Hazratbal

Hazratbal Dargah
Town
Nickname:  Dargah
Country	India
Union territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Srinagar
Founded by	Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
Named for	Holy Relics
Government
• Type	Democratic Government
• Body	Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Code	190006

Hazratbal or Dargah, is the notified area in Downtown Srinagar situated about 10 km (6.2 mi) from city center. The early settlements in the area occurred on the banks of Dal Lake and majority of population of area are Hangis (fishermen). The area became famous after the construction of Hazratbal Shrine where hundreds of thousands of people visit every year because many relics related to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad are believed to be there.

The word Hazrat in Urdu gives indication of respect and bal in Kasmiri means place. Thus the word Hazratbal means the place which is highly respected among the people. Due to the presence of Dal Lake and its house boats in vicinity, the area became the famous tourist spot in the city. The economy of the people living here greatly depends on tourism. Also the grave of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah is situated in the area. The postal code of the area is 190006.

Divisions

The areas which come under the constituency of Hazratbal are as under:

• Hazratbal town
• Naseem Bagh
• Batpora
• Zukura
• Ishber
• Nishat
• Shalimar
• Sadiribal
• Gulab Bagh
• Molvi Stop
• Bota kadal
• Lal Bazar Hazratbal Main Road
• Pari Chowk Lal Bazar Hazratbal Main Road
• Tailbal
• Lal Bazar etc.

Education

There are three institutions in the area.

• Kashmir University
• College of Engineering - University of Kashmir also known as "Zukura Campus"
• National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Due to this reason it is considered as higher education centre in Kashmir Valley. Students from different parts of the state study Art, Humanities, Science, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Engineering in these institutions.

See also

• 90 Feet Road
• Buchpora
• Nowhatta