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Akhnoor ((ヒンディー語:अखनूर); ) is an archeological site and Municipal Committee in Jammu district in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, India. It is located at a distance of 28 km from Jammu, Akhnoor is located in the foothills of the Himalayas. The picturesque town is located on the banks of the Chenab River. The Akhnoor is divided into three Administrative Sub-Divisions- Akhnoor, Chowki Choura & Khour; Seven Tehsils- Akhnoor Khaas, Chowki Choura, Maira Mandrian, Jourian, Kharah Balli, Khour & Pargwal. Akhnoor is also divided into three Education Zones of Akhnoor, Khour & Chowki Choura. ==History== The place is believed to be the ancient city of ''Virat Nagar'' mentioned in the Mahabarata〔(Official Web Site of Akhnoor Sub-Division (J&K) )〕〔(Akhnoor: Caught in a time warp - The Hindu )〕 however, Bairat, a town in northern Jaipur district of Rajasthan is more established as the ancient ''Virat Nagar''.〔(A Tryst with History at Viratnagar )〕〔(Kapasan Mata )〕 The place is one of the most important historical sites in Jammu and Kashmir. Excavations by the Archaeological Survey of India have established the fact that Akhnoor was one of the last bastion of the Harappan Civilization and Manda,Akhnoor is the northern most site of the Harrappan Civilisation. Terracotta figures and other anthropological objects belonging to the later Harrappan period have been found during the excavations.Beyond Akhnoor, towards the upper hilly area that joins Sivalik Hills, there has been no trace of any object that could show that Harappans moved any further beyond this town. Excavations at Ambaran-Pamberwan sites have proved that the place was a prominent abode of Buddhism during the Kushan period and Gupta period. Apart from an ancient an eight-spoke Stupa (a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, made of high quality baked bricks and surrounded by stone pathways, meditation cells and rooms),〔(Dalai Lama to visit Kushan period monastry excavated in Kashmir | Hill Post )〕 life sized Terracotta busts of Buddha and coins belonging to those periods were also excavated from the sites.〔(Dalai Lama to visit Ambaran next month - News Oneindia )〕 The 14th Dalai Lama visited the place in August, 2012. Buddhist relics from the Pre-Kushan reign and silver caskets, gold and silver leaves, pearls, corals and three copper coins from the Gupta period are reported to be found.〔(Dalai Lama Visits Ancient Buddhist Sites in Jammu : Himsatta )〕〔http://www.thenorthlines.com/newsdet.aspx?q=41918〕 The location of the Stupas is such that it lies on the ancient routes from Pataliputra, now in present-day Patna, Bihar in India to Taxila now in Punjab Province, Pakistan. Among other find of historical importance that indicates the place inhabited by people pre-dominantly belonging to Hinduism is the green coloured Trimurti idol made up of a single stone at Ambarran Village. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Akhnoor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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