Zakura, India Explained

Zakura
Official Name:Zukura
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu & Kashmir, India
Coordinates:34.159°N 74.8317°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Union Territory
Subdivision Name1: Jammu & Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Kashmir
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Srinagar
Subdivision Type4:Constituency
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:Ancient
Unit Pref:Metric
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu, Hindi, English[1]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:190006
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0194
Blank3 Name Sec1:Distance from Delhi
Blank4 Name Sec1:Distance from Mumbai

Zakura, also known as Zukura and Zukur, is a notified area and town in the Srinagar district of the Kashmir Valley, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The town is the integral part of Hazratbal constituency. The area is located about 12 km from commercial center of the Kashmir Valley. The area provides at least two major road links which connects municipal committee of Ganderbal with Srinagar.[2]

Geography

The area is located 12 km towards North from the commercial center of Srinagar.[3]

History

See main article: article and Zakoora and Tengpora massacre. The people living in Zakura witnessed the slaughter of the human lives by Indian armed forces in the 20th century. The key event among all the brutal killings was Zakura Massacre. The Massacre was the killing of protesters calling for the implementation of a United Nations resolution regarding a plebiscite in Kashmir at Zakura Crossing in Srinagar on 1 March 1990. 40 people died in the incident.[4]

Demographics

The postal code of the area is 190006.[5] Kashmiri is the native language of the area, people also speak Urdu and English fluently.

Education

Institute of Asian Medical Sciences

The college is considered one of the top medical colleges in valley. It provided major role and contribution in 2014 Kashmir floods, it was the only college in which vaccine injections were not destroyed by floods. It saved the life of many human beings.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 . The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020 . 4 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019215035/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf . 19 October 2020.
  2. Web site: introduction about Zukura Srinagar . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212610/http://chennaisharetips.com/areas/zakura-srinagar-kashmir . dead . 3 March 2016 . 5 January 2015 .
  3. Web site: indiamapia.com . 5 January 2015.
  4. Web site: 13 March 2015. Zakura, Tengpora carnages haunt survivors. 10 July 2020. Greater Kashmir. en-US.

    https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/more/news/zakura-tengpora-carnages-haunt-survivors/?amp

  5. Web site: pincode.net . 5 January 2015.
  6. Web site: education in zukura . 5 January 2015.