Mughal Road
Road in Jammu and Kashmir, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mughal Road is the road between Bufliaz, a town in the Poonch district, to the Shopian district, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The 84-kilometre road[1] traces a historic route used in the Mughal period over the Pir Panjal Pass, at an altitude of 3,500 m (11,500 ft), higher than the Banihal pass at 2,832 m (9,291 ft).[2]
Mughal Road | |
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Route information | |
Length | 80 km (50 mi) |
Major junctions | |
East end | Shopian, Shopian district |
West end | Bufliaz, Poonch district |
Location | |
Country | India |
States | Jammu and Kashmir |
Highway system | |
The road connects Poonch and Rajouri to Srinagar in the Kashmir valley, and reduces the distance between Shopian and Poonch from 588 km to 126 km.[3] It also provides an alternative route into the Kashmir valley off the Jammu–Srinagar highway.[4] The road passes through Buffliaz, Behramgalla, Chandimarh, Dogray (Dogran), Godawan, Poshana, Chattapani, Peer Ki Gali, Aliabad, Zaznar, Dubjian, Hirpora, and Shopian.