Aripanthan
| Aripanthan | |
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Panchayat Halqa Model Village |
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Ari Panthan آری پانتھن |
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| Coordinates: 34°03′40″N 74°34′30″E / 34.061°N 74.575°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State |
 Jammu and Kashmir
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| District | Budgam |
| Tehsil | Beerwah |
| Post Office | Magam 193401 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,268 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu |
| Languages | |
| • Spoken | Kashmiri |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Pin Code | 193401 |
| Area code(s) | 01951,+91 |
| Vehicle registration | JK04 |
Panchayat Halqa
Ari Panthan
Aripanthan (Urdu;آری پانتھن) is a village and panchayat halqa in Beerwah tehsil of Budgam district in Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. Aripanthan is situated at the centre of tehsil Beerwah and tehsil Magam.It is located about 27 km west from state's summer capital Srinagar and about 28 km north from district headquarters in Budgam.
The place is believed to be the land of the three upper castes of "Aryas", Brahman, Kshatriya and Vaishya in ancient times. Thus in Sanskrit the Aripanthan means, the place of Ariyans.
Besides this the village has also been believed to be the place of people coming from Achaemenid region centered on the Herat city of present-day western Afghanistan.
Aripanthan is located between latitude 34.061°N and longitude 74.575°E at the base of Pir Panjal mountain range. It has an average elevation of 1585 meters (5203 ft) above MSL in Mumbai. It is surrounded by plains to the north, east, south, and orchard hills from west. The landscape is made up of plateau-like terraces known as karewas.The total area of village is 462.62 ha.
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