Amlar

Amlar is a village in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It lies at a distance of almost 35 km from Srinagar and 6 km from main Tral town and 5 km from Awantipora.

Its nearby villages are Nowpora, Lariyar and Poshwan. On the Khandaypora (mohalla of Amlar) side, it is surrounded by a low mountain (Wudur).

The climate of the place does vary according to season. During summer, it is very hot, and during winter, it is shivering cold in Amlar. In winter, the village is covered by snow.

Amlar consists of various mohallas like Shiekhpora, Khandaypora, Dar mohalla, Khudpora, Kumar mohalla. In addition to this, there is a place, Nagrad, which is considered as a part of Shiekhpora.

Education

There are many schools like MPS, UEI, etc. which are providing education to students. There are many govt. teachers, lecturers, engineers, policemen etc. There are many students who have done phd, m.sc, m.a etc.

Religion

Islam is the religion of the place.There are people of different sects of Islam mainly hanafi,salafi etc.

There are four mosques in the village, two are jamia.

Notable Events

Mohd Anwar Shiekh, headman and halqa president of jamiat ahlehadith Amlar was brutally killed by unknown persons in April 2014 when he was going to offer isha prayer. This was a hard blow to the people of Amlar. The fourway at cement bridge was named as Shaheed anwar chowk in his martyrdom..

References

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