Nowshera, Srinagar
Nowshera
Noushera Noushahar | |
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Interactive Map of Nowshera, Srinagar | |
| Coordinates: 34°07′48″N 74°48′19″E / 34.129977°N 74.805308°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar |
| Settled | Ancient |
| Elevation | 1,592 m (5,223 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 190011 |
| Telephone code | 0194 |
| Vehicle registration | JK 01 |
| Distance from Delhi | 857 kilometres (533 mi) |
| Distance from Mumbai | 2,182.4 kilometres (1,356.1 mi) |
Nowshera, also spelled as Noushera, is a notified area in Srinagar, in the Srinagar district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the northern sector of the Srinagar metropolitan area and is one of the older settled localities of the city, with historical associations dating back to the medieval period and the reign of Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin. It is located about 9.9 km towards North from the commercial center of Kashmir.