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<p>Created page with "{{Infobox settlement | name = {{raise|0.2em|Srinagar}} | native_name = <br /> | native_name_lang = ks<br /> | image_skyline = {{photomontage <br /> | photo1a = Srinagar pano.jpg<br /> | photo2a = Salomon4.jpg<br /> | photo2b = Hazratbal shrine.jpg<br /> | photo3a = Shikara on dal lake.jpg<br /> | photo3b = A view of Pari Mahal Jammu and Kashmir India.jpg<br /> | photo4a = Red and Yellow Tulips.JPG<br /> | color = <br /> | border = 0<br /> | spacing = 2<br /> | size = 220<br /> | image_alt = <br /> | foot_montage = From the top clockwise:<br/> Panorama of Srinagar City, [[Hazratbal shrine]], [[Pari Mahal]], Tulips at [[Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden]], Boats in [[Dal Lake]] and [[Shankaracharya Temple]]}}<br /> | settlement_type = [[City]]<br /> | map_caption = <br /> | pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India#Asia<br /> | pushpin_relief = yes<br /> | pushpin_label_position = right<br /> | pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=3415|title=Srinagar Municipal Corporation Demographics 2011|work=[[2011 Census of India]]|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=24 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|title=2011 census of India|access-date=31 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017153124/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|archive-date=17 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><br /> | population_total = 1180570<br /> | population_as_of = 2011<br /> | population_rank = [[List of cities in India by population|32th]]<br /> | population_density_km2 = auto<br /> | population_metro = 1273312<br /> | population_blank1_title = Metro Rank<br /> | population_blank1 = [[List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India|38th]]<br /> | population_demonym<br /> = Srinagari, Sirinagari<br /> | demographics_type1 = Languages<br /> | demographics1_title1 = Official<br /> | demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri]], [[English language|English]]<br /> | demographics1_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite news |last=Pathak |first=Analiza |date=2 September 2020 |title=Hindi, Kashmiri and Dogri to be official languages of Jammu and Kashmir, Cabinet approves Bill |language=en |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/hindi-kashmiri-and-dogri-to-be-official-languages-of-jammu-and-kashmir-cabinet-approves-bill-646784 |access-date=8 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf<br /> |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020|publisher=The Gazette of India|access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | website=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020 | url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref><br /> | demographics1_title2 = <br /> | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br /> | utc_offset1 = +5:30<br /> | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br /> | postal_code = 190001<br /> | area_code_type = Telephone code<br /> | area_code = 0194<br /> | registration_plate = JK 01<br /> | blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]<br /> | blank1_info_sec1 = 888 [[female|♀]]/ 1000 [[male|♂]]<br /> | blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy<br /> | blank2_info_sec1 = 69.15%<br /> | blank3_name_sec1 = Distance from Delhi<br /> | blank3_info_sec1 = {{convert|876|km|mi}} NW<br /> | blank4_name_sec1 = Distance from Mumbai<br /> | blank4_info_sec1 = {{convert|2275|km|mi}} NE ([[Indian highways|land]])<br /> | blank1_name_sec2 = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]<br /> | blank1_info_sec2 = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cfa]]<br /> | blank2_name_sec2 = [[Precipitation (meteorology)|Precipitation]]<br /> | blank2_info_sec2 = {{convert|710|mm|in}}<br /> | blank3_name_sec2 = Avg. summer temperature<br /> | blank3_info_sec2 = {{convert|23.3|°C|°F}}<br /> | blank4_name_sec2 = Avg. winter temperature<br /> | blank4_info_sec2 = {{convert|3.2|°C|°F}}<br /> | website = {{URL|https://www.smcsite.org/}}<br /> | official_name = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Srinagar''' (English : {{IPAc-en|audio=Srinagar.ogg|ˈ|s|r|iː|n|ə|g|ər}}, {{IPA-ks|siriːnagar}}), is the largest city and the [[summer capital]] of the Indian union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It lies in the [[Kashmir Valley]] on the banks of the [[Jhelum River]], a tributary of the [[Indus]], and [[Dal Lake|Dal]] and [[Anchar Lake|Anchar]] lakes. The city is known for its natural environment, gardens, waterfronts and [[houseboat]]s. It is also known for traditional Kashmiri handicrafts like [[Kashmir shawls]] and also [[dried fruit]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/photo/dal-lake-srinagar-cold-winter-frozen-kashmir-chillai-kalan-travel-lifest-1123112-2018-01-05|title=Here's how beautiful Srinagar's Dal Lake looks this winter|date=5 January 2018|website=India Today|language=en-US|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130122935/https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/photo/dal-lake-srinagar-cold-winter-frozen-kashmir-chillai-kalan-travel-lifest-1123112-2018-01-05|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://srinagar.nic.in/|title=District Srinagar :: Official Website|website=srinagar.nic.in|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060204230258/http://srinagar.nic.in/|archive-date=4 February 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the northernmost city of India with over one million people.<ref name="jkcensus11" /><br /> <br /> == Origin of name ==<br /> <span class="anchor" id="Etymology"></span><br /> The earliest records, such as Kalhana's ''[[Rajatarangini]]'', mentions the [[Sanskrit]] name ''shri-nagara'' which have been interpreted distinctively by scholars in two ways: one being ''sūrya-nagar'', meaning "''City of the [[Surya]]''" (trans) ''"City of Sun''"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lawrence |first=Sir Walter Roper |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DqAHweWRUs0C&pg=PA35 |title=The Valley of Kashmir |date=2005 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-1630-1 |page=35 |language=en}}</ref><ref>M. Monier Monier–Williams, "Śrīnagar", in: ''The Great Sanskrit–English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1899</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sufi |first=G. M. D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EjVuAAAAMAAJ |title=Kashīr, Being a History of Kashmir from the Earliest Times to Our Own |date=1974 |publisher=Light & Life Publishers |page=42 |language=en |quote=SRINAGAR * or Suryea Nagar , the City of the Sun , built by Rajah Pravarasene about the beginning of the 6th century , is the Capital of Kashmir , and a plan of it will be found in Montgomerie's Jamoo and Kashinir Map . It is situated about ...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rabbani |first=G. M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oUhuAAAAMAAJ |title=Ancient Kashmir: A Historical Perspective |date=1981 |publisher=Gulshan Publishers |page=32 |language=en |quote=Old Srinagar Kalhana , who lived in the beginning of the twelfth century , mentions in his Rajtarangni the city of Srinagar , a city in the south - east ... Shri here does not mean Surya or the son and it is a mistake to call Srinagar , the city of sun .}}</ref> and other being ''"The city of "Shri''" (श्री), the Hindu goddess of wealth, meaning "''City of [[Lakshmi]]''".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=Suresh K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MDtuAAAAMAAJ |title=Encyclopaedia of Kashmir |date=1996 |publisher=Anmol Publications Pvt Limited |isbn=978-81-7488-051-2 |page=137 |language=en |quote=Shri Nagar or , as it is commonly called , Srinagar , is the chief town of the country . ' Shri ' means beauty or wealth of knowledge and ' nagar ' a city }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mZXB964fKnwC |title=Kashmir |date=1953 |page=36 |language=en |quote=Shri ' is said to be another name for Laxmi , the Goddess of Wealth and Beauty and ' nagari ' means the city . Hence ' Shrinagar ' is the city of wealth and beauty .}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Shafi |first=Aneesa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nH3gRGAHQIkC |title=Working Women in Kashmir: Problems and Prospects |date=2002 |publisher=APH Publishing |isbn=978-81-7648-350-6 |page=189 |language=en |quote=The name Srinagar which means the city of Sri or Lakshmi appears to have been assigned to the capital to commemorate the Buddhist Monastry built by Ashoka between Pandrethan and the nearby steep hill side at a distance of 2 miles from ...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Khan |first=Mohammad Ishaq |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TwYKAQAAIAAJ |title=History of Srinagar, 1846-1947: A Study in Socio-cultural Change |date=1978 |publisher=Aamir Publications |page=2 |language=en |quote=According to Kalhana, ancient Kashmir has had a number of capitals. The most important of these ancient cities was Srinagari, which was founded by Asoka in 250 B.C. 3 Srinagari, the city of Sri, an appellation of the goddess '. Lakshmi ...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Charnock |first=Richard Stephen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I2BulY4WvsYC&pg=PA187 |title=Local Etymology: A Derivative Dictionary of Geographical Names |date=1859 |publisher=Houlston and Wright |page=187 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Koul |first=Samsar Chand |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=42lDAAAAYAAJ |title=Srinagar and Its Environs: Kashmir, India |date=1962 |publisher=Lokesh Koul |language=en |quote=Shri Nagar or , as it is commonly called , Srinagar , is the chief town of the country . ' Shri ' means beauty or wealth of knowledge and ' nagar ' a city . In ancient times this city was one of the chief seats of learning in Asia}}</ref><br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}<br /> <br /> ==Bibliography==<br /> *Hewson, Eileen. (2008) ''Graveyards in Kashmir India''. Wem, England: Kabristan Archives. {{ISBN|978-1906276072}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{commons category}}<br /> *[http://srinagar.nic.in/ Srinagar district administration]<br /> *[http://jammukashmir.nic.in/ Official website of Jammu and Kashmir]<br /> *[https://kashmirinsights.com/delhi-to-srinagar-train Delhi to Srinagar train]<br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Srinagar| ]]<br /> [[Category:Metropolitan cities in India]]<br /> [[Category:Cities and towns in Srinagar district]]<br /> [[Category:Cities and towns in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Indian Union Territory capitals]]<br /> [[Category:Municipal corporations in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:WikiProject Jammu and Kashmir]]</div>

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