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Udhampur

Udhampur is a city in the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, India, and the seat of Udhampur district, on the road from Jammu to Srinagar. It takes its name from Raja Udham Singh, a son of Maharaja Gulab Singh of the Dogra dynasty. The city is the headquarters of the Indian Army's Northern Command and the starting point of the railway line to Srinagar and Baramulla.

Udhampur
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Udhampur. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/udhampur
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