Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

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.

Email: contactus@skims.ac.in
Type: Hospital
Description: Medical institute and hospital in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Also known as: “Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences”, “SKIMS”, “SKIMS Soura”, and “Soura Hospital”
Address: Soura, Srinagar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190011

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gil Sar and Khushal Sar.

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.

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. Khushal Sar is situated 2½ km south of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences.

University of Kashmir

University

Photo: SerCrappucino, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 east of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Soura and Nowshera, Srinagar.

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.

Nowshera, Srinagar

Suburb

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.

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.

Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Categories: medical school, university, and health care
Location: Srinagar North, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.13548° or 34° 8′ 8″ north

Longitude

74.80021° or 74° 48′ 1″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Named after

Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah

Open location code

8J6P4RP2+53

OpenStreetMap ID

way 293517845

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=hospital

OpenStreetMap feature

healthcare=hospital

Wikidata ID

Q7494599

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences” goes by many names.

Chinese: “克什米尔医学科学研究所”
Chinese: “克什米爾醫學科學研究所”
Kashmiri: “شیرِ کَشمیٖر اِنسٹیچیوٗٹ آف میڈیکل سایِنسِز”
Malayalam: “ഷേർ-ഇ-കശ്മീർ ഇൻസ്റ്റിറ്റ്യൂട്ട് ഓഫ് മെഡിക്കൽ സയൻസസ്”
Urdu: “شیرِ کشمیر انسٹیچیوٹ آف میڈیکل سائنسز”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include SKIMS Masjid and Auditorium SKIMS.

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