Nowshera, Srinagar

Place in Jammu and Kashmir, India
34°07′48″N 74°48′19″E / 34.129977°N 74.805308°E / 34.129977; 74.805308Country IndiaUnion territoryJammu and KashmirDistrictSrinagarSettledAncientElevation
1,592 m (5,223 ft)Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
190011
Telephone code0194Vehicle registrationJK 01Distance from Delhi857 kilometres (533 mi)[3]Distance from Mumbai2,182.4 kilometres (1,356.1 mi)[4]

Nowshera is the notified area in the municipal committee of Srinagar, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the oldest residential places in Srinagar founded by Zain-ul-Abidin. It is located about 9.9 km towards North from the commercial center of Kashmir.[5][6]

Notable places

•Khawaja Habibullah Nowsheri Shrine

•Kashmir Law College

•Nowshera post office

History

The history of Nowshera dates back to the time of Zain-ul-Abidin who established and settled the area as the capital of Kashmir Valley.[7] The ruins of that capital city can be still traced today. Most of the residential places are quite old fashioned and date back to the time when people at the first place settled here similar to one's in Downtown Srinagar.

Geography

Nowshera is located 34°07′48″N 74°48′19″E / 34.129977°N 74.805308°E / 34.129977; 74.805308 9.9 km (6.2 mi) towards North from district headquarters in Srinagar. The area is bounded by Soura towards North, Zadibal towards South, Lal Bazar towards East and Zanimar towards West.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "distance between Nowshera and New Delhi". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. ^ "distance between Nowshera and Mumbai". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  5. ^ "srinagar.nic.in". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  6. ^ "google maps". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  7. ^ "srinagar.nic.in". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  8. ^ "googlemaps". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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