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| native_name = Shupyan | | native_name = Shupyan | ||
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| foot_montage = From the top:<br /> Historical Jamia Masjid in Shopian, Historical Aliabad Saria and [[Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary]]}} | |||
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| area_footnotes = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A4.html |title=A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901 |work=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}<br>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/CLASS%20IV.xlsx |title=Class - IV Population of 10,000 and 19,999}}</ref><ref name=PART_B_DCHB_SUPHIYAN>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0113_PART_B_DCHB_SUPHIYAN.pdf |pages= | | area_footnotes = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A4.html |title=A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901 |work=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/CLASS%20IV.xlsx |title=Class - IV Population of 10,000 and 19,999}}</ref><ref name=PART_B_DCHB_SUPHIYAN>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0113_PART_B_DCHB_SUPHIYAN.pdf |pages=22–23 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Shupiyan, Part B |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref> | ||
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| area_total_km2 = 5.44 | | area_total_km2 = 5.44 | ||
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| demographics_type1 = Languages | | demographics_type1 = Languages | ||
| demographics1_title1 = Official | | demographics1_title1 = Official | ||
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], | | demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], English<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref> | ||
| demographics_type2 = Demographics | | demographics_type2 = Demographics | ||
| demographics2_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy rate]] | | demographics2_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy rate]] | ||
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'''Shopian''' or '''Shupiyan''' ({{IPA-ur|ʃʊpɪjãː}}), known as '''Shupyan'''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/kashir-encyclopedia-vol-2-jk-culture-academy/mode/1up|title=Kashir Encyclopedia|publisher=Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts Culture and Languages|year=1989|volume=2|pages=151|language=ks}}</ref> ({{IPA-ks|ʃupʲjan}}) in [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] | '''Shopian''' or '''Shupiyan''' ({{IPA-ur|ʃʊpɪjãː}}), known as '''Shupyan'''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/kashir-encyclopedia-vol-2-jk-culture-academy/mode/1up|title=Kashir Encyclopedia|publisher=Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts Culture and Languages|year=1989|volume=2|pages=151|language=ks}}</ref> ({{IPA-ks|ʃupʲjan}}) in [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], is an administrative division of the [[Shopian district]], located in southern part of [[Kashmir Valley]], of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/photos/745-24-snowfall-in-south-kashmir-s-shopian.html |title=Snowfall in south Kashmir's Shopian |website=greaterkashmir.com |publisher=Greater Kashmir}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/DPS%20Shopian.pdf |title=Shopian - Dc Msme |website=dcmsme.gov.in |publisher=Development Commissioner Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises}}</ref> Shopian is called the <nowiki>''Apple town of Kashmir''</nowiki> as majority of the population engages in apple growing practices which also provides employment to more than 60% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple town|url=https://www.risingkashmir.com/index.php/home/news_description_archive/369209/Apple-Town-Shopian|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
{{More citations needed|section|date=April 2012}} | {{More citations needed|section|date=April 2012}} | ||
The geologist [[Frederic Drew]] stated that Shopian derived its name from a distortion of the word ''shah-payan'', i.e. "royal stay". However, the local people hold the view that Shopian was earlier named "Shin-Van" meaning "snow forest". Shopian is an ancient town of Kashmir and had importance due to it being situated on the ancient imperial route, commonly known as Mughal Road, which connects Lahore and Srinagar.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bloeria |first=Sudhir S. |year=2000 |title=Pakistan's Insurgency vs India's Security: Tackling Militancy in Kashmir |location=New Delhi |publisher=Manas Publications |page=172 |isbn=978-81-7049-116-3}}</ref> Shopian was one out of six Wazarat Headquarters in Kashmir from 1872 | The geologist [[Frederic Drew]] stated that Shopian derived its name from a distortion of the word ''shah-payan'', i.e. "royal stay". However, the local people hold the view that Shopian was earlier named "Shin-Van" meaning "snow forest". Shopian is an ancient town of Kashmir and had importance due to it being situated on the ancient imperial route, commonly known as Mughal Road, which connects Lahore and Srinagar.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bloeria |first=Sudhir S. |year=2000 |title=Pakistan's Insurgency vs India's Security: Tackling Militancy in Kashmir |location=New Delhi |publisher=Manas Publications |page=172 |isbn=978-81-7049-116-3}}</ref> Shopian was one out of six Wazarat Headquarters in Kashmir from 1872 to 1892 A.D.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://districts.nic.in/districts.php?sid=JK|title=Jammu and Kashmir(UT) | DISTRICTS OF INDIA|website=districts.nic.in}}</ref> | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
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|caption = Religion in Shopian City (2011)<ref name="Shopian City Population">{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/jammu-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/shupiyan-mc-population.html|title=Shupiyan City Population|work=Census India| | |caption = Religion in Shopian City (2011)<ref name="Shopian City Population">{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/jammu-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/shupiyan-mc-population.html|title=Shupiyan City Population|work=Census India|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> | ||
|label1 = [[Islam]] | |label1 = [[Islam]] | ||
|value1 = 85.94 | |value1 = 85.94 | ||
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==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
Majority of the population are apple fruit growers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhat|first=T.|date=2014|title=Economic of Apple Industry:A Primary Survey in District Shopian Kashmir (India)|url=https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Economic-of-Apple-Industry%3AA-Primary-Survey-in-Bhat/b904c0c5c4ffd21a3b2835ec92eca62e50aa9dd9|access-date=2021-06-03|website=undefined|language=en}}</ref> | Majority of the population are apple fruit growers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhat|first=T.|date=2014|title=Economic of Apple Industry:A Primary Survey in District Shopian Kashmir (India)|url=https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Economic-of-Apple-Industry%3AA-Primary-Survey-in-Bhat/b904c0c5c4ffd21a3b2835ec92eca62e50aa9dd9|access-date=2021-06-03|website=undefined|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||