Soura, Kashmir

Soura
Soura
Soura

Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Coordinates: 34°8′1″N 74°48′6″E / 34.13361°N 74.80167°E / 34.13361; 74.80167Coordinates: 34°8′1″N 74°48′6″E / 34.13361°N 74.80167°E / 34.13361; 74.80167
District Srinagar district
Settled Ancient
Elevation 1,592 m (5,223 ft)
Languages
 • Official Urdu, Kashmiri
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 190011
Telephone code 0194
Vehicle registration JK
Distance from Delhi 858.9 kilometres (533.7 mi)
Distance from Mumbai 2,206.7 kilometres (1,371.2 mi)

Soura is a notified area of Srinagar located about 11.1 km north of Lal Chowk on Srinagar-Ladakh Highway.[1] Soura is famous for Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital, a multi-speciality hospital. Besides serving as a Hospital, it is the prestigious medical college of Kashmir valley. Soura is located near Anchar Lake. The whole western side of the area is covered by Anchar Lake.[2][3] During the period of Buddhism in Kashmir, a Buddhist Vihara was built at "Saurasa", corresponding to the place "Sowur" (Soura) on the shore of Anchar Lake to the north of Srinagar. It also hosts a famous Muslim shrine known as Aasaar Sharief Jinaab Saahib which holds more than 13 holy relics.

Education

The area is considered as one of the key education centres in the city. The following is the list of colleges and schools in the area:

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.googlemaps.com
  2. ↑ "Floods in Kashmir, Army called out". The Times of India. Sep 4, 2006.
  3. ↑ http://wikimapia.org/11370559/Soura-Medical-College
  4. ↑ Handbook of Jammu and Kashmir State Board for entrance examination/Medical Colleges.
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