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{{short description| place in the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kanihama<br />
| official_name = Kanihama<br />
| settlement_type = Village in [[Budgam district| Budgam]]<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[English language|English]]<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref><br />
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord| 33.4238|N|74.5429<br />
|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Kanihama| url=http://wikimapia.org/8684951/Kanihama| website= wikimapia.org|access-date= 2021-01-14}}</ref><br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Budgam district|Budgam]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = District<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 193401<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| Schos = <br />
}}<br />
'''Kanihama''', formerly known as Gund Kawarhama,<ref name="Monitor">{{cite news|title=Quietly, a piece of Kashmir culture withers away|url=http://www.kashmirmonitor.in/news-quietly-a-piece-of-kashmir-culture-withers-away-92711.aspx|access-date=24 March 2016|work=Kashmir Monitor|date=30 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404224648/http://www.kashmirmonitor.in/news-quietly-a-piece-of-kashmir-culture-withers-away-92711.aspx|archive-date=4 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a village situated on the [[Srinagar]]-[[Gulmarg]] road in the [[Budgam district]] in [[India]]n administered [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The [[Kani Shawl]]s produced in the area were given a [[geographical indication]] status by the [[government of Jammu and Kashmir]], making it illegal to sell shawls made outside of the Kanihama area as Kani shawls.<ref name="Handloom Village">{{cite news|title=Kanihama given Handloom village Status|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/kashmir-ki-kani-how-a-small-village-revived-a-dying-art/story-O2TPtJ78iZCTn4hWRZSomL_amp.html|access-date=20 June 2020|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=18 December 2020}}</ref><br />
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Kanihama is surrounded by Narbal Block towards east, Magam Block towards west, Pattan Block towards north, Badgam Block towards South.<br />
This place is in the border of the [[Budgam district| Budgam]] and [[Baramulla district]].<ref name="GI">{{cite news|title=Kashmir's famous Kani shawls get GI status|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kashmirs-famous-kani-shawls-get-gi-status/article267534.ece|access-date=24 March 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 March 2010}}</ref><br />
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Kanihama was given a status of handloom village by Government of Jammu and Kashmir as the village is primarily known for its handloom products like [[Pashmina]] [[Shawal]], [[Kani Shawl]], etc all over the globe. Under the project the village is being beautified and developed to encourage the tourists to visit.<br />
Kashmir Public school Established in 2015.<ref> [https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/kashmir-s-disheartened-weavers-see-little-hope-for-shawl-industry-28610/amp Kanihama Shawl Weavers see little hope] </ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Gogjigund]]<br />
* [[Ichgam]]<br />
* [[Budgam]]<br />
* [[Srinagar]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
#[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/312921/Vale-of-Kashmir Vale of Kashmir]<br />
#{{url| budgam.nic.in/| Official Website of District Budgam}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Budgam district]]<br />
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