Soura
| Soura(Suhra) | |
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 Soura(Suhra)
Soura(Suhra)
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| Coordinates: 34°8′1″N 74°48′6″E / 34.13361°N 74.80167°ECoordinates: 34°8′1″N 74°48′6″E / 34.13361°N 74.80167°E | |
| District | Srinagar district |
| Settled | Ancient |
| Elevation | 1,592 m (5,223 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu, Kashmiri |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 190011 |
| Telephone code | 0194 |
| Vehicle registration | JK |
| Distance from Delhi | 858.9 kilometres (533.7 mi) |
| Distance from Mumbai | 2,206.7 kilometres (1,371.2 mi) |
Soura is a notified area of Srinagar located about 11.1 km north of Lal Chowk on Srinagar-Ladakh Highway. Soura is famous for Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital, a multi-speciality hospital. Besides serving as a Hospital, it is the prestigious medical college of Kashmir valley. Soura is located near Anchar Lake. The whole western side of the area is covered by Anchar Lake. It also hosts a famous Muslim shrine known as Aasaar Sharief Jinaab Saahib which holds more than 13 holy relics. Actually it got its name from a Sufi saint whose name is Malik- u-din Suhrawardī Whose shrine is located in suhra.
The area is considered as one of the key education centres in the city. The following is the list of colleges and schools in the area:
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