Regipora
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (Retd.) |
Regipora (रेगीपोरा) is a locality in Kupwara city in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Variants
Location
Jat Gotra
History
Regipora is a historical village now a Mohallah of Kupwara town. Regipora was originally a town, established by famous Chak Sardar Regi Chak, in the reign of Ali Shah Chek. Sir Walter Lawerance in The Valley of Kashmir writes “ the ruins of the city established by the Cheks in Regipora are existing as yet". The hill in the north of Regipora is known as Gadhi. This has been a fort of Chaks, where Ali Shah Chek’s Army Commander, Zaiti Shah Chek got the divine visitation and became a saint. [1]