Lal Chowk
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 stateMaharaja, Hari Singh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: place in Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Address: سری نگر
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SPS Museum and Sher Garhi Palace.
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.
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 480 metres northwest of Lal Chowk.
Budshah Bridge
Bridge
Budshah Bridge, locally also known as Budshah Kadal, is a concrete bridge located in the Srinagar city of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Budshah Bridge is situated 320 metres west 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
- Categories: square and historic site
- Location: Srinagar North, Srīnagar District, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.07128° or 34° 4′ 17″ northLongitude
74.81061° or 74° 48′ 38″ eastHeight
2 metres (6.6 feet)Open location code
8J6P3RC6+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 679193876OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q6480036
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In Other Languages
From Hindi to Urdu—“Lal Chowk” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “लाल चौक”
- Kashmiri: “لال چوک”
- Tamil: “லால் சௌக், சிறீநகர்”
- Thai: “ลาลเจาก์”
- Urdu: “لال چوک”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lal Chowk”. Photo: Antonygrizmen1, CC BY-SA 4.0.