Awantipora

Awantipora (Urdu pronunciation: [əʋəntiːpoːraː]) or Avantipur or Aavantipur, known as Woontpor (Kashmiri pronunciation: [wũːtʲpoːr]) in Kashmiri, is a town on the banks of the River Jehlum in the Pulwama district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (now called the NH 44), south of Srinagar and north of Anantnag. Awantipora was named after the Kashmiri king Avantivarman and has the ruins of two 9th century Hindu temples built by him. Awantipora tehsil is a subdistrict of Pulwama district.

Awantipora

Awantipora (Urdu pronunciation: [əʋəntiːpoːraː]) or Avantipur or Aavantipur, known as Woontpor (Kashmiri pronunciation: [wũːtʲpoːr]) in Kashmiri, is a town on the banks of the River Jehlum in the Pulwama district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (now called the NH 44), south of Srinagar and north of Anantnag. Awantipora was named after the Kashmiri king Avantivarman and has the ruins of two 9th century Hindu temples built by him. Awantipora tehsil is a subdistrict of Pulwama district.