Town in Jammu and Kashmir, India
| Gool Valley | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
| Nickname: Mini Kashmir | |
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| Coordinates: 33°16′N 74°59′E / 33.26°N 74.99°E / 33.26; 74.99 | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Ramban |
| Tehsil | Gool |
| Elevation | 1,421 m (4,662 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,315 |
| Demonym(s) | Gooler, Gooli |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Hindi,Urdu,English, Dogri |
| • Spoken | Kashmiri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 182144 |
Gool Valley is a town in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Demographics
The small hilly town has a population of around 80,000 to 200000. Including people from Kashmiri community as well as a small chunk of gujjar community.
Geography
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 the modern day 'Jammu division' although a historical extension of the kashmir valley. Surrounded by the Lush green meadows, gushing fresh water springs, green pastures are the natural assets of guèl (as locally pronounced).
Culture
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
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
Transportation services are available from Srinagar to Gool via train service as well as the roads. Jammu to Gool, Ramban to Gool, Sangaldan to Gool & Mahore to Gool.
History
During the height of insurgency in Kashmir valley in the 90s, Gool was also a hotspot trapped in the cross-fire between the insurgents and the Indian government forces. One of the well known incident took place on June 15, 1997, Ashok Raina, principal of a higher secondary school, along with two teachers were killed by Hizb fighters. They were accused of colliding with the state. Similar fate was suffered by locals in various different villages of the town.
Gool incident
On 18 July 2013 government forces fired on a protesting crowd of Kashmiri muslims primarily belong to the Gool region, in the Dharam area of Gool. The protests erupted near the camp side after it was alleged that the government forces had desecrated the holy Quran. Due to the intensity of clashes and immense police brutality to crush the unrest, four people were killed (including Manzoor Ahmed Shan and Javed Manhas). Whereas 44 were injured, according to official sources, although residents claimed that six had been killed.
References
- "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.
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