Bandipore (also spelled Bandipora, Bandipur, Bandipura) (Kashmiri: بنڈ پُور, Urdu: بانڈی پور) is a new District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is bounded on the west by Kupwara district on the south by ganderbal and baramulla District, on the east by Kargil district and on the north by Neelum District and on the north east by Skardu district, Pakistan. It is located on the northern banks of Wular Lake - the biggest lake of clean water in Asia. Bandipore town has a Nishat Bagh similar to the one in Srinagar. in kashmiri there is a famous phrase about Bandipora or in other words Bandipora is famous for three A's - A'lim (knowledge), Adab (good habits or literature) and Aab (Water).