Batamaloo | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Srinagar |
Government Type: | Democracy |
Governing Body: | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 1585 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1] [2] |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 190009 |
Registration Plate: | JK01 |
Native Name: | Batamalyun |
Native Name Lang: | ks |
Batamaloo or Batmaloo (in Urdu pronounced as /bəʈɑːmɑːluː/), known as Batamalyun[3] (in Kashmiri pronounced as /baʈɨmaːljun/) in kashmiri, is a locality in the Srinagar district,[4] of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated just about from Lal Chowk, Srinagar. Batamaloo is derived from Batmoul, which is composed of the two words "batte", signifying cooked rice, and "moul", signifying father, in Kashmiri.[5] Batmaloo was also famous for its Main Bus Stop, where every bus from every district would halt but later this bus stop was moved to Qamarwari and this caused major loss of business in the Batamaloo area. Shopkeepers, daily wagers, mechanics and others lost their livelihoods and the market now looks like a haunted place where no one comes. https://www.risingkashmir.com/3-years-on--Batamaloo-shopkeepers-decry-govts-------rehabilitation-plan-89314
Batamaloo is known for the annual Urs[6] Mubarak of Sufi saint Sheikh Dawood Sahib popularly known as Batmol Sahib.[7] [8]