Burzahom archaeological site
The Burzahom archaeological site is located in the Srinagar district of the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Evidences of wheat were found. Archaeological excavations have revealed four phases of cultural significance between 3000 BCE and 1000 BCE.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site located in the Kashmir Valley of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
- Also known as: “Burzahom Archaelogical Site”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shalimar Bagh.
Shalimar Bagh
Garden
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Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal garden in Srinagar of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, located at the northeast of Dal Lake. It is also known as Shalimar Garden, Farah Baksh, and Faiz Baksh. Shalimar Bagh is situated 2½ km south of Burzahom archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nishat and Hazratbal.
Nishat
Suburb
Nishat is a town on the eastern outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of the union capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Nishat is famous for the Nishat Gardens. Nishat is situated 5 km south of Burzahom archaeological site.
Hazratbal
Suburb
Photo: Owais khursheed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hazratbal is a notified area situated in the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is about 10 km from the Srinagar city center. The area became famous after the construction of Hazratbal Shrine, where hundreds of thousands of people visit every year because many relics related to the Islamic prophet Muhammad are believed to be there. Hazratbal is situated 6 km southwest of Burzahom archaeological site.
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. Buchpora is situated 6 km west of Burzahom archaeological site.
Burzahom archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Srinagar North, Srīnagar District, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.17028° or 34° 10′ 13″ northLongitude
74.86705° or 74° 52′ 1″ eastElevation
1,607 metres (5,272 feet)Open location code
8J6P5VC8+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1195603906OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Russian—“Burzahom archaeological site” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “বুরজাহোম প্রত্নক্ষেত্র”
- Dutch: “Burzahom”
- German: “Burzahom”
- German: “Jungsteinzeitliche Siedlung Burzahom”
- German: “Neolithische Siedlung Burzahom”
- Hindi: “बुर्ज़होम”
- Oriya: “ବୁର୍ଜାମ ପ୍ରତ୍ନତାତ୍ତ୍ୱିକ ସ୍ଥଳ”
- Russian: “Бурзахом”
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