Dangiwacha
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Dangiwacha Baramulla is a small town located in district Baramulla district, of Kashmir region, India. Dangiwacha is a tehsil headquarter.The town was founded by a Sufi saint Khwaja Yousuf Shah around 400 years ago. The shrine of this saint is located in the middle of town near Grand Mosque.The town has remained a main centre of learning in the Rafiabad area. The town's population is exclusively 100% Muslims, but members of the Sikh community occupy the surrounding villages, like Charaligund, Yarbugh, Deedarpura, Rawalpora. Dangiwacha is connected to Sopore via Watergam Tehsil headquarter which is famous for its apple orchards. Especially American quality. Dangiwacha has a sports stadium for the use of local clubs, and schools. Government and Private institutions operate in Dangiwacha including Government Degree College, Government Higher Secondary Institute, and Golden Gate School. A Sub-district hospital has been constructed in the town to provide healthcare to local population.
The topography of Rafiabad is divided into two belts, the upper belt and the lower belt. The lower belt is densely populated with many orchards. The upper belt starts from Dangiwacha onwards and is surrounded by beautiful mountain peaks clad with snow throughout the year. The area beyond Zethan and Kangroosa has scenic beauty and beautiful landscape.
Kiterdajji 16 km from Dangiwacha is a local health resort.
Mundi Dajii is another tourist resort to the west of Pazalpora and is 17 km away from Dangiwacha. It is a plain area of 125 acres surrounded by Pine, Kail, and Burza trees. Mund Daji is almost 8000 feet above sea level and is surrounded by the snow-clad Kajinaag mountain peaks. Qajinaag is at the top of the beautiful valley where the Hummal and the Gasji streams form. Dangiwacha has PIN code of 193303, which also happens to be the PIN code of Ashpora, a village in District Kupwara. Ashpora is a village of Qaziabad area, known as the Crown of Qaziabad.Though a far off place but it is a reasonably developed village with good literacy rate and all the facilities like good road connectivity, hospital, schools, bank, nayabat, Agriculture and Horticulture departments. Also A successful Computer and vocational Training Institute namely Elite Institute of Technology and Education has been established here by a renowned educationist of the area namely Bilal Ahsan Dar.