Rajouri
Rajouri or Rajauri (/rəˈdʒɔːri/; Hindustani pronunciation: [ɾɑːd͡ʒɔːɾiː]; IAST: rājaurī) is a city in the Rajouri district in the Jammu division of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about 155 kilometres (96 mi) from Srinagar and 150 km (93 mi) from Jammu city on the Poonch Highway. The city is the location of the birthplace of Sikh General Banda Singh Bahadur. Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University is also situated in this district.
Rajouri
Rājpur | |
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City | |
View of old Jhula Bridge at Medina Colony, Rajouri. | |
Rajouri Location in Jammu & Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates: 33°22′36″N 74°18′44″E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Division | Jammu |
| District | Rajouri |
| Settled | 623 BC |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Committee |
| • Body | Rajouri Municipal Committee |
| Elevation | 915 m (3,002 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 41,552 (Including Kheora and Jawahar Nagar) 642,415 (in Rajouri district) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Dogri, Kashmiri, Urdu, English |
| • Spoken | Pahari, Gujari |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Website | rajouri rajouri |
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