Gurez Valley
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Gurez Valley is a remote, scenic Himalayan valley in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India, known for its rugged mountains, traditional Dard-Shin culture, and strategic location near the Line of Control.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gurez Valley canonical | 3 |
| Gurez region | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| accessFeature | Razdan Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessRoute | Bandipora–Gurez road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Dawar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | cold temperate ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2400 metres ⓘ |
| feature |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
dense coniferous forests ⓘ snowbound winters ⓘ steep mountain slopes ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith | Pakistan-administered Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTrait |
folk music and dance of Dard-Shin people
ⓘ
traditional wooden architecture ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
sheep rearing
ⓘ
small-scale tourism ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Dard-Shin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Shina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Kishanganga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Bagtore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dawar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tulail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Dard people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shina-speaking communities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
remote location
ⓘ
rugged mountains ⓘ scenic beauty ⓘ strategic military importance ⓘ traditional Dard-Shin culture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Kashmir region NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Line of Control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bandipora district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| roadConnectivity | often closed in winter due to heavy snowfall ⓘ |
| stateHighwayConnection | Bandipora–Gurez–Tulail road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
Indian Army deployment area
ⓘ
sensitive border zone ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| usedFor | hydropower projects on Kishanganga River ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gurez region