Sopore

Sopore,(Urdu;سوپور){sə(ʊ)ˈpɔ:} (Hindi: सोपोर) known as Suyyapur in antiquity, is a town in the Baramulla district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is 35 km (22 mi) north-west of Srinagar, and 16 km (10 mi) south-west from the city of Baramulla.

History

Sopore was founded by Utpala engineer and irrigation minister Suyya during the peaceful reign of king Avantivarman in 880 CE. As such the name of the city is Suyya-pur, which has been shortened to Sopore. When the engineer Suyya was working in Sopore no people were coming forth to plunge themselves in gushing water. The king, Avantiverman, thereupon ordered that a part of treasury may be thrown into the water; consequently, a large number of people plunged into the river to get as many coins as they could. The skill of Suyya worked and the river was cleared of silt.

Some Pashtun tribesmen such as Mehsud and Afridi from mountainous region of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of the newly formed state of Pakistan invaded the Kashmir valley on 22 October 1947.