Zakura | |
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| Zukura | |
  Zakura Location inJammu & Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates:34°09′32″N74°49′54″E / 34.1589887°N 74.8316992°E /34.1589887; 74.8316992 | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory |  Jammu & Kashmir |
| Division | Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar |
| Constituency | Hazratbal |
| Settled | Ancient |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri,Dogri,Urdu,Hindi, English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 190006 |
| Telephone code | 0194 |
Zakura, also known asZukura andZukur, is a notified area and town in theSrinagar district of theunion territory ofJammu and Kashmir, India. The town is the integral part ofHazratbal constituency. The area is located about 12 km from commercial center of theKashmir Valley. The area provides at least two major road links which connects municipal committee ofGanderbal withSrinagar.[2]
The area is located34°09′32″N74°49′54″E / 34.1589887°N 74.8316992°E /34.1589887; 74.8316992 12 km towards North from the commercial center of Srinagar.[3]
The people living in Zakura witnessed the slaughter of the human lives by Indian armed forces in the 20th century. The key event among all the brutal killings was Zakura Massacre. The Massacre was the killing of protesters calling for the implementation of a United Nations resolution regarding a plebiscite in Kashmir at Zakura Crossing in Srinagar on 1 March 1990. 40 people died in the incident.[4]
The postal code of the area is 190006.[5]Kashmiri is the native language of the area, people also speakUrdu andEnglish fluently.
The college is considered one of the top medical colleges in valley. It provided major role and contribution in2014 Kashmir floods, it was the only college in which vaccine injections were not destroyed by floods. It saved the life of many human beings.[6]
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