Bufliaz

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| name = Buffliaz

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| other_name = Bafliaz

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| settlement_type = Village

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu & Kashmir, India

| coordinates = {{coord|33.6109|74.3565|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = Union territory

| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg}} Jammu & Kashmir

| subdivision_type2 = Division

| subdivision_name2 = Jammu

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Poonch

| subdivision_type4 = Tehsil

| subdivision_name4 = Surankote

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Spoken

| demographics1_info1 = Kashmiri, Pahari{{Citation needed|date=December 2019}}

| demographics1_title2 = Official

| demographics1_info2 = Urdu, English

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN Code

| postal_code = 185121

| registration_plate = JK-12{{cite news |title= JK-12 POONCH VEHICLE REGISTRATION DETAILS |url=https://www.drivespark.com/rto-vehicle-registration-details/jammu-kashmir-jk-12/}}

| website = {{url|http://poonch.gov.in}}

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Bufliaz, or Bafliaz, is a village and the headquarters of the eponymous community development block in Surankote tehsil of Poonch district in the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies on the Poonch–Rajouri road and is also the starting point of the Mughal Road that leads into the Kashmir Valley through Shopian.

{{cite news |title=The historic Mughal Road |newspaper=Greater Kashmir, 16 May 2017 |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/opinion/the-historic-mughal-road/249410.html}}: "The decision to construct the Mughal Road from Bufliaz Poonch to Shopian was taken in 1978 by the then Chief Minister Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah to afford an alternate route to Kashmir Valley, to establish direct link with Rajouri–Poonch and to make the most of scenic spots of Pir Panchal region as a tourist attraction."

According to local legend, Bufliaz was the place where Bucephalus, the favourite horse of Macedonian king Alexander was killed in battle with the son of Porus. They claim Bafilyaz is the corrupted form of Buccaphalus.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=23 March 2023|title=Baffliyaz: The place where Alexander lost his horse Bucephalus|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/opinion/baffliyaz-the-place-where-alexander-lost-his-horse-bucephalus/|newspaper=Greater Kashmir|access-date= 2 March 2025 }}