Lal Chowk
Lal Chowk is a square in Srinagar North, Srīnagar District, Jammu and Kashmir. Lal Chowk is situated nearby to the marketplace New Market Forest Lane, as well as near Aftab Market Budshah Chowk.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lal Chowk and Sher Garhi Palace.
Lal Chowk
Square
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Lal Chowk is a city square in Srinagar, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The square was given its name by left-wing activists who were inspired by the Russian Revolution as they fought the princely state Maharaja, Hari Singh.
Sher Garhi Palace
Castle
The Sher Garhi Palace is a historic royal residence in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Situated south of the Old City of Srinagar, along the banks of the Jhelum River, its name,"Sher Garhi," translates to "Fort of the Lion,"highlighting its role as a prominent seat of power. Sher Garhi Palace is situated 470 metres northwest of Lal Chowk.
SPS Museum
Museum
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The Shri Pratap Singh Museum, commonly known as the SPS Museum, is a museum in Wazir Bagh Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Established in 1898, the museum houses a collection of over 80,000 objects from various regions in Northern India. SPS Museum is situated 550 metres southeast of Lal Chowk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maisuma and Srinagar.
Maisuma
Suburb
Maisuma is a densely populated neighborhood of Srinagar in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir which is bordered on the north by Gawkadal bridge and on the South by Lal Chowk. River Jhelum forms it western border.
Srinagar
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Srinagar in the Kashmir Valley is the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir and the largest city in the Kashmir region.
Rajbagh
Suburb
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Rajbagh is a notified area in the municipal committee of Srinagar, in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It comes under the Lal chowk constituency.
Lal Chowk
- Type: Square
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and locality
- Location: Srinagar North, Srīnagar District, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.07126° or 34° 4′ 17″ northLongitude
74.81049° or 74° 48′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8J6P3RC6+G5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1794589157OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include New Market Forest Lane and India Post- Post Office(Lal Chowk Sub post Office).
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