Buchpora
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.- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in India
- Also known as: “Butshpoor”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences and University of Kashmir.
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.
University of Kashmir
University
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University of Kashmir, informally known as Kashmir University, is a public state university located in the Hazratbal neighbourhood, on the western side of Dal Lake in the city of Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, India, which was established in 1948. University of Kashmir is situated 3½ km southeast of Buchpora.
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 south of Buchpora.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soura and Nowshera, Srinagar.
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, Srinagar
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.
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. Lal Bazar is situated 3 km southeast of Buchpora.
Buchpora
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Srinagar North, Srīnagar District, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.15088° or 34° 9′ 3″ northLongitude
74.80314° or 74° 48′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8J6P5R23+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 7059194893OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q17050124
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Buchpora” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Buchpora”
- Hindi: “बछपोरा”
- Irish: “Buchpora”
- Kashmiri: “بَژھ پوٗر”
- Urdu: “بچھ پورہ”
- Urdu: “بژھ پورہ”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masjid Ahle-Bayt and Mehmoodabad Park.
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