Veeri is a village in the jurisdiction of the tehsil Bijbehara in the Anantnag district in southern Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Geography
Veeri is located at an elevation of above the sea level. It is generally believed that the history of Veeri started with the advent of Hazrat Syed Ahmad Roomi (ra) in Veeri, in last decade of 14th century. Veeri is at a distance of 2 km from river Jhelum and 7 km to the north of Anantnag city. Bijbehara hometown is 5 km to the south, and Srinagar capital city is 56 km from Iqbal market Veeri.
Demographics At the 2011 census, the total population of Veeri was 2164, of whom 1065 were males and 1099 females.
Notable people Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri, Politician Shaykh Mushtaq Ah Veeri, Religious Scholar Ab Rehman Veeri, Politician Ab Gani Veeri, Politician
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