Bandipore

Bandipore (English: /ˌbændɪˈpɔː/) or Bandipora (Urdu pronunciation: [bɑːnɖiːpoːɾɑː] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [banɖɨpuːr]) is the headquarters of district of Bandipore in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located on the northern banks of Wullar Lake—the second-largest freshwater lake in Asia. From baramulla the gateway of bandipora is Kehnusa where bandipora starts The kehnusa village has its two parts on the banks of wular zurimanz and Bangladesh the new tourist attraction.From kehnusa to Bandipora the distanceis 15 km.Also second highest mountain peak of Kashmir Valley Mt Harmukh is in Bandipora. Bandipora has a terraced garden similar to that of Nishat Bagh in Srinagar. Bandipora is bound by mountains on three sides and by Wular Lake on the fourth. As per folklore, the name of Bandipora originated either from Bund of Wular as Bund e pur, from the local folk-singing bands (bāṇd) as Baand e pur or from the enclosed (band) geographical location as Bandh e pur.