Gool, Jammu and Kashmir
Gool Valley | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Mini Kashmir | |
  Gool Valley Location in Jammu and Kashmir  Gool Valley Gool Valley (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′N 74°59′E / 33.26°N 74.99°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Ramban |
| Tehsil | Gool |
| Elevation | 1,421 m (4,662 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,315 |
| Demonym(s) | Gooler, Gooli |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Hindi,Urdu,English, Dogri[1][2] |
| • Spoken | Kashmiri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 182144 |
Gool Valley is a town in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Demographics
[edit]It has a population of around 50000.
Geography
[edit]It is situated 52 km from Ramban town and around 180 km from Jammu & Srinagar Bus stand in Chenab Valley. It is surrounded by mountains. It is in Jammu division. Lush green meadows gushing water green pastures are the natural assets of this place.
Culture
[edit]Kashmiri language is mainly spoken there.
It has an ancient site called Gohra Galli, believed to be of the time of Mahabharata.
Giant sculptures and horses were carved by Pandavas out of monolithic stones. It is recognised by the State archaeological department. Daggan top and Ramakund are tourist attractions that offer meadows and green pasture land.
Governance
[edit]Shamshada Shan was elected Chairperson of District Development Council Ramban in 2021.
Sakhi Mohd was elected District Development Council Member from Gool constituency in 2020.
Shakeela Akhter was elected Block Development Council Chairperson in 2019.
Transport
[edit]Transportation services are available from Jammu to Gool, Ramban to Gool, Sangaldan to Gool & Mahore to Gool
History
[edit]On June 15, 1997, Ashok Raina, principal of a higher secondary school, along with two teachers were killed by HM terrorists. Their crime was pushing for education.
Ramban incident
[edit]On 18 July 2013 police fired on a protesting crowd of Kashmiri people in the Dharam area of Gool. Four people were killed (including Manzoor Ahmed Shan and Javed Manhas). 44 were injured, according to official sources, although residents claimed that six had been killed.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "BSF firing kills 4 in J&K after clash over prayer timing". Hindustan Times. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "Ramban firing: Curfew in major towns of Kashmir". @businessline. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2018.