Soura, Srinagar

Coordinates: 34°8′1″N 74°48′6″E / 34.13361°N 74.80167°E / 34.13361; 74.80167
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Soura
Sovur
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
190011
Telephone code0194
Vehicle registrationJK 01
Distance from Delhi858.9 kilometres (533.7 mi)
Distance from Mumbai2,206.7 kilometres (1,371.2 mi)

Soura, (Urdu pronunciation:

Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, a multi-specialty hospital. Besides serving as a hospital, it is the medical deemed university of Kashmir valley. Soura is located near Anchar 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]

Barricade

The people of the neighbourhood are known for their resistance against the Indian army and pro-Pakistani sentiments by blocking the entry of Indian security forces, and particularly the paramilitary police, into the eighborhood. Soura, home to about 15,000 people, was the epicentre of resistance to the government’s removal on August 5 of the partial autonomy enjoyed by Jammu and Kashmir, the country’s only Muslim-majority state.[7][8]

Notable Places

  • Sher-i-Kashmir institute of Medical Sciences
    (SKIMS)
  • Aasar-e-sharif Jenab sahab Anchar
  • Sabzi Mandi Soura
  • Maternity Hospital SKIMS
  • Anchar lake

Education

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "With a Heavy Hand, India Rides Out Kashmir's Year of Disquiet". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Floods in Kashmir, Army called out". The Times of India. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Soura Medical College - Srinagar".
  6. ^ "Shab-e-Qadr Observed Across J&K". Kashmir Observer. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ Dawn.com, Reuters | (20 August 2019). "Besieged Kashmiri neighbourhood in test of wills with India's Modi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 January 2024. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "'Fighting back': Kashmir enclave blocks entry of Indian troops". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Training". www.skims.ac.in. Retrieved 14 November 2020.