Bufliaz
Buffliaz
Bafliaz | |
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Village | |
Location in Jammu & Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates: 33°36′39″N 74°21′23″E / 33.6109°N 74.3565°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union territory | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Division | Jammu |
| District | Poonch |
| Tehsil | Surankote |
| Languages | |
| • Spoken | Kashmiri, Pahari |
| • Official | Urdu, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN Code | 185121 |
| Vehicle registration | JK-12 |
| Website | poonch |
Bufliaz, or Bafliaz, is a village and the headquarters of the eponymous community development block in Surankote tehsil of Poonch district in the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies on the Poonch–Rajouri road and is also the starting point of the Mughal Road that leads into the Kashmir Valley through Shopian.
According to local legend, Bufliaz was the place where Bucephalus, the favourite horse of Macedonian king Alexander was killed in battle with the son of Porus. They claim Bafilyaz is the corrupted form of Buccaphalus.