Kreeri
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Kreeri is one of the largest villages of Baramulla District in the Jammu and Kashmir
state of India
.
Its name comes from Kreer – a thorny bush bearing sweet smelling flowers, known in English as the Dog Rose. Having a rich literary tradition, kreeri has produced great poets like Syed Abdul Jabbar Khamosh and Syed Sanaullah kreeri. It is also known as Sheeraz of Kashmir. This is the birth place of Sanulluha Bhat, a famous player of musical instrument locally known as Rabaab.
With a population of more than 5,000 people it is a centre spot in the Kandi
region of Baramulla
, catering for the social, economic and cultural needs of about 100 villages scattered around it all the way up to Gulmarg
in the west and Sangrama
in the north. It has recently been developed as Model Village in the Baramulla District.
(shrine) of a renowned Islamic scholar and the master jurisprudence of his times, Syed Haji Muhammad Murad Bukhari. This village has a naturally beautiful landscape consisting of hills, valleys, and karewas. People grow crops such as rice, maize, and pulses while the main form of agriculture is apple cultivation. The main irrigation channel that nourishes this part of land is known by the name` Babul Kannal``. The most outstanding achievement of this town has been the uplifting of educational standards; Hanfia model school has inspired people in this respect. Famous scientists and scholars are Dr. Noor Ud Din Zargar (medicinal plants, polymer chemistry), Dr. Bashir Ahmad Zargar (mathematician), presently at Aljazan University in Saudi Arabia, and Dr. Nazir Ahmad Zargar (Islamic Studies).
status, which might give impetus to the developmental work going on in the village and its suburbs. The spokesperson of the People's Democratic Party
, a mainstream political party of Jammu and Kashmir
is a young and dynamic person from Kreeri village. Kreeri has also produced a well known journalist Syed Basharat who writes for Kashmir's first English Daily, The Kashmir Times.Near Kreeri, a small village based on 500 or more population creates a great sufi saint 100 years ago named as "Khawaja Saleem Bhat" who was very unknown to people because of his silence.He was related with the Silsila "Chasti" in Tareeqat (Tasuaf). His graveyard was located in the garden lying down the Chinar in the north side of A village 'Suchipora'.
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
state of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Its name comes from Kreer – a thorny bush bearing sweet smelling flowers, known in English as the Dog Rose. Having a rich literary tradition, kreeri has produced great poets like Syed Abdul Jabbar Khamosh and Syed Sanaullah kreeri. It is also known as Sheeraz of Kashmir. This is the birth place of Sanulluha Bhat, a famous player of musical instrument locally known as Rabaab.
With a population of more than 5,000 people it is a centre spot in the Kandi
Kandi
Kandi is a town, arrondissement and commune in the Alibori Department of eastern Benin. Originally a market town, Kandi is now primarily a farming centre. It lies on the nation's main north-south highway, 650 km from Cotonou and 325 miles north of Porto-Novo. The town is the capital of...
region of Baramulla
Baramulla
Baramulla , known as Varahamula in antiquity, is a city in the Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir state in northern India...
, catering for the social, economic and cultural needs of about 100 villages scattered around it all the way up to Gulmarg
Gulmarg
Gulmarg is a town, a hill station and a notified area committee in Baramula district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.-Geography:Gulmarg is located 52 km from Srinagar. It is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...
in the west and Sangrama
Sangrama
Sangrama was the general of King Udayadityavarman II of the Khmer Empire in what is now Cambodia....
in the north. It has recently been developed as Model Village in the Baramulla District.
History
Kreeri has a 700 year old ZiyaratZiyarat
Ziyārah is an Arabic term literally means "visit", used to refer to a pilgrimage to sites associated with Muhammad, his family members and descendants , his companions, or other venerated figures in Islām, such as the Prophets, Sufi saints and Islāmic scholars...
(shrine) of a renowned Islamic scholar and the master jurisprudence of his times, Syed Haji Muhammad Murad Bukhari. This village has a naturally beautiful landscape consisting of hills, valleys, and karewas. People grow crops such as rice, maize, and pulses while the main form of agriculture is apple cultivation. The main irrigation channel that nourishes this part of land is known by the name` Babul Kannal``. The most outstanding achievement of this town has been the uplifting of educational standards; Hanfia model school has inspired people in this respect. Famous scientists and scholars are Dr. Noor Ud Din Zargar (medicinal plants, polymer chemistry), Dr. Bashir Ahmad Zargar (mathematician), presently at Aljazan University in Saudi Arabia, and Dr. Nazir Ahmad Zargar (Islamic Studies).
Amenities
The village has many of the amenities normally expected in a town:- a sub-district hospital
- a senior secondary school
- a fire service station
- a girls secondary school
- many private high schools and government basic schools(Hanfia Model Sec.School and others)
- a large stadium located in the middle of green pastures
- a tehsil library
- a veterinary hospital
- a police station
- a sub post office (Pin Code 193108)
- a J&K Bank
- a Treasury Office
- a Horticulture Office
- a Agriculture Office
- A recently commissioned regional water supply scheme catering to water requirements of about three dozen villages of Sangrama/Pattan constituencies.
Tehsil status
Kreeri has recently been given the tehsilTehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
status, which might give impetus to the developmental work going on in the village and its suburbs. The spokesperson of the People's Democratic Party
Peoples Democratic Party (India)
Peoples Democratic Party , is a political party in Kerala, India. The PDP is known more as the party led by Abdul Nasser Madani, a popular Muslim leader in Kerala.- Office bearers of the party :...
, a mainstream political party of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...
is a young and dynamic person from Kreeri village. Kreeri has also produced a well known journalist Syed Basharat who writes for Kashmir's first English Daily, The Kashmir Times.Near Kreeri, a small village based on 500 or more population creates a great sufi saint 100 years ago named as "Khawaja Saleem Bhat" who was very unknown to people because of his silence.He was related with the Silsila "Chasti" in Tareeqat (Tasuaf). His graveyard was located in the garden lying down the Chinar in the north side of A village 'Suchipora'.