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Baramulla
India
Baramulla, town, northwestern Jammu and Kashmir union territory, northern India. It is situated on the Jhelum River about 7 miles (11 km) beyond the river’s emergence from Wular Lake.
Baramulla is located some 28 miles (45 km) west and slightly north of Srinagar, the state’s summer capital. It is surrounded by an agricultural region in which rice, wheat, and barley are grown. The region is bordered by the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas to the west and the Vale of Kashmir to the east. Pop. (2001) 61,830; (2011) 58,053.
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