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Soura, Srinagar
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Soura (Urdu pronunciation: [sɔːɾɑː]), known as Sovur (Kashmiri pronunciation: [soʋur]) in Kashmiri, is a neighborhood in Indian-administered Srinagar in the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about 9km north of Lal Chowk, Srinagar , on the Srinagar-Ladakh Highway in Jammu and Kashmir, India.[3] Soura is noted for the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, a multi-specialty hospital. Besides serving as a hospital, it is the medical deemed university of Kashmir Valley. Soura is located near Anchar Lake. The whole western side of the area is covered by Anchar Lake.[4][5] It also hosts a famous Muslim Shrine known as Asar-e-Sharif Jinab Sahib Soura, which holds more than 13 holy relics.[6]
Key Information
Notable places
[edit]- Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences(SKIMS)
- Aasar-e-sharif Jenab sahab Anchar
- Sabzi Mandi Soura
- Maternity Hospital SKIMS
- Anchar lake
Education
[edit]The area is considered one of the key education centres in the city. The following is the list of colleges and schools in the area:
- Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences. The institute provides postgraduate, doctoral, and postdoctoral courses in multiple disciplines of medicine, and undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses in paramedical and nursing.[7]
- Government Boys Higher Secondary.
- Government Girls Higher Secondary.
- S M dedicated a high school.
- Standard Public High School.
- Ramzan Memorial Educational Institute.
- Zulfkar Public High School.
- Mother Land public school.
- Iqbal Public School.
- Darul Iqra Public School.
- Metro Educational Institute.
- Mahad Al-Lugat-ul Arabia.
Besides these, there are several primary and middle schools in Soura.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "With a Heavy Hand, India Rides Out Kashmir's Year of Disquiet". The New York Times.
- ^ "Floods in Kashmir, Army called out". The Times of India. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
- ^ "Soura Medical College - Srinagar".
- ^ "Shab-e-Qadr Observed Across J&K". Kashmir Observer. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Training". www.skims.ac.in. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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