Soura, Srinagar
Soura
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| Coordinates:34°8′1″N74°48′6″E/ 34.13361°N 74.80167°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 | 190011 |
| Telephone code | 0194 |
| Vehicle registration | JK 01 |
| Distance from Delhi | 858.9 kilometres (533.7 mi) |
| Distance from Mumbai | 2,206.7 kilometres (1,371.2 mi) |
Soura,(Urdu pronunciation:[sɔːɾɑː]) known asSovur(Kashmiri pronunciation:[sowur]) inKashmiri,is a neighborhood in Indian-administered Srinagar in the disputed region ofJammu and Kashmir.It is located about 9 km north ofLal Chowk, SrinagaronSrinagar-LadakhHighway in Jammu and Kashmir, India.[3]Soura is noted forSher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences,a multi-specialty hospital. Besides serving as a hospital, it is the medicaldeemed universityof Kashmir valley. Soura is located nearAnchar Lake.The whole western side of the area is covered by Anchar Lake.[4][5] It also hosts a famous Muslim Shrine known as Asar-e-Sharif Jinab Sahib Soura which holds more than 13 holy relics.[6]
Notable places
[edit]- Sher-i-Kashmir institute of Medical Sciences(SKIMS)
- Aasar-e-sharif Jenab sahab Anchar
- Sabzi Mandi Soura
- Maternity Hospital SKIMS
- Anchar lake
Education
[edit]The area is considered one of the key education centres in the city. The following is the list of colleges and schools in the area:
- Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences.The institute provides post-graduate, doctoral, and post-doctoral courses in multiple disciplines of medicine; and undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses in paramedical courses and nursing.[7]
- Government Boys Higher Secondary.
- Government Girls Higher Secondary.
- S M dedicated high school.
- Standard Public High School.
- Ramzan Memorial Educational Institute.
- Zulfkar Public High School.
- Mother Land public school.
- Iqbal Public School.
- Darul Iqra Public School.
- Metro Educational Institute.
- Mahad Al-Lugat-ul Arabia.
Besides these, there are several primary and middle schools in Soura.
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.
- ^"With a Heavy Hand, India Rides Out Kashmir's Year of Disquiet".The New York Times.
- ^"Floods in Kashmir, Army called out".The Times of India.4 September 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 11 January 2014.
- ^"Soura Medical College - Srinagar".
- ^"Shab-e-Qadr Observed Across J&K".Kashmir Observer.Retrieved8 February2022.
- ^"Training".www.skims.ac.in.Retrieved14 November2020.
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