Pulawama

Pulwama lies south of Srinagar in the Vale of Kashmir. Known in antiquity as Panwangam and later as Pulgam, it stands on the valley side of the Pir Panjal mountains. To the southwest, a route crossed the Pir Panjal Pass from Poonch to Hirapur. The road was extended towards Bhimber under the Kashmiri sultans and strengthened by Akbar after his conquest of Kashmir, forming part of the imperial route from Lahore to the valley.