

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@alphafirdous

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@BaytAlFann Imam Al-Shafi'i, the 8th-century Islamic jurist and founder of the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence, visited Sanaa several times. He praised the city, writing La budda min Ṣanʻāʼ, or "Sanaa must be seen.

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Country of Bahrain 🇧🇭, Malta 🇲🇹, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮, Nauru 🇳🇷, barbados 🇧🇧, Dominica 🇩🇲 can fit just inside South kashmir An illustration of the area of Kashmir Valley

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@alphafirdous

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skardu and muzaffarabad 🌈

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@alphafirdous

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And now, the allocation of approximately 80 kanals of land for residential camps of CRPF has come as yet another setback to the local residents (4/5)

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@alphafirdous

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The Gujjars, on the basis of their occupation and settlements in the Jammu & Kashmir are classified as i) cultivators (Muqami) who have settled in the villages on the slopes or valleys ii) The Gujjars who practice transhumance.They are further sub-divided into Banihara or (1/4)

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@alphafirdous

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33 mythical creatures of Kashmir

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Kashmir

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@alphafirdous

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Kashmir's first muslim ruler was a Ladakhi Prince Rinchan (aka Sultan Sadruddin Shah) Rinchin mosque Srg: Sadruddin had placed an inscription in the Sharda language which was later stolen by a British officer ( during the reign of M.Ranbir Singh) & was kept in a museum in London

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@alphafirdous

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Kashmiri Jama Masjid, Lower Bazar, Shimla

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Kingdom of Kashmir during the reign of Sultan Shahabuddin (1354-73) [this sketch has been made by Punjab University, Lahore, Based on M.D Sufi's book "Kashir") Sultan Shahabuddin's rule extended from yarkand to punjab, from pamir to sindh and from kabul to Balochistan

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There are 200000 glaciers in world. Himalaya & hindukush have 50000 glaciers ( i.e 25%). India has more than 10000 glaciers, j&k has 150-200 (Note: number of glaciers is increasing because of fragmentation of glaciers) Pic: Kolahoi glacier, Kashmir

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@alphafirdous

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Sheep population of kashmir division 🐑🍁 1950; 2.33 lac 1990; 11 lac 2019: 17 lac 2022: 19 lac Source

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Khanqah Naqshband Sahib, Srinagar

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The traditional log wood houses make Gurez no less than a European country side. The trekking Routes from Gurez and Tulel lead upto Gangabal & Sonamarg to its East & Drass , Dahanu and Zanskar to its North. #GurezValley

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@alphafirdous

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Kashmiris who had launched a guerilla war against Mughals were known as Dilawars. Some hardened Dilawars were even taken to jail built by Mughals on islands inside Dal lake including Ropelank and Sonelank where they were tortured to death and discreetly drowned ~zareef ah zareef

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Kamraz (North) , maraz (south) yamraz (central), Saraz (chenab) and razwaer (rajouri)

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@alphafirdous

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Football ⚽ was introduced in kashmir by Biscoe Tyndale sahib in the Autumn of 1891, & was for the first time played by boys of mission school. Brahmin boys had initially disliked it, labelling it to be unholy as the ball was made of leather.

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Gurez

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@alphafirdous

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700 years ago, 4 people entered the vale of kashmir •Shahmir from swat •Rinchan from ladakh •Bulbul shah from central Asia •Langer chak from gilgit & then they changed kashmir forever

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@BhattZainab

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6: Hindus & Muslims.., they must not forget that they share a common ancestry of Rishi Kashyapa, Nund Reshi, & Lal Ded. Fact: Kashyapa rishi is a mythological character, there was no Kashyapa (you are a scholar than act like one). Know that Lal ded was ist anti brahmin activist

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