Nowshera, Srinagar Explained

Nowshera
Native Name Lang:ks
Other Name:Noushera
Map Alt:Interactive Map of Nowshera, Srinagar
Coordinates:34.13°N 74.8053°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:Union territory
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Srinagar
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:Ancient
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:1592
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:190011
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0194
Registration Plate:JK 01
Blank3 Name Sec1:Distance from Delhi
Blank3 Info Sec1:857km (533miles)[3]
Blank4 Name Sec1:Distance from Mumbai
Blank4 Info Sec1:2182.4km (1,356.1miles)[4]

Nowshera is the notified area in the municipal committee of Srinagar, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also alternatively spelled as Nowshehra or Noushera. It is one of the oldest residential places in Srinagar founded by Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin. It is located about 9.9 km towards North from the commercial center of Kashmir.[5] [6]

Notable places

•Aastan Khawaja Habibullah Nowshehri

Kashmir Law College

History

The history of Nowshera dates back to the time of Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin who established and settled the area as the capital of Kashmir Valley.[7] The ruins of that capital city can be still traced today. Most of the residential places are quite old fashioned and date back to the time when people at the first place settled here similar to one's in Downtown Srinagar.

Geography

Nowshera is located towards North from district headquarters in Srinagar. The area is bounded by Soura towards North, Zadibal towards South, Lal Bazar towards East and Zunimar towards West.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 . The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020 . 27 September 2020.
  2. News: Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 . Rising Kashmir . 23 September 2020. 23 September 2020.
  3. Web site: distance between Nowshera and New Delhi . 12 December 2014.
  4. Web site: distance between Nowshera and Mumbai . 12 December 2014.
  5. Web site: srinagar.nic.in . 12 December 2014.
  6. Web site: google maps . 12 December 2014.
  7. Web site: srinagar.nic.in . 12 December 2014.
  8. Web site: googlemaps . 12 December 2014.