词条 | Uri, Jammu and Kashmir |
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| name = Uri | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India | coordinates = {{coord|34|5|10|N|74|2|0|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Jammu and Kashmir | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Baramulla | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Tehsil | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 9,366 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = Sex ratio 6,674/2,692 ♂/♀ | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Kashmiri | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 193123 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 01956 | registration_plate = JK 05 | blank1_name_sec1 = Sex ratio | blank1_info_sec1 = 1.13 | blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy | blank2_info_sec1 = 83% | website = {{URL|www.baramulla.nic.in}} | footnotes = }} Uri[1] is a town and a tehsil in the Baramulla district, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.[2] Uri is located on the left bank of the Jhelum River, about {{convert|10|km|mi}} east of the Line of Control with Pakistan. LocationUri is located at the entrance to the Kashmir Valley from the west, lying on the Jhelum Valley Road.{{sfn|Dasgupta, War and Diplomacy in Kashmir|2014|p=64}} Prior to the partition of Kashmir, the road linked Uri to Rawalpindi and Srinagar. Another important road linked Uri to Poonch via the Haji Pir pass.[3] Uri is at a distance of 76 miles from Srinagar, 42 miles from Muzaffarabad and 49 miles from Poonch.[3] HistoryHari Singh Nalwa (r. 1820–1823), the Sikh commander-administrator of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, built the fort of Uri.[4][5]Following the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846) and the Treaty of Amritsar (1846), Raja Gulab Singh was proclaimed the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, acquiring all the lands between the Ravi River and the Indus.[6]{{rp|51-52}} Uri became a tehsil in the Muzaffarabad district of the Kashmir province.{{sfn|Snedden, Kashmir: The Unwritten History|2013}} On 22 October 1947, the tribal invasion led to the fall of Muzaffarabad and Uri to the Pashtun tribes from Pakistan. The raiders then halted at Baramulla.{{sfn|Raghavan, War and Peace in Modern India|2010|p=58}} Following the accession of the Maharaja to India on 26 October, India air lifted troops to the Kashmir Valley, who retook Baramulla and Uri by mid-November.{{sfn|Raghavan, War and Peace in Modern India|2010|p=114}} The Indian government attached utmost importance to the defence of Uri.{{sfn|Raghavan, War and Peace in Modern India|2010|p=123}} Muzaffarabad, on the other hand, came under Pakistani control and became the capital of Azad Kashmir. The tehsil of Uri was subsequently merged into the Baramulla district. 2016 Uri Terrorist Attacks{{main article|2016 Uri attack}}At around 5:30 a.m. on 18 September, four terrorists attacked an Indian Army Brigade headquarters at Uri near the Line of Control. They are said to have lobbed 17 grenades in 3 minutes. A rear administrative base camp with tents caught fire and 13-14 army personnel were killed. A six-hour gun battle ensued, during which all four terrorists were killed. An additional 19-30 soldiers were reported to have been injured in the attack.[7][8][9][10][11] DemographicsAs of 2011, the town of Uri has a population of 9,366 of which 6,674 (71%) are males and 2,692 (29%) are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011.[12] Uri has an average literacy rate of 88.46%, higher than the national average of 76%. Male literacy is 95.27%, and female literacy is 70.02%. Child sex ratio is approximately 851 as compared to state average of 862 and the population of children under 6 years of age is 879 which is 9.39% of the total population. References1. ^{{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|اوڑی}} }} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://baramulla.nic.in/WebPages/administration/admin_setup.html|title=Administrative Setup in District Baramulla|publisher=Baramulla District|accessdate=21 September 2016}} 3. ^1 K. D. Mani, Uri: The historical town, Daily Excelsior, 6 November 2017. 4. ^{{citation |last=Bansal |first=Bobby Singh |title=Remnants of the Sikh Empire: Historical Sikh Monuments in India & Pakistan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUiwDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT174 |year=2015 |publisher=Hay House, Inc |ISBN=978-93-84544-93-5 |page=174}} 5. ^{{citation |last=Lone |first=F. A. |title=The Exploration Of Uri Sector: Kashmir Valley |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NwbbAAAAMAAJ |year=2005 |publisher=Shipra Publications |ISBN=978-81-7541-222-4 |page=42}} 6. ^{{citation |last=Singh |first=Bawa Satinder |title=Raja Gulab Singh's Role in the First Anglo-Sikh War |journal=Modern Asian Studies |volume=5 |number=1 |year=1971 |pp=35-59 |JSTOR=311654 | doi = 10.1017/s0026749x00002845}} 7. ^Uri terror attack: 17 soldiers killed, 19 injured in strike on Army camp, Times of India, 18 September 2016. 8. ^{{cite news|title=Tents set on fire, troops shot while coming out|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/militants-attack-army-battalion-in-uri-tents-set-on-fire-troops-shot-while-coming-out/article9120925.ece?homepage=true|accessdate=18 September 2016|work=The Hindu|agency=|date=18 September 2016|location=}} 9. ^Uri attack: An inside story of how it happened, India Today, 18 September 2016. 10. ^Sequence of the Uri attack & the plan of the terrorists, The Economic Times, 19 September 2016. 11. ^[https://www.thequint.com/india/2016/09/18/militants-attack-army-headquarters-in-uri-kashmir-firing-ongoing Uri Attack: Most of the 17 Soldiers Died in a Tent Fire], The Quint, 19 September 2016. 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=1083|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|publisher= Census of India}} Bibliography
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