Soura, Srinagar

Soura
Sovur
Interactive map of Soura
Coordinates: 34°08′16″N 74°48′08″E / 34.137833°N 74.802109°E / 34.137833; 74.802109
CountryIndia
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictSrinagar
SettledAncient
Elevation
1,592 m (5,223 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English
Time zoneUTC+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, also known in Kashmiri as Sovur, is a neighbourhood in Srinagar Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located east of Anchar Lake, near the southern end of 90 ft Road (a 7 km long segment of National Highway 1). 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

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 90 ft road before Awanta Bhawan to the east.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Urdu pronunciation: [sɔːɾɑː]
  2. ↑ Kashmiri pronunciation: [soʋur]

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. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Floods in Kashmir, Army called out". The Times of India. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Soura Medical College - Srinagar".
  5. ↑ "With a Heavy Hand, India Rides Out Kashmir's Year of Disquiet". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ Soura (Map). OpenStreetMap. 23 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Training". www.skims.ac.in. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Shab-e-Qadr Observed Across J&K". Kashmir Observer. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2022.