Rajbagh
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Rajbagh | |
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 Convent road Rajbagh | |
  Rajbagh Location inJammu and Kashmir,India  Rajbagh Rajbagh (India) | |
| Coordinates:34°4′10″N74°49′30″E/ 34.06944°N 74.82500°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar |
| Settled | Ancient |
| Elevation | 1,592 m (5,223 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri,Urdu,Hindi,Dogri,English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 190008 |
| Distance from Delhi | 826.4 kilometres (513.5 mi)[3] |
| Distance from Mumbai | 2,190.8 kilometres (1,361.3 mi)[4] |
Rajbaghis the notified area in the municipal committee ofSrinagar,in theIndianunion territoryofJammu and Kashmir.It comes under the Lal chowk Constituency. Rajbagh is a posh locality in the civil line area ofSrinagar.The postal code of Rajbagh is 190008. Rajbagh is considered one of the many best residential places inSrinagar.There are many hotels, restaurants and schools in this locality. Rajbagh area was heavily damaged by the2014 Kashmir floods,it was one of the worst affected areas due to flood.
Geography
[edit]Rajbagh is situated along the river banks ofJehlum River.It is located about 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from thecommercial center of Kashmir.[5]Ram Munshi Bagh, Shivpora, Guzarwaan Mohalla, Jawahar Nagar are the nearby localities to Rajbagh. The area is located at areduced levelof 1,592 m (5,223 ft) above mean sea level inMumbai.
Subdivisions
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- Pathan Bagh
- Kursoo Rajbagh
- Rajbagh Extension
- Aramwari
- Gade-henz Pora
Education
[edit]There are more than 15 schools in the area. The prestigious girls' schoolPresentation Convent High Schoolis located in this area.
The area consists of following schools:
- Linton Hall School
- Lawrence Vidya Bhawan School
- Presentation Convent High School
- Little Angles High School
September floods
[edit]The area was damaged quite heavily by the2014 Kashmir floods.At about 4:18 AM on 7 September water started to enter the ground floors of the houses located in this locality & by 3 PM the water level had reached about 25 feet high above ground level on the streets. Some houses were fully submerged in water, others were partially submerged, people were rescued from their houses by locals in shikaras & rafting boats. The water finally vanished in Rajbagh after 25 days. Rajbagh was submerged under water for 25 days after the flood came. The damage level was quite high in the Rajbagh area. It was one of the worst affected areas during the flood.[6]
See also
[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.Retrieved23 September2020.
- ^"Distance between Rajbag and New Delhi".Retrieved10 December2014.
- ^"Distance between Rajbag and Mumbai".Retrieved10 December2014.
- ^"distance between rajbag and lal chowk".Retrieved10 December2014.
- ^"Boats Still Being used in Srinagar's Posh Rajbagh Area".The Indian Express.2 October 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 3 October 2014.Retrieved29 October2014.
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