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Srinagar (English: / ˈ s r iː n ə ɡ ər / ⓘ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [siriːnagar]) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is the largest city and summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an Indian-administered union territory .
Srinagar is located at 1] at the left bank of Alaknanda river. It has an average elevation of 560 metres (1,837 feet).It is the largest town in the Garhwal Hills.It is reached by national highway NH58 from Rishikesh, Srinagar is about 104 km from Rishikesh which is the last city on the plains of Uttarakhand and from where the mountains start.
According to the 2011 census Srinagar district has a population of 1,236,829, [5] roughly equal to the nation of Estonia [12] or the US state of New Hampshire. [13] This gives it a ranking of 381st in India (out of a total of 640). [5] The district has a population density of 703 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,820/sq mi). [5]
Srinagar airfield was established by the Indian Air Force. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, the airport received an airlift of Indian army troops to prevent Pakistan army from capturing Srinagar. Although the airport was small and lacked landing aids, the airlift was still carried out successfully on 27 October 1947. [4]
Downtown, popularly known as Shahar-e-Khaas, is the largest and the most densely populated area of the city of Srinagar in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India.. The area is mostly located on the banks of Jhelum river about five km (3.1 mi) from city center.
Shalimar Bagh (Urdu pronunciation: [ʃɑːliːmɑːɾ bɑːɣ], Kashmiri pronunciation: [ʃaːlɨməːr baːɣ] is a Mughal garden in Srinagar of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir,o the northeast of Dal Lake. It is also known as Shalimar Gardens, Farah Baksh, and Faiz Baksh.
The Roza Bal, Rouza Bal, or Rozabal is a shrine located in the Khanyar quarter in downtown area of Srinagar in Kashmir, India.The word roza means tomb, the word bal means place.
Indira Nagar is a residential area in the city of Srinagar in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. [3] It used to be a lake [4] before but now only few hundred meters of the lake is left. This area comes under the control of Badami Bagh Cantonment along with other areas like Batwara, Shivpora and Sonwar Bagh.