Soura, Srinagar
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Soura
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| Coordinates: 34°08′16″N 74°48′08″E / 34.137833°N 74.802109°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[a], also known in Kashmiri as Sovur,[b] is a neighbourhood in Srinagar Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located east of Anchar Lake,[3][4] near the southern end of 90ft Road (a 7km long segment of National Highway 1).[5] Soura is home to the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), a multi-specialty hospital, which also serves as a medical deemed university of the Kashmir Valley.
Geography
[edit]Soura lies in the northern part of Srinagar and is bounded by Buchpora to the north, Anchar Lake to the west, Nowshera to the south, and 90ft road before Awanta Bhawan to the east.[6]
Landmarks
[edit]- Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), a tertiary-care hospital, medical university, and research institution.[7]
- Maternity Hospital SKIMS, a maternity facility associated with SKIMS.
- Jenab Sahib Anchar, a Muslim shrine that houses a collection of Islamic relics.[8]
- Sabzi Mandi
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ↑ "Floods in Kashmir, Army called out". The Times of India. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
- ↑ "Soura Medical College - Srinagar".
- ↑ "With a Heavy Hand, India Rides Out Kashmir's Year of Disquiet". The New York Times.
- ↑ Soura (Map). OpenStreetMap. 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "Training". www.skims.ac.in. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ↑ "Shab-e-Qadr Observed Across J&K". Kashmir Observer. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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