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Lal Bazar
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Lal Bazar
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Lal Bazar
Lal Bazar (India)
Coordinates: 34°08′26″N74°49′32″E / 34.14065°N 74.82559°E / 34.14065; 74.82559 Coordinates: 34°08′26″N74°49′32″E / 34.14065°N 74.82559°E / 34.14065; 74.82559
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Union territory Jammu and Kashmir
District Srinagar
Government
  Type Municipal corporation
  Body Srinagar Municipal Corporation
Languages
  Official Kashmiri, Urdu, English [1] [2]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
190023
Vehicle registration jk01
Distance from Delhi835.4 kilometres (519.1 mi) [3]
Lal Bazar's main street view. Strike Lal Bazar.jpg
Lal Bazar's main street view.

Lal Bazar is a locality in the municipal committee of Srinagar in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It comes under the Zadibal constituency of the Srinagar Legislative Assembly. Lal Bazar is a well known posh area in the upper downtown area of Srinagar. The Pincode of Lal Bazar is 190023. Considered amongst the best residential areas in Srinagar the area has many amenities such as major banks and schools along with University of Kashmir,NIT Srinagar, Institute of Technology, University of Kashmir, Zakura Campus, Sher - i - Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences close by, roughly 2 km from Lal Bazar.

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Location

The street which heads towards one of Lal Bazar's bus stops Lalbazar.jpg
The street which heads towards one of Lal Bazar's bus stops
The Minaret of the famous Qadeem Masjid at Lal Bazar after a spell of snow showers in the Valley Qadeem Masjid.jpg
The Minaret of the famous Qadeem Masjid at Lal Bazar after a spell of snow showers in the Valley

Lal Bazar is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi)way from the city centre of Srinagar.

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Schools

Several prestigious and well known private schools of the city are located in this area.

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