Nowpora Kalan Sopore
Nowpora | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Jama Masjid | |
  Nowpora Location in Jammu and Kashmir  Nowpora Nowpora (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°17′N 74°02′E / 34.28°N 74.04°E |
Nowpora Kalan Sopore is a village situated approximately two kilometres from the main town of Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir. The second-largest fruit market in Asia, is located in this village. The village is a part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency and Sopore Assembly constituency, and is divided into two parts Nowpora A and Nowpora B.[1][2]
Education
[edit]Several educational institutions exist in the village. These include Government High School Nowpora, Abu Hanifa Public School, GMET School, and Hanfia Model Public School. Higher institutions like Government Degree College for Women and Gulzar Memorial College of Education also located in the village premises.[3][4][5].
The village is home to over fifteen mosques, including Markazi Jamia Masjid , Masjid Sheikh ul Alam, Masjid Mustafa, Masjid Qadeem, Masjid Ovais, Masjid Ibrahim, and Masjid Mehboob ul Alam. Additionally, the village houses two religious seminaries, Madrasa Islamia Arabia Darul uloom and Darul Uloom Faizan-e-Madina.
Sports field
[edit]The village also has a sports field known as Alamdar Sports field which is a property of the National Sports Council.
Organizations
[edit]Civil Society Nowpora, is one of the local Non-governmental organizations.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Baramulla 2024 lok sabha election news : Constituency profile, candidate information, voter turnout and polling date". The Hindu.
- ^ "Sopore assembly constituency".
- ^ "Government degree college sopore for women".
- ^ "3 students from Women's Degree College Sopore selected as UGC's NEP SAARTHI ambassadors". Greater Kashmir. September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Gulzar memorial B ed college".
- ^ "Civil society Nowpora Sopore carries out clealiness drive". Kashmir despatch. June 16, 2019.