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{{Infobox river | {{Infobox river | ||
| name = Neelum River | | name = Neelum River | ||
| native_name ={{native name|ur|{{Nastaliq|دریائے نیلم}}}} | |||
| name_other = Kishanganga | |||
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| source1 = {{Coord|34.389629|N|75.121806|E|region:PK_type:river|display=inline,title}} | | source1 = {{Coord|34.389629|N|75.121806|E|region:PK_type:river|display=inline,title}} | ||
| source1_location = [[Krishansar Lake]] at [[Sonamarg | | source1_location = [[Krishansar Lake]] at [[Sonamarg]] | ||
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| source1_elevation = {{convert|3710|m|abbr=on}} | | source1_elevation = {{convert|3710|m|abbr=on}} | ||
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The '''Neelum River''' | The '''Neelum River''', or '''Kishanganga''', is a river in the [[Kashmir region]] of India and Pakistan. It originates in the north of Indian Jammu and Kashmir, flows through the [[Neelam District]] of Pakistan illegally occupied Kashmir and then merges with the [[Jhelum River]] near the city of [[Muzaffarabad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/20guest1.htm|title=The Neelam Plan|last=Banerji|first=Arindam|date=20 June 2003|publisher=[[Rediff]]|language=en|access-date=15 August 2016|quote=The Neelam River enters Pakistan from India in the Gurais sector of the Line of Control, and then runs west till it meets the Jhelum north of Muzzafarabad.}}</ref> | ||
==Name of the river== | ==Name of the river== | ||
[[File:Map of Kashmir published by The Survey Of India.jpg|thumb|Colonial era map of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir]] by the [[Survey of India]] depicting the Kishanganga River.]] | [[File:Map of Kashmir published by The Survey Of India.jpg|thumb|Colonial era map of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir]] by the [[Survey of India]] depicting the Kishanganga River.]] | ||
The river has traditionally been known as the Kishanganga River and is still known as such in | The river has traditionally been known as the Kishanganga River ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|دریائے کِشن گنگا}}}}) and is still known as such in India; after the [[partition of India]] in 1947, the river was [[List of renamed places in Pakistan|renamed]] the Neelum River ({{lang|ur|{{Nastaliq|دریائے نیلم}}}}) in Pakistan in 1956.<ref name="Lavoy2009">{{cite book |last1=Lavoy |first1=Peter R. |title=Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia: The Causes and Consequences of the Kargil Conflict |date=12 November 2009 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=978-1-139-48282-0 |page=56 |language=English |quote=Neelum Valley refers to the river called Kishanganga (Indian maps) and renamed Neelum as it flows into Pakistani-administered Kashmir where it subsequently joins the River Jhelum near Muzaffarabad.}}</ref><ref name="Dewan2004">{{cite book |last1=Dewan |first1=Parvez |title=Parvéz Dewân's Jammû, Kashmîr, and Ladâkh: Kashmîr |date=2004 |publisher=Manas Publications |isbn=978-81-7049-179-8 |page=277 |language=English}}</ref><ref name="Naqvi2017">{{cite web |last1=Naqvi |first1=Mubashar |title=Charms of the Neelum valley |url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/charms-of-the-neelum-valley/ |publisher=[[The Friday Times]] |access-date=30 August 2021 |language=English |date=28 July 2017 |quote=Before Partition in 1947, this region was known as Drawah. The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government, in 1956, held a cabinet meeting to rechristen the River Kishanganga as the River Neelum and the Drawah region as Neelum Valley. These new names were proposed to the cabinet by war veteran Syed Mohammad Amin. With the approval of the AJK Cabinet, the changes in name took place.}}</ref> | ||
==Basin == | ==Basin == | ||
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=== Valleys === | === Valleys === | ||
[[File:Habba Khatoon.jpg|thumb|Kishanganga river flowing through the [[Gurez]] valley, with the pyramid-shaped [[Habba Khatoon]] mountain in the background]] | |||
[[File:Sharda, Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir 2015-03-22.jpg|250px|thumb|Neelum Valley]] | [[File:Sharda, Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir 2015-03-22.jpg|250px|thumb|Neelum Valley]] | ||
The Kishanganga River is 245 kilometres long. It covers 50 kilometers in the Indian-administered Kashmir where it flows through the Tulail Valley and then Gurez Valley. It covers the remaining 195 kilometres in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and flows through the. From its origin it flows through the [[Neelam Valley]]. | The Kishanganga River is 245 kilometres long. It covers 50 kilometers in the Indian-administered Kashmir where it flows through the Tulail Valley and then Gurez Valley. It covers the remaining 195 kilometres in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and flows through the. From its origin it flows through the [[Neelam Valley]]. | ||
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== Religious significance == | == Religious significance == | ||
Krishansar Lake and Sharada Peeth are important religious site for Hindus, who undertake the annual pilgrimage to these sites along the Kishanganga River. In the ancient times it was among the prominent centre of learning in the subcontinent in part with [[Nalanda]] and [[Taxila]]. [[Sharada script]] the - native script for the Kashmiri language is named in the honor of main deity of Sharada Peeth. Sharada Peeth is one of the most venerated site for the [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s. Sharada Peeth temple was damaged in the [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]]. | Krishansar Lake and Sharada Peeth are important religious site for Hindus, who undertake the annual pilgrimage to these sites along the Kishanganga River. In the ancient times it was among the prominent centre of learning in the subcontinent in part with [[Nalanda]] and [[Taxila]]. [[Sharada script]] the - native script for the Kashmiri language is named in the honor of main deity of Sharada Peeth. Sharada Peeth is one of the most venerated site for the [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s. Sharada Peeth temple was damaged in the [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]]. the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] ordered the Government to conserve the Sharada Peeth temple and the govt to identify and restore temples and [[gurudwara]]s.<ref name=dna1>[https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-for-the-first-time-in-72-years-indian-hindu-couple-performs-puja-at-sharada-peeth-in-pok-2795389 For the first time in 72 years, Indian Hindu couple performs puja at Sharada Peeth in PoK], [[DNA (newspaper)]].</ref> The "Save Sharada Committee" of concerned Hindus has been demanding the opening of special corridor from India to Sharada Peeth in Pakistan-administered Kashmir for the visits of Hindu pilgrims from India.<ref name=dna2>[https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-supreme-court-in-pok-intervenes-to-save-sharda-temple-2579826 Supreme Court in PoK intervenes to save Sharda temple], [[DNA (newspaper)]].</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||