Nowshera, Srinagar

Nowshera Noushera Noushahar
Interactive Map of Nowshera, Srinagar
Coordinates: 34°07′48″N74°48′19″E / 34.129977°N 74.805308°E / 34.129977; 74.805308
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	857 kilometres (533 mi) [3]
Distance from Mumbai	2,182.4 kilometres (1,356.1 mi) [4]

Nowshera ^[a] , also spelled as Noushera, is a notified area in Srinagar, in the Srinagar district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the northern sector of the Srinagar metropolitan area and is one of the older settled localities of the city, with historical associations dating back to the medieval period and the reign of Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin. ^[5] It is located about 9.9 km towards North from the commercial center of Kashmir. ^[6]

History

The history of Nowshera dates back to the time of Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin (r. 1420–1470) who established and settled the area as the capital of Kashmir Valley. ^{[7] [8]} The ruins of that capital city can be still traced today. Most of the residential places are quite old fashioned and date back to the time when people at the first place settled here similar to one's in Downtown Srinagar.

Geography

Nowshera is situated in the municipal area of Srinagar and lies 9.9 km (6.2 mi) north of the city centre, from district headquarters. The area is bounded by Soura towards North, Zadibal towards South, Lal Bazar towards East and Zunimar towards West. ^[9]

Notable places

• Shrine of Khawaja Habibullah Nowshehri
• Kashmir Law College

See also

• Rajbagh
• Zadibal
• Soura
• Lalbazar

Notes

1. Urdu: نوشہرہUrdu pronunciation: [nɔːʃɛɦɾɑː] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [naʋʃahar] ; locally pronounced Nowshahar

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. "distance between Nowshera and New Delhi" . Retrieved 12 December 2014.
4. "distance between Nowshera and Mumbai" . Retrieved 12 December 2014.
5. Shah, Sayyid Ashraf (28 February 2022). Glory of Kashmir. Ashraf Fazili. p. 23.
6. "srinagar.nic.in" . Retrieved 12 December 2014.
7. "Brief Industrial Profile of Srinagar District" (PDF). Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
8. "srinagar.nic.in" . Retrieved 12 December 2014.
9. "googlemaps" . Retrieved 12 December 2014.