Kanihama

Kanihama
Kanihama
Village in Budgam
	Kanihama
	Kanihama Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Kanihama Kanihama (India)
	Coordinates: 33°25′26″N 74°32′34″E / 33.4238°N 74.5429°ECoordinates: 33°25′26″N 74°32′34″E / 33.4238°N 74.5429°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Budgam
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	193401

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Kanihama, formerly known as Gund Kawarhama,^[4] is a village situated on the Srinagar-Gulmarg road in the Budgam district in Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Kani Shawls produced in the area were given a geographical indication status by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, making it illegal to sell shawls made outside of the Kanihama area as Kani shawls.^[5]

Kanihama is surrounded by Narbal Block towards east, Magam Block towards west, Pattan Block towards north, Badgam Block towards South. This place is in the border of the Budgam and Baramulla district.^[6]

Kanihama was given a status of handloom village by Government of Jammu and Kashmir as the village is primarily known for its handloom products like Pashmina Shawal, Kani Shawl, etc all over the globe. Under the project the village is being beautified and developed to encourage the tourists to visit. Kashmir Public school Established in 2015.^[7]

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↑ "Kanihama". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
↑ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
↑ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
↑ "Quietly, a piece of Kashmir culture withers away". Kashmir Monitor. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
↑ "Kanihama given Handloom village Status". Hindustan Times. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
↑ "Kashmir's famous Kani shawls get GI status". The Hindu. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
↑ Kanihama Shawl Weavers see little hope

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[1] "Kanihama". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[OfficialLang-2] "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[3] "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[Monitor-4] "Quietly, a piece of Kashmir culture withers away". Kashmir Monitor. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

[Handloom_Village-5] "Kanihama given Handloom village Status". Hindustan Times. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[GI-6] "Kashmir's famous Kani shawls get GI status". The Hindu. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

[7] Kanihama Shawl Weavers see little hope

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