Anchar Lake
Anchar Lake; lit. 'Pickle') is a lake located in Soura in the Srinagar district of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Situated close to Ganderbal, the lake is connected with the famous Dal Lake via a channel Amir Khan Nallah, which passes through Gilsar and Khushal Sar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences and Gil Sar.
Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
Hospital
Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, often abbreviated as SKIMS, is the largest medical institute under State Legislature Act in Srinagar, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Gil Sar
Lake
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Gil Sar is a lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake is named after Moorhen which is called Gil in Kashmiri language. It is in a highly deteriorated condition due to encroachment. Gil Sar is situated 3 km southeast of Anchar Lake.
Khushal Sar
Lake
Khushal Sar is a lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is in a highly deteriorated condition and has been encroached upon at many places with illegal construction and landfilling. Khushal Sar is situated 4 km south of Anchar Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buchpora and Soura.
Buchpora
Suburb
Buchpora is a town on the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated on Srinagar-Leh Highway on the eastern side of Anchar Lake. The postal code of the area is 190020.
Soura
Suburb
Soura, known as Sovur in Kashmiri, is a neighborhood in Indian-administered Srinagar in the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about 9km north of Lal Chowk, Srinagar, on the Srinagar-Ladakh Highway in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Nowshera
Suburb
Nowshera, also spelled as Noushera, is a notified area in Srinagar, in the Srinagar district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the northern sector of the Srinagar metropolitan area and is one of the older settled localities of the city, with historical associations dating back to the medieval period and the reign of Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin.
Anchar Lake
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in India
- Category: body of water
- Location: Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Anchar Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ānchār Lake”
- Hindi: “achar lake”
- Hindi: “आंचार झील”
- Hindi: “आंचार”
- Kashmiri: “آنٛچار سَر”
- Macedonian: “Анчарското езеро”
- Panjabi: “ਅੰਚਾਰ ਝੀਲ”
- Tamil: “அன்சார் ஏரி”
- Telugu: “అంచార్ సరస్సు”
- Western Panjabi: “انچار جھیل”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sora and Ānchār.
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Highlights include Haran Forest and Amda Kadal.
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