Kreeri

Kreeri
Kreeri; Murad Abad kreeri
	Town
	Nickname(s): Hazrat Kreer
	Kreeri Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Kreeri Kreeri (India)
	Coordinates: 34.17°N 74.47°E
Country	India
Union territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramulla
Languages
• Official	Urdu
• Local	Kashmiri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	193198

Kreeri is a tehsil headquarters composed of 15 villages[1] in Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has a population of about 66,954.[2][3] Most of the residents work in agricultural and horticultural fields.

Amenities

Kreeri has a post office (with postal code 193198) and a regional water supply scheme that provides drinking water to about three dozen villages in the Sangrama and Pattan constituencies. A sub-district Hospital and a big market which provides all types of amenities to the people of adjoining areas.

Kreeri is also famous for its apple orchards throughout Kashmir. The famous brand of kashmiri apple 'Ambri' is also found in the locality. The town is also famous for the fresh water springs that are found in a nearby village Hail. The water is fresh and sweet in taste. The famous out of these springs is the "Khudchetar Naag' and 'Pathnaar Naag".

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Jammu & Kashmir National Conference :: DETAILS". Jknc.in. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

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[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Jammu & Kashmir National Conference :: DETAILS". Jknc.in. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2015.