Soura
| Soura | |
|---|---|
  Soura Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| 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 |
| Distance from Delhi | 858.9 kilometres (533.7 mi) |
| Distance from Mumbai | 2,206.7 kilometres (1,371.2 mi) |
Soura is an notified area of Srinagar located about 11.1 km north of Lal Chowk on Srinagar-Ladakh Highway.[1] 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.[2][3] During the period of Buddhism in Kashmir, a Buddhist Vihara was built at "Saurasa", corresponding to the place "Sowur" (Soura) on the shore of Anchar Lake to the north of Srinagar.[4] It also hosts a famous Muslim shrine known as Aasaar Sharief Jinaab Saahib which holds more than 13 holy relics.[5]
Education
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:
- Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences. The college provides course in MBBS. It has 100 seats which are filled by J&K state board for entrance examination by selecting the candidates which qualify Common Entrance Test .[6]
- Government Boys Higher Secondary
- Government Girls Higher Secondary
- Ramzan Memorial Public School
- Mother Land public school
- Iqbal Public School
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.googlemaps.com
- ↑ "Floods in Kashmir, Army called out". The Times of India. Sep 4, 2006.
- ↑ http://wikimapia.org/11370559/Soura-Medical-College
- ↑ http://www.wikipedia.org/Buddhism in Kashmir
- ↑ en.wikipedia.com/Anchar Lake
- ↑ Handbook of Jammu and Kashmir State Board for entrance examination/Medical Colleges.