Munawar Abad | |
Other Name: | Munawarabad |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates: | 34.0835°N 74.8192°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Srinagar |
Governing Body: | Srinagar Municipal Corporation |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 1730 |
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: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 190001 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 0194 |
Registration Plate: | JK |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Jammu |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 95% |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Habba Kadal |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Srinagar Municipal Corporation |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Cool (Köppen) |
Munawar Abad, locally known as Muniwar (Munawarabad), is a town located in heart of Srinagar in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is 2 km from Lal Chowk. Munawar Abad is the main link between downtown Srinagar and central Srinagar.
Due to its central location, Muniwar is now becoming an important commercial hub of the city. New shopping complexes are being built. Also there are a number of guest houses and hotels which provide accommodation to tourists, students from other states and other people who come to Srinagar for business purposes. Near Baba Demb Road there is Srinagar's biggest furniture market.