Achabal
Achabal
Achival | |
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![]() Achabal Town | |
Coordinates:33°41′N75°14′E/ 33.68°N 75.23°E | |
Country | Jammu & Kashmir |
Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
District | Anantnag |
Elevation | 1,936 m (6,352 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 5,835 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri,Urdu,Hindi,Dogri,English[1][2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
Vehicle registration | JK03 |
Achabal(Urdu pronunciation:[ətʃʰəbəl]), known asAchival[3](Kashmiri pronunciation:[at͡ʃʰiwal]) inKashmiri,is a town inAnantnag district,in the union territory ofJammu and Kashmir,India.
Achabal is an important tourist town about 8.1 km away fromAnantnag,and is notable for an ancient spring surrounded by a garden terraced and developed by the Mughals. The upper portion of the garden is called 'Bag-e-Begum Abad' developed by Malika Noor Jehan Begum in 1616 AD and renowned as Sahib Abad in which there is a Hamam (treasure of water) getting heat from a logical lamp (Tosnag).[citation needed]
Cascadesand fountains have been erected by Mughal Emperors. A mosque standing in the garden is believed to have been constructed by Mughal Prince Dara Shikwah. Achabal was once the pleasure retreat of Empress Noor Jehan. A trout hatchery is also located nearby. Achabal is the site of aMughal gardencalledAchabal Gardens.[citation needed]
Geography
[edit]Achabal is located at33°41′N75°14′E/ 33.68°N 75.23°E.[4]It has an average elevation of 1936 metres (6352 feet) abovemean sea level.[citation needed]
History
[edit]According toKalhana'sRajataranginiAchabal(Sanskrit Akṣavāla) was founded by Akṣa son of King Nara II of Gonandiya dynasty.[5][better source needed]
Demographics
[edit]At the 2001 Indiacensus,Achabal had a population of 5835. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Achabal had an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 65% of the males and 35% of females literate. 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.[6]
Nearest tehsils
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020.Retrieved27 September2020.
- ^"Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020".Rising Kashmir.23 September 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 24 September 2020.Retrieved23 September2020.
- ^Kashir Encyclopedia(in Kashmiri). Vol. 1. Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts Culture and Languages. 1986. p. 19.
- ^Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Achabal
- ^M.A.Stein Kalhana's Rajatarangini: A Chronicle of the Kings of Kashmir Volume I Page 50 Published by Motilal Banarsidass Reprinted 1979.
- ^"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)".Census Commission of India. Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2004.Retrieved1 November2008.