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Srinagar

Srinagar
سری نگر
Metropolis
Panorama of city in green area near a river and lakes
View of Srinagar and Dal Lake
Srinagar is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar
Srinagar
Srinagar is located in India
Srinagar
Srinagar
Location in Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates: 34°5′24″N 74°47′24″E / 34.09000°N 74.79000°E / 34.09000; 74.79000Coordinates: 34°5′24″N 74°47′24″E / 34.09000°N 74.79000°E / 34.09000; 74.79000
Country  India
State  Jammu and Kashmir
District Srinagar
Government
 • Governor N. N. Vohra
Area
 • Metropolis 294 km2 (114 sq mi)
Elevation 1,585 m (5,200 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Metropolis 1,180,570
 • Rank 34th
 • Density 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,273,312
 • Metro Rank 38th
Languages
 • Official Urdu
 • Other Spoken languages Kashmiri
 • Regional Kashmiri
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 190 001
Telephone code 0194
Vehicle registration JK 01
Sex ratio 888 / 1000
Literacy 69.15%
Distance from Delhi 876 kilometres (544 mi) NW
Distance from Mumbai 2,275 kilometres (1,414 mi) NE (land)
Climate Cfa
Precipitation 710 millimetres (28 in)
Avg. summer temperature 23.3 °C (73.9 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 3.2 °C (37.8 °F)
Website www.srinagar.nic.in

Srinagar /ˈsriˌnʌɡʌr/ (About this sound listen ) is the largest city and the summer capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is famous for its gardens, waterfronts and houseboats. It is also known for traditional Kashmiri handicrafts and dried fruits.

Folk etymology draws the city name from two Sanskrit words: śrī ("glory, prosperity", a name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi) and nagar ("city"), which would make "City of Lakshmi" (or "City of Prosperity").

However, the earliest records mention the name as siri-nagar which in turn is a local transformation of the original Sanskrit name sūrya-nagar, meaning "City of the Sun" (or, of a sun god).


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