Nowshera

Nowshera, also spelled as Noushera, is a notified area in , in the of the union territory of , . It lies in the northern sector of the 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.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: place in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Also known as: Naushera”, “Noushahar”, “Noushera”, “Nowshehra”, and “Nowshera, Srinagar

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gil Sar and Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences.

Lake
is a located in , , India. The lake is named after Moorhen which is called Gil in Kashmiri language. It is in a highly deteriorated condition due to encroachment.

Hospital
Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, often abbreviated as SKIMS, is the largest medical institute under State Legislature Act in , in the Indian union territory of .

Lake
is a located in , , India. It is in a highly deteriorated condition and has been encroached upon at many places with illegal construction and landfilling.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Soura and Lal Bazar.

Suburb
, known as Sovur in Kashmiri, is a neighborhood in Indian-administered Srinagar in the disputed region of . It is located about 9km north of , on the - Highway in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Suburb
is a locality in the municipal committee of in the administered union territory of . It comes under the Zadibal constituency of the Srinagar Legislative Assembly.

Suburb
is a notified area in the municipality of , in the of , India. Assembly constituency is one of the 87 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.

Nowshera

Latitude
34.13° or 34° 7′ 48″ north
Longitude
74.80582° or 74° 48′ 21″ east
Elevation
1,595 metres (5,233 feet)
Open location code
8J6P4RH4+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13414995188
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1429782
Wiki­data ID
Q19894856
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Nowshera” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نوشهر (سري نكر)
  • Hindi: नौशेरा, श्रीनगर
  • Kashmiri: نَوشہر، سِریٖنَگَر
  • Kashmiri: نوشہر
  • Urdu: نوشہرہ، سری نگر

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Highlights include Masjid Hubbi and Astan Khawaja Habibullah Nowshehri.

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