Nowshera, Srinagar
Nowshera, also spelled as Noushera, Nowshehra, or Naushahr, is a notified area in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Located north of Srinagar's old city, it was established during the reign of Sultan Zayn al-Abidin and served as the capital of Kashmir Sultanate during part of his reign.- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Also known as: “Naushera”, “Noushahar”, “Noushera”, “Nowshehra”, “Nowshera”, and “Nowshera (Srinagar)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gil Sar and Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences.
Gil Sar
Lake
Photo: Demonkiller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
Hospital
Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, often abbreviated as SKIMS, is a government medical institute and tertiary-care teaching hospital located at Soura in Srinagar, in the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soura and Lal Bazar.
Soura
Suburb
Photo: Owais Khursheed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soura, also known in Kashmiri as Sovur, is a neighbourhood in Srinagar Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.
Lal Bazar
Suburb
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Lal Bazar is a locality in the municipal committee of Srinagar in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It comes under the Zadibal constituency of the Srinagar Legislative Assembly.
Zadibal
Suburb
Zadibal is a locality and notified area in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Located on the eastern banks of the Khushal Sar lake, Zadibal is one of the historic residential areas of the city and forms part of the Zadibal Assembly constituency.
Nowshera, Srinagar
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Srinagar North, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.13° or 34° 7′ 48″ northLongitude
74.80582° or 74° 48′ 21″ eastElevation
1,595 metres (5,233 feet)Open location code
8J6P4RH4+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 13414995188OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Nowshera, Srinagar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نوشهر (سري نكر)”
- Hindi: “नौशेरा, श्रीनगर”
- Kashmiri: “نَوشہر، سِریٖنَگَر”
- Kashmiri: “نوشہر”
- Urdu: “نوشہرہ، سری نگر”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masjid Hubbi and Astan Khawaja Habibullah Nowshehri.
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