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Ruin Attractions In Azad Kashmir

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Azad Jammu and Kashmir , abbreviated as AJK and commonly known as Azad Kashmir, is a nominally self-governing polity administered by Pakistan. The territory lies west of the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir, and was previously part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Azad Kashmir is part of the greater Kashmir region, which is the subject of a long-running conflict between Pakistan and India. The territory shares a border with Gilgit-Baltistan, together with which it is referred to by the United Nations and other international organisations as Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Azad Kashmir is one-sixth of the size of Gilgit-Ba...
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  • 1. Sharda Peeth Sharda
    Sharada Peeth is an abandoned Hindu temple and ancient centre of learning along the Neelam River in the village of Sharda, in the Pakistani administered territory of Azad Kashmir. Between the 6th and 12th centuries CE, it was one of the foremost centres of higher learning in the Indian subcontinent, hosting scholars such as Kalhana, Adi Shankara, Vairotsana, Kumarajiva, and Thonmi Sambhota. It is also said to be where Pāṇini and Hemachandra completed and stored their writings on Sanskrit grammar.Sharada Peeth has religious and spiritual significance for both Hindus and Buddhists. It is one of the three famous tirthas, or holy sites, of Kashmir, the other two being the Martand Sun Temple and the Amarnath Temple. Kashmiri Pandits believe that Sharada in Kashmir is a tripartite embodiment ...
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