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{{Short description|Village in Kashmir, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Watlab
| official_name =
| other_name = Genuine Kashmir
| settlement_type = Town
| nickname = Apple Village
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|34.30|N|74.47|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|Union territory]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Baramulla district|Baramulla]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sopore]]
| established_title =  Founded
| established_date = 880CE
| established_title1 = Incorporated as Town
| established_date1 = 1883
| founder = [[Utpala dynasty]]
| named_for = Suyya (Sun)
| government_type = Democratic (Sarpanch)
| governing_body = The Sopore Municipal Council
}}
{{Infobox}}

'''Watlab''' is a village located in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Situated in the Kashmir Valley. Watlab is situated on the Sopore-Bandipore road, about 56 km from Srinagar and 8 km from Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir .

== History ==
'''Ancient and Medieval Periods''':

The Kashmir Valley, including the region around Watlab, has a rich history that dates back to ancient times. The valley was a part of the great Mauryan Empire.,<ref>{{Citation |last=Ray |first=Himanshu Prabha |title=The Mauryan Empire |date=2021-03-03 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197532768.003.0007 |work=The Oxford World History of Empire |pages=198–217 |access-date=2023-06-12 |publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/oso/9780197532768.003.0007 |isbn=978-0-19-753276-8 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> ruled by Emperor Ashoka <ref>{{Citation |title=Appendix: The Inscriptions of Ashoka |date=2015-12-31 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4159/9780674915237-018 |work=Ashoka in Ancient India |pages=308–317 |access-date=2023-06-12 |publisher=Harvard University Press|doi=10.4159/9780674915237-018 |isbn=9780674915237 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> in the 3rd century BCE. It subsequently came under the control of various dynasties, including the Kushans,<ref>{{Citation |last=Kuwayama |first=Shoshin |title=The Kushans, viz. the Dà Yuèzhī |date=2022-08-24 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429244582-13 |work=The World of the Ancient Silk Road |pages=190–202 |access-date=2023-06-12 |place=London |publisher=Routledge |doi=10.4324/9780429244582-13 |isbn=978-0-429-24458-2|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Guptas, and the early medieval period saw the advent of Islamic rule with the arrival of Muslim rulers from Central Asia.<ref>{{Citation |last=Jeyaraj |first=Daniel |chapter=Christianity in South and Central Asia |date=2019-07-01 |chapter-url=http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474439824.003.0002 |pages=15–40 |access-date=2023-06-12 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press|doi=10.3366/edinburgh/9781474439824.003.0002 |isbn=9781474439824 }}</ref>

'''Mughal Era'''

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Mughal Empire,<ref>{{Citation |title=Emperor Akbar Makes Himself The Center of the Mughal Empire |date=2016 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9780755604913.ch-004 |work=A Short History of the Mughal Empire |access-date=2023-06-12 |publisher=I.B.Tauris|doi=10.5040/9780755604913.ch-004 |isbn=978-1-84885-872-5 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> under Emperor Akbar and his successors, extended its control over the Kashmir region. The Mughals had a significant impact on the art, architecture, and culture of the region. It is likely that Watlab and its surrounding areas were part of the Mughal administration during this time.

'''Sikh and Dogra Rule'''

In the early 19th century, the [[Sikh Empire]], under Maharaja Ranjit Singh,<ref>{{Citation |title=Postscript: Maharaja Duleep Singh |date=2017 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350986220.0008 |work=Emperor of the Five Rivers |access-date=2023-06-12 |publisher=I.B.Tauris|doi=10.5040/9781350986220.0008 |isbn=978-1-78673-095-4 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> annexed Kashmir and brought the region under Sikh rule. However, the Sikhs lost control of Kashmir in 1846 after the signing of the [[Treaty of Amritsar (1846)|Treaty of Amritsar]],<ref>{{Citation |last=Furneaux |first=Rupert |title=Flare up in Amritsar |date=2022-07-11 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003319665-4 |work=Massacre at Amritsar |pages=48–68 |access-date=2023-06-12 |place=London |publisher=Routledge|doi=10.4324/9781003319665-4 |isbn=9781003319665 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> which transferred the region to the [[Dogra dynasty]]. The Dogra rulers, who were Hindu, continued to govern Kashmir until the partition of India in 1947.<ref>{{Citation |title=Partition and migration: refugees in West Bengal, 1947–1967 |date=2007-11-15 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511497384.008 |work=The Spoils of Partition |pages=105–158 |access-date=2023-06-12 |publisher=Cambridge University Press|doi=10.1017/cbo9780511497384.008 |isbn=9780521875363 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

'''Post-Independence and Conflict'''

Following India's independence from British colonial rule in 1947, the princely states were given the option to join either India or Pakistan. The then ruler of Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh, initially chose to remain independent. However, due to a series of events, including an invasion by Pakistani tribesmen, the ruler acceded to India, leading to the Indo-Pakistani conflict over Kashmir.

The region of Watlab, like many other parts of Kashmir, has been affected by the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan over the territorial dispute. The area has witnessed occasional unrest and has been subject to security concerns.

== Geography ==
Watlab is on the [[Jhelum River]], at its highest point. Watlab town is stretched from Kehnoosa Village in North and Hardusho village in South .There are few Bridges on Jhelum in Watlab and good connectivity roads.Watlab is located at 34.40° N 74.41° E . It has an average elevation of 1,600 meters (5,250 feet) above sea level.

== Climate ==
Watlab has a humid subtropical climate, with cold, snowy winters and hot summers.{{Weather box
| width = auto
| location = Watlab (1971–1986)
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan high C = 7.0
| Feb high C = 8.2
| Mar high C = 14.1
| Apr high C = 20.5
| May high C = 24.5
| Jun high C = 29.6
| Jul high C = 30.1
| Aug high C = 29.6
| Sep high C = 27.4
| Oct high C = 22.4
| Nov high C = 15.1
| Dec high C = 8.2
| year high C = 19.7
| Jan low C = −2.0
| Feb low C = −0.7
| Mar low C = 3.4
| Apr low C = 7.9
| May low C = 10.8
| Jun low C = 14.9
| Jul low C = 18.1
| Aug low C = 17.5
| Sep low C = 12.1
| Oct low C = 5.8
| Nov low C = 0.9
| Dec low C = −1.5
| year low C = 7.3
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 48
| Feb precipitation mm = 68
| Mar precipitation mm = 121
| Apr precipitation mm = 85
| May precipitation mm = 68
| Jun precipitation mm = 39
| Jul precipitation mm = 62
| Aug precipitation mm = 76
| Sep precipitation mm = 28
| Oct precipitation mm = 33
| Nov precipitation mm = 28
| Dec precipitation mm = 54
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 6.6
| Feb precipitation days = 7.3
| Mar precipitation days = 10.2
| Apr precipitation days = 8.8
| May precipitation days = 8.1
| Jun precipitation days = 5.7
| Jul precipitation days = 7.9
| Aug precipitation days = 6.8
| Sep precipitation days = 3.5
| Oct precipitation days = 2.8
| Nov precipitation days = 2.8
| Dec precipitation days = 5.1
| source = HKO<ref name = HKO>{{cite web
| url = http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/asia/india/srinagar_e.htm
| title = Climatological Information for Srinigar, India
| publisher = [[Hong Kong Observatory]]
| access-date = 2 May 2011}}</ref>
| date = November 2010
}}

== References ==

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[[Category:Villages in Baramulla district]]

Watlab - Revision history

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