Sher Garhi Palace

The Sher Garhi Palace is a former royal residence in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It sits south of the Old City, on the banks of the Jhelum River.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Budshah Bridge and 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 200 metres southeast of 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. Lal Chowk is situated 480 metres southeast of 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 1 km southeast of Sher Garhi Palace.

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.

Batamaloo

Suburb

Batamaloo or Batmaloo, known as Batamalyun in kashmiri, is a locality in the Srinagar district, of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated just about 2.5 km from Lal Chowk, Srinagar.

Sher Garhi Palace

Type: Castle
Description: former palace in Srinagar, India
Categories: palace, ruins, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Srinagar North, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.07308° or 34° 4′ 23″ north

Longitude

74.80586° or 74° 48′ 21″ east

Open location code

8J6P3RF4+68

OpenStreetMap ID

way 715909684

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q7494618

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In Other Languages

From Kashmiri to Urdu—“Sher Garhi Palace” goes by many names.

Kashmiri: “شیر گٔڑؠ محل”
Panjabi: “ਸ਼ੇਰ ਗਡ਼੍ਹੀ ਮਹਿਲ”
Urdu: “شیر گڑھی محل”

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