Rainawari is a location in Srinagar, Kashmir. Rainawari lies on NH "Srinagar-Leh" road about 4 km from Lalchowk[3].Rainawari was known as Rajanavatika in Ancient times an was considered the largest suburbs of Srinagar falling on North side traversed by numerous canals coming from Dal Lake.[4]
Rainawari | |
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Locality | |
  Rainawari Location in Jammu & Kashmir, India  Rainawari Rainawari (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°05′52″N 74°49′22″E / 34.09778°N 74.82278°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Division | Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar |
| Tehsil | Rainawari |
| Founded by | Abdal Raina |
| Named for | Rajanakavatika (Garden of Rainas) |
| Government | |
| • Body | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Population (2011[1]) | |
| • Total | 3,896 |
| Languages | |
| • Spoken | Kashmiri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pincode | 190003[2] |
Geography
editRainawari is located at 34°05′52″N 74°49′23″E / 34.097858°N 74.823088°E is approx. 5 km (3.1 mi) towards North from district headquarters in Srinagar. The area is bounded by Badamwari and Khanyar from West, Dalgate from South and Dal Lake from North and East.
Notable places
edit- JLNM Hospital
- Vishwa Bharti Women's College
- Gurudwara Chati Patshahi
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Census Data 2011". Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Postal Code (Zip Code) of Rainawari, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India". Rainawari Pin Code. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Rainawari, Srinagar". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Razdan, Vinayak (2021-02-08). "Seven Springs of Rainawari". SearchKashmir. Retrieved 2023-08-05.