Sonwar Bagh
Sonwar Bagh | |
|---|---|
  Sonwar Bagh  Sonwar Bagh Sonwar Bagh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°4′16.56″N 74°50′38.27″E / 34.0712667°N 74.8439639°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar district |
| Settled | Ancient |
| Elevation | 1,559.5 m (5,116.5 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu, Kashmiri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 190001 and 190004 |
Sonwar Bagh, sometimes referred to as Sonwar, is a residential area in Badami Bagh Cantonment on the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is gradually becoming more commercial, as many schools, hotels and restaurants have been established there.
It is home to many politicians like the ex-Chief Minister Omar Abdullah[1] who became the 11th, and youngest, Chief Minister of the Indian Administered state Jammu and Kashmir.
Sonwar Bagh was one of the worst affected areas from the 2014 India–Pakistan floods in Jammu and Kashmir. It is surrounded by Takht-i-Sulaiman Hill on top of which is Shankaracharya Temple[2]
Location
Sonwar Bagh is located at 34°04'16.56"N 74°50'38.27"E approximately. It lies parallel to the Jhelum river and National Highway road near Sonwar Bazaar(market). It is about 3–5 km from Lal Chowk, the commercial hub of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Languages
The official language of this area is Urdu. English, Hindi and Kashmiri languages are also spoken.
Subdivisions
Due to its large area it is divided into the following subdivisions:
- Iqbal Colony[3]
- Indira Nagar[4]
- Hamza Colony
- Old Sonwar Mohalla
- Palpora
- Banumsora
- Gupkar Road
Schools
There are more than 10 schools in Sonwar Bagh, including:
- Burn Hall School
- Woodlands House School
- Saint Paul's School
- Rosewood School
- Government Girls Higher Secondary
2014 Kashmir floods
Sonwar Bagh was one of many areas of Srinagar, including Shivpora, Jawahar Nagar, Rajbagh, Gogji Bagh, Pandrathan, and Batwara, that was worst hit by the 2014 Kashmir floods. Sonwar Bagh was completely submerged for 21 days. Many houses were destroyed and damaged, but only a few people were killed. The water started to enter Sonwar Bagh at about 4:00 am because of a breach in Jhelum River bund. In a few hours it reached a level of more than one and a half storeys.
Features
The main pincodes of this area include 190001 and 190004.
Hospitals
GP Panth Hospital, Kashmir's only children's hospital, is situated in Sonwar Bagh.[5]
Hotels
There are many hotels in Sonwar Bagh. The most famous of them are:
- Hotel Four Point by Sheraton (5 stars)
- Hotel Resident
- Hotel International
- Hotel Ruthana
- Hotel Gulfam
- Hotel Shangrila
- Hotel Grand Sultan
- Hotel Grand Mushtaq
- Hotel Green Mountain
- Hotel Kardar
- Hotel The Grand Plaza
- Hotel Indra
- Hotel Hill View
- Hotel Mountain View
- Hotel Rash Residency
- Hotel Akbar Inn
- Hotel Silverine
- Hotel Ground Plaza
- Hotel Fortune Inn
- Heritage Studio Boutique guest House
Restaurants and cafes
- Cafe Coffee Day
- Seasons Restaurant
- Bites
- Go Chatzz
References
- ^ "Omar Abdullah News". Faisal Wani.
- ^ "Shankarachrya on top of Shankracharya Hill". Faisal Wani.
- ^ "Indra Nagar and Iqbal colony mentioned as subdivisions of Sonwar Bagh". Faisal Wani.
- ^ "Indra Nagar mentioned as subdivision of Sonwar Bagh". Faisal Wani.
- ^ "GP Panth kashmirs only child hospital situated at sonwar bagh". Faisal Wani.
