Soura Sovur | |
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| Coordinates:34°8′1″N74°48′6″E / 34.13361°N 74.80167°E /34.13361; 74.80167 | |
| 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:[soʋur]) inKashmiri, is a neighborhood in Indian-administered Srinagar in the disputed region ofJammu and Kashmir. It is located about 9 km north ofLal Chowk, Srinagar onSrinagar-Ladakh Highway 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 university of 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]
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:
Besides these, there are several primary and middle schools in Soura.
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