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Anantnag

Islamabad
Anantnag Islamabad
City administered by India.
	Panorama of Anantnag
	Coordinates: 33°44′07″N 75°08′52″E / 33.73528°N 75.14778°ECoordinates: 33°44′07″N 75°08′52″E / 33.73528°N 75.14778°E
Administering country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Settled	5 BCE
Area
• Total	40.44 km2 (15.61 sq mi)
Elevation	1,601 m (5,253 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	159,838
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English
Demographics
• Literacy	73.8%
• Sex ratio	937.8 ♀/ 1000 ♂
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	192 101
Telephone code	01932
Vehicle registration	JK 03
Website	anantnag.nic.in
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Latest revision as of 05:32, 22 July 2023

Anantnag (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ listen (help·info)), also called Islamabad,^[5] is the administrative headquarters of Anantnag district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.^[1] It is located at a distance of 53 kilometres (33 miles) from the union territory's capital Srinagar. It is the third largest city in Jammu and Kashmir after Srinagar and Jammu with an urban agglomerate population of 159,838 and a municipal limit population of 109,433.^[2]^[6]

NameEdit

The town has been called by both the names Islamabad and Anantnag. The latter is characterised by Marc Aurel Stein as its "Hindu name".^[7]

"Anantnag" derives from the name of the spring at the southern end of the town, whose Sanskrit name Anantanāga was mentioned in the Nilamata Purana and other texts.^[7] According to the Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak, it is named after Ananta, the great serpent of Vishnu and the emblem of eternity.^[8]

The name Islamabad is believed to have derived from the name of a Mughal governor Islam Khan who built a garden in the area.^[9]^[10]

Both names are used for the town, Anantnag being preferred by the Hindus and Sikhs while Islamabad is preferred by the Muslims. The locals continue to use the name Islamabad, even though the Indian security forces deployed in the area from 1998 onwards frown on its use.^[5]^[9]^[11]

During the Dogra rule, Anantnag/Islamabad was the headquarters of one of Kashmir Valley's three districts, which was referred to as the "Anantnag wazarat".^[12]^[13]

GeographyEdit

Anantnag is located at 33°44′N 75°09′E / 33.73°N 75.15°E / 33.73; 75.15,^[14] at an elevation of 5,300 feet (1,600 m) above sea level, at a distance of 53 kilometres (33 mi) from Srinagar on NH 44 (former name NH 1A before renumbering of all national highways).

Climate data for Anantnag (1971–1986)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	7.3 (45.1)	8.4 (47.1)	14.0 (57.2)	20.5 (68.9)	24.5 (76.1)	29.6 (85.3)	30.2 (86.4)	29.8 (85.6)	27.3 (81.1)	22.2 (72.0)	15.1 (59.2)	8.2 (46.8)	19.7 (67.5)
Average low °C (°F)	−2.1 (28.4)	−0.9 (30.4)	3.4 (38.1)	7.9 (46.2)	10.9 (51.6)	14.8 (58.6)	18.3 (64.9)	17.2 (63.0)	12.1 (53.8)	5.8 (42.4)	−0.1 (31.8)	−1.4 (29.5)	7.3 (45.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	47 (1.9)	69 (2.7)	122 (4.8)	88 (3.5)	67 (2.6)	36 (1.4)	61 (2.4)	77 (3.0)	31 (1.2)	33 (1.3)	32 (1.3)	54 (2.1)	717 (28.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	7.0	8.3	11.1	8.2	8.2	5.9	7.7	6.6	3.5	3.1	3.0	5.9	78.5
Source: HKO^[15]

DemographicsEdit

Anantnag Urban Agglomeration
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1911	9,019	—
1921	9,464	+0.48%
1931	13,752	+3.81%
1941	15,472	+1.19%
1951	16,536	+0.67%
1961	21,087	+2.46%
1971	32,414	+4.39%
1981	40,782	+2.32%
2001	97,896	+4.48%
2011	159,838	+5.02%
Source: ^[2]

There are three definitions of Anantnag:

Anantnag Municipal Council: population in 2011: 109,433, area: 15.72 km² (6.07 sq mi).^[2]
Anantnag city including outgrowths: population in 2011: 150,592, area: 37.94 km² (14.65 sq mi).^[2]^[4]
Anantnag Urban Agglomeration: population in 2011: 159,838, area: 40.44 km² (15.61 sq mi).^[2]

Including outgrowths, in 2011 the city's population had 77,508 males (52%) and 72,690 females (48%).^[4] There were 25,102 (16.7%) age 0-6: 13,528 males (54%) and 11,574 females (46%).^[4] The literacy rate for the people over six was 73.8% (males 81.0%, females 66.2%).^[4]

Government and politicsEdit

The local body for Anantnag is called Municipal Council Anantnag.^[16] Anantnag has 25 wards.^[17] The local body elections in Anantnag took place in 2018 in which the party Indian National Congress won 20 wards and BJP won 3 wards.^[18] The President and Vice President are the elected heads of the Municipal Council. The elections are indirect elections. Hilal Ahmed Shah is the President of Municipal Council Anantnag.^[19]

SitesEdit

Martand Sun Temple

Masjid Baba Dawood Khaki is among the oldest mosques in the city, being built around 1400 CE.^[20]

The Martand Sun Temple is one of the important archaeological sites of Kashmir, built around 500 CE. It temple is situated at Kehribal, 9 km east-north-east of Anantnag and south of Mattan. This famous Sun Temple was destroyed by Ruler namely Sikander Buthshikan of Shahmiri Dynasty.^[20]

EconomyEdit

Mustard fields near Anantnag

In 2010 Anantnag was declared as major City of Export excellence with a total GDP of 3.7 billion $.^[21] The high GDP of Anantnag is due to the centralised position and presence of high concentration of troops and migrant labours in it. Anantnag has a strategic position lying on the main North-South Corridor Road and with the highest number of tourist destinations it an economic hub of Kashmir Valley. The city suffered heavily during conflict times of the 1990s; many roads, bridges, and government buildings were reduced to ash. But in the 2000s, it made a quick recovery. It has been listed among 100 fastest economically developing cities.^[21]

TransportEdit

RoadEdit

Srinagar is 53 km from Anantnag on NH 44 (former name NH 1A before renumbering of all national highways). The distances of some other towns from Anantnag are: Achabal 10 km, Kokarnag 23 km, Doru Shahabad 20 km and Pahalgam 39 km.^[22] The city is served by National Highway 44. The city is gateway to the Kashmir valley as one side of Jawahar Tunnel opens here.

RailEdit

Track near the Anantnag railway station

Anantnag (ANT) is a station on the 119 km (74 mi) long Banihal-Baramulla line that started in October 2009 and connects Baramulla (BRML) and Srinagar to Banihal (BAHL), Qazigund. The railway track also connects to Banihal across the Pir Panjal mountains through a newly constructed 11 km long Banihal tunnel, and subsequently to the Indian railway network after a few years. It takes approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds for a train to cross the tunnel. It is the longest rail tunnel in India. This railway system, proposed in 2001, is not expected to connect the Indian railway network until 2017 at the earliest, with a cost overrun of 55 billion INR. The train also runs during heavy snow across the Kashmir Valley.

EducationEdit

There are numerous primary, middle secondary and higher secondary schools in the city. Of the higher education, the following establishments are notable:

University of Kashmir South Campus, Anantnag
Government Medical College, Anantnag
Industrial Training Institute, Anantnag
Government Degree College for Boys, Anantnag
Government College for Women, Anantnag
Government Boys Model Higher Secondary School, Brakpora, Anantnag
Al Ahad College of Education, Anantnag
Jamia College of Education, Anantnag
Government Polytechnic College Anantnag

ReferencesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (d), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below).
(a) Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 15 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories.";
(b) Pletcher, Kenneth, Aksai Chin, Plateau Region, Asia, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 16 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "Aksai Chin, Chinese (Pinyin) Aksayqin, portion of the Kashmir region, at the northernmost extent of the Indian subcontinent in south-central Asia. It constitutes nearly all the territory of the Chinese-administered sector of Kashmir that is claimed by India to be part of the Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir state.";
(c) "Kashmir", Encyclopedia Americana, Scholastic Library Publishing, 2006, p. 328, ISBN 978-0-7172-0139-6 C. E Bosworth, University of Manchester Quote: "KASHMIR, kash'mer, the northernmost region of the Indian subcontinent, administered partlv by India, partly by Pakistan, and partly by China. The region has been the subject of a bitter dispute between India and Pakistan since they became independent in 1947";
(d) Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan (2003), Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: G to M, Taylor & Francis, pp. 1191–, ISBN 978-0-415-93922-5 Quote: "Jammu and Kashmir: Territory in northwestern India, subject to a dispute betw een India and Pakistan. It has borders with Pakistan and China."
(e) Talbot, Ian (2016), A History of Modern South Asia: Politics, States, Diasporas, Yale University Press, pp. 28–29, ISBN 978-0-300-19694-8 Quote: "We move from a disputed international border to a dotted line on the map that represents a military border not recognized in international law. The line of control separates the Indian and Pakistani administered areas of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir.";
(f) Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 15 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "... China became active in the eastern area of Kashmir in the 1950s and has controlled the northeastern part of Ladakh (the easternmost portion of the region) since 1962.";
(g) Bose, Sumantra (2009), Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace, Harvard University Press, pp. 294, 291, 293, ISBN 978-0-674-02855-5 Quote: "J&K: Jammu and Kashmir. The former princely state that is the subject of the Kashmir dispute. Besides IJK (Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. The larger and more populous part of the former princely state. It has a population of slightly over 10 million, and comprises three regions: Kashmir Valley, Jammu, and Ladakh.) and AJK ('Azad" (Free) Jammu and Kashmir. The more populous part of Pakistani-controlled J&K, with a population of approximately 2.5 million. AJK has six districts: Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Bagh, Kodi, Rawalakot, and Poonch. Its capital is the town of Muzaffarabad. AJK has its own institutions, but its political life is heavily controlled by Pakistani authorities, especially the military), it includes the sparsely populated "Northern Areas" of Gilgit and Baltistan, remote mountainous regions which are directly administered, unlike AJK, by the Pakistani central authorities, and some high-altitude uninhabitable tracts under Chinese control."
(h) Fisher, Michael H. (2018), An Environmental History of India: From Earliest Times to the Twenty-First Century, Cambridge University Press, p. 166, ISBN 978-1-107-11162-2 Quote: "Kashmir’s identity remains hotly disputed with a UN-supervised “Line of Control” still separating Pakistani-held Azad (“Free”) Kashmir from Indian-held Kashmir.";
(i) Snedden, Christopher (2015), Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris, Oxford University Press, p. 10, ISBN 978-1-84904-621-3 Quote:"Some politicised terms also are used to describe parts of J&K. These terms include the words 'occupied' and 'held'."
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Report).
Class - I Population of 100,000 and Above (Report).
↑ Shah, Syed Amjad (16 December 2020). "Govt orders establishment of official language section in GAD" (PDF). Greater Kashmir. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 District Census Handbook Anantnag, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). July 2016. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Bhat, M. Ashraf (2017), The Changing Language Roles and Linguistic Identities of the Kashmiri Speech Community, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 57, ISBN 978-1-4438-6260-8
↑ "Anantnag City Census 2011 data". Archived from the original on 5 May 2012.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Stein, M. A (1899), Memoir on Maps Illustrating Ancient Geography of Kashmir, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, p. 178
↑ Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak, Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing, 1890, p. 170 – via archive.org
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Aslam, M.J. (15 February 2018). "Anantnag or Islamabad? What is the actual name of this South Kashmir district?". Kashmir Watch. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
↑ Ahmad, Khalid Bashir (2017), Kashmir: Exposing the Myth behind the Narrative, SAGE Publishing India, pp. 201–, ISBN 978-93-86062-81-9
↑ "What is in a name – Islamabad". kashmirdispatch.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
↑ Snedden, Christopher (2015), Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris, Oxford University Press, p. 8, ISBN 978-1-84904-342-7 "Two of Kashmir Province's three districts, Anantnag and Baramula, roughly equated to the Kashmir Valley."
↑ Lawrence, Walter Roper (1895). The Valley of Kashmir. H. Frowde. p. 222.
↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Anantnag. Fallingrain.com.
↑ "Climatological Information for Srinigar, India". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
↑ "Municipal Council Anantnag | District Anantnag, Government of Jammu & Kasmir | India". Retrieved 5 September 2020.
↑ http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/pdf/municipal%20Election/MUNICIPAL%20COUNCILS%20AND%20COMMITTEES.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
↑ "J&K municipal polls: Congress wins Anantnag, sweeps Leh, BJP makes its mark in Valley". Hindustan Times. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
↑ "President Municipal Council Anantnag awarded for his fight against COVID-19". Fast Kashmir. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 "Places To Visit In Anantnag". Holidify Pvt Ltd.
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 "Centre declares Srinagar, Anantnag as 'Export Excellence towns'". The Economic Times. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018.
↑ "Anantnag Pin code". citypincode.in. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

External linksEdit

Articles about Anantnag in The Economic Times
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[tertiary-kashmir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (d), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below).
(a) Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 15 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories.";
(b) Pletcher, Kenneth, Aksai Chin, Plateau Region, Asia, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 16 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "Aksai Chin, Chinese (Pinyin) Aksayqin, portion of the Kashmir region, at the northernmost extent of the Indian subcontinent in south-central Asia. It constitutes nearly all the territory of the Chinese-administered sector of Kashmir that is claimed by India to be part of the Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir state.";
(c) "Kashmir", Encyclopedia Americana, Scholastic Library Publishing, 2006, p. 328, ISBN 978-0-7172-0139-6 C. E Bosworth, University of Manchester Quote: "KASHMIR, kash'mer, the northernmost region of the Indian subcontinent, administered partlv by India, partly by Pakistan, and partly by China. The region has been the subject of a bitter dispute between India and Pakistan since they became independent in 1947";
(d) Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan (2003), Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: G to M, Taylor & Francis, pp. 1191–, ISBN 978-0-415-93922-5 Quote: "Jammu and Kashmir: Territory in northwestern India, subject to a dispute betw een India and Pakistan. It has borders with Pakistan and China."
(e) Talbot, Ian (2016), A History of Modern South Asia: Politics, States, Diasporas, Yale University Press, pp. 28–29, ISBN 978-0-300-19694-8 Quote: "We move from a disputed international border to a dotted line on the map that represents a military border not recognized in international law. The line of control separates the Indian and Pakistani administered areas of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir.";
(f) Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 15 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "... China became active in the eastern area of Kashmir in the 1950s and has controlled the northeastern part of Ladakh (the easternmost portion of the region) since 1962.";
(g) Bose, Sumantra (2009), Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace, Harvard University Press, pp. 294, 291, 293, ISBN 978-0-674-02855-5 Quote: "J&K: Jammu and Kashmir. The former princely state that is the subject of the Kashmir dispute. Besides IJK (Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. The larger and more populous part of the former princely state. It has a population of slightly over 10 million, and comprises three regions: Kashmir Valley, Jammu, and Ladakh.) and AJK ('Azad" (Free) Jammu and Kashmir. The more populous part of Pakistani-controlled J&K, with a population of approximately 2.5 million. AJK has six districts: Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Bagh, Kodi, Rawalakot, and Poonch. Its capital is the town of Muzaffarabad. AJK has its own institutions, but its political life is heavily controlled by Pakistani authorities, especially the military), it includes the sparsely populated "Northern Areas" of Gilgit and Baltistan, remote mountainous regions which are directly administered, unlike AJK, by the Pakistani central authorities, and some high-altitude uninhabitable tracts under Chinese control."
(h) Fisher, Michael H. (2018), An Environmental History of India: From Earliest Times to the Twenty-First Century, Cambridge University Press, p. 166, ISBN 978-1-107-11162-2 Quote: "Kashmir’s identity remains hotly disputed with a UN-supervised “Line of Control” still separating Pakistani-held Azad (“Free”) Kashmir from Indian-held Kashmir.";
(i) Snedden, Christopher (2015), Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris, Oxford University Press, p. 10, ISBN 978-1-84904-621-3 Quote:"Some politicised terms also are used to describe parts of J&K. These terms include the words 'occupied' and 'held'."

[Census2011-town_pop-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Report).
Class - I Population of 100,000 and Above (Report).

[langoff-3] Shah, Syed Amjad (16 December 2020). "Govt orders establishment of official language section in GAD" (PDF). Greater Kashmir. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[PART_B_DCHB_ANANTNAG-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 District Census Handbook Anantnag, Part B (PDF). Census of India 2011 (Report). July 2016. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[Bhat2017-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Bhat, M. Ashraf (2017), The Changing Language Roles and Linguistic Identities of the Kashmiri Speech Community, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 57, ISBN 978-1-4438-6260-8

[Census-2011-6] "Anantnag City Census 2011 data". Archived from the original on 5 May 2012.

[Stein-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Stein, M. A (1899), Memoir on Maps Illustrating Ancient Geography of Kashmir, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, p. 178

[8] Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak, Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing, 1890, p. 170 – via archive.org

[kashmirwatch-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Aslam, M.J. (15 February 2018). "Anantnag or Islamabad? What is the actual name of this South Kashmir district?". Kashmir Watch. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[Ahmad2017-10] Ahmad, Khalid Bashir (2017), Kashmir: Exposing the Myth behind the Narrative, SAGE Publishing India, pp. 201–, ISBN 978-93-86062-81-9

[11] "What is in a name – Islamabad". kashmirdispatch.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[12] Snedden, Christopher (2015), Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris, Oxford University Press, p. 8, ISBN 978-1-84904-342-7 "Two of Kashmir Province's three districts, Anantnag and Baramula, roughly equated to the Kashmir Valley."

[13] Lawrence, Walter Roper (1895). The Valley of Kashmir. H. Frowde. p. 222.

[14] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Anantnag. Fallingrain.com.

[HKO-15] "Climatological Information for Srinigar, India". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 2 May 2011.

[16] "Municipal Council Anantnag | District Anantnag, Government of Jammu & Kasmir | India". Retrieved 5 September 2020.

[17] ttp://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/pdf/municipal%20Election/MUNICIPAL%20COUNCILS%20AND%20COMMITTEES.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF

[18] "J&K municipal polls: Congress wins Anantnag, sweeps Leh, BJP makes its mark in Valley". Hindustan Times. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

[19] "President Municipal Council Anantnag awarded for his fight against COVID-19". Fast Kashmir. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

[Sights-20] 20.0 ^20.1 "Places To Visit In Anantnag". Holidify Pvt Ltd.

[Export-city-21] 21.0 ^21.1 "Centre declares Srinagar, Anantnag as 'Export Excellence towns'". The Economic Times. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018.

[22] "Anantnag Pin code". citypincode.in. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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-'''Anantnag''' (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ {{audio|Anantnag̜ Pronunciation.ogg|listen}}; {{lit|countless springs}}), also called '''Islamabad''',<ref name="Bhat2017"/> is the administrative headquarters of the [[Anantnag district]] in the [[India]]n [[union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is located at a distance of 53 kilometres (33 miles) from the union territory's capital [[Srinagar]]. It is the third largest city in Jammu and Kashmir after Srinagar and [[Jammu]] with an urban agglomerate population of  159,838  and municipal limit population of 109,433.<ref name=Census2011-town_pop/><ref name="Census-2011">{{Cite web|title=Anantnag City Census 2011 data |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/2-anantnag.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505071750/http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/2-anantnag.html |archive-date=5 May 2012 |url-status=live |df=dmy}}</ref>
+'''Anantnag''' (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ {{audio|Anantnag̜ Pronunciation.ogg|listen}}), also called '''Islamabad''',<ref name="Bhat2017"/> is the administrative headquarters of [[Anantnag district]] of Indian-administered [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in the disputed [[Kashmir]] region.<ref name=tertiary-kashmir> The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of [[Kashmir]] and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the [[WP:TERTIARY|tertiary sources]] (a) through (d), reflecting [[WP:DUE|due weight]] in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below). <br/>
+(a) {{citation|title=Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Kashmir-region-Indian-subcontinent |accessdate=15 August 2019}} (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories.";<br/> (b) {{citation|last1=Pletcher|first1=Kenneth|title=Aksai Chin, Plateau Region, Asia|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Aksai-Chin |accessdate=16 August 2019}} (subscription required) Quote: "Aksai Chin, Chinese (Pinyin) Aksayqin, portion of the Kashmir region, at the northernmost extent of the Indian subcontinent in south-central Asia. It constitutes nearly all the territory of the Chinese-administered sector of Kashmir that is claimed by India to be part of the Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir state."; <br/> (c) {{citation|chapter=Kashmir|title=Encyclopedia Americana|publisher=Scholastic Library Publishing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_cWAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA328|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7172-0139-6|page=328}} C. E Bosworth, University of Manchester Quote: "KASHMIR, kash'mer, the northernmost region of the Indian subcontinent, administered partlv by India, partly by Pakistan, and partly by China. The region has been the subject of a bitter dispute between India and Pakistan since they became independent in 1947"; <br/> (d) {{citation|last1=Osmańczyk|first1=Edmund Jan|title=Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: G to M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fSIMXHMdfkkC&pg=PA1191|year=2003|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-93922-5|pages=1191–}} Quote: "Jammu and Kashmir: Territory in northwestern India, subject to a dispute betw een India and Pakistan. It has borders with Pakistan and China." <br/>(e) {{citation|last=Talbot|first=Ian|title=A History of Modern South Asia: Politics, States, Diasporas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eNg_CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA28|year=2016|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-19694-8|pages=28–29}} Quote: "We move from a disputed international border to a dotted line on the map that represents a military border not recognized in international law. The line of control separates the Indian and Pakistani administered areas of the former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir."; <br/>  (f) {{citation|title=Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Kashmir-region-Indian-subcontinent |accessdate=15 August 2019}} (subscription required) Quote: "... China became active in the eastern area of Kashmir in the 1950s and has controlled the northeastern part of Ladakh (the easternmost portion of the region) since 1962."; <br/> (g) {{citation|last=Bose|first=Sumantra|title=Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ACMe9WBdNAC&pg=PA294|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-02855-5|pages=294, 291, 293}} Quote: "J&K: Jammu and Kashmir. The former princely state that is the subject of the Kashmir dispute. Besides IJK (Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir. The larger and more populous part of the former princely state. It has a population of slightly over 10 million, and comprises three regions: Kashmir Valley, Jammu, and Ladakh.) and AJK ('Azad" (Free) Jammu and Kashmir. The more populous part of Pakistani-controlled J&K, with a population of approximately 2.5 million. AJK has six districts: Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Bagh, Kodi, Rawalakot, and Poonch. Its capital is the town of Muzaffarabad. AJK has its own institutions, but its political life is heavily controlled by Pakistani authorities, especially the military), it includes the sparsely populated "Northern Areas" of Gilgit and Baltistan, remote mountainous regions which are directly administered, unlike AJK, by the Pakistani central authorities, and some high-altitude uninhabitable tracts under Chinese control." <br/> (h) {{citation|last=Fisher|first=Michael H.|title=An Environmental History of India: From Earliest Times to the Twenty-First Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kZVuDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA166|year=2018|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-107-11162-2|page=166}} Quote: "Kashmir’s identity remains hotly disputed with a UN-supervised “Line of Control” still separating Pakistani-held Azad (“Free”) Kashmir from Indian-held Kashmir."; <br/> (i) {{citation|last=Snedden|first=Christopher|title=Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5amKCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10|year=2015|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-1-84904-621-3|page=10}} Quote:"Some politicised terms also are used to describe parts of J&K. These terms include the words 'occupied' and 'held'."
+</ref>  It is located at a distance of 53 kilometres (33 miles) from the union territory's capital [[Srinagar]]. It is the third largest city in Jammu and Kashmir after Srinagar and [[Jammu]] with an urban agglomerate population of  159,838  and a municipal limit population of 109,433.<ref name=Census2011-town_pop/><ref name="Census-2011">{{Cite web|title=Anantnag City Census 2011 data |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/2-anantnag.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505071750/http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/2-anantnag.html |archive-date=5 May 2012 |url-status=live |df=dmy}}</ref>
-==Etymology==
+== Name ==
-The name ''Anantnag'' is thought to originate from the [[Sanskrit]] term [[Ananta (infinite)|''ananta'']], meaning "infinite", and [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] word ''nāga'', "water spring"; ''Anant-nāg'' would thus mean "numerous springs", as there are indeed many springs in the town. According to [[Marc Aurel Stein]], however, the name of the city comes from the name of the spring located in the centre of the town.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
+The town has been called by both the names Islamabad and Anantnag. The latter is characterised by [[Marc Aurel Stein]] as its "Hindu name".<ref name=Stein>{{citation |first=M. A |last=Stein |authorlink=M. A. Stein |title=Memoir on Maps Illustrating Ancient Geography of Kashmir |year=1899 |publisher=Baptist Mission Press |location=Calcutta |url=https://archive.org/details/MemoirOnMapsIllustratingAncientGeographyOfKashmir |page=178}}</ref>
+"Anantnag" derives from the name of the spring at the southern end of the town, whose Sanskrit name {{transl|sa|Anantanāga}} was mentioned in the ''[[Nilamata Purana]]'' and other texts.<ref name=Stein/> According to the ''Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak'', it is named after [[Ananta Shesha|Ananta]], the great serpent of Vishnu and the emblem of eternity.<ref>{{citation |title=Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.43256 |via=archive.org |publisher=Superintendent of Government Printing |location=Calcutta |year=1890  |page=170}}</ref>
 The name ''Islamabad'' is believed to have derived from the name of a [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] governor Islam Khan who built a garden in the area.<ref name=kashmirwatch>{{Cite news |title=Anantnag or Islamabad? What is the actual name of this South Kashmir district? |first1=M.J. |last1=Aslam |newspaper=Kashmir Watch |date=15 February 2018 |url=http://kashmirwatch.com/anantnag-islamabad-actual-name-south-kashmir-district/ |access-date=28 March 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215132409/http://kashmirwatch.com/anantnag-islamabad-actual-name-south-kashmir-district/ |archive-date=15 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Ahmad2017">{{citation|last=Ahmad|first=Khalid Bashir|title=Kashmir: Exposing the Myth behind the Narrative|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=txtBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT201|year=2017|publisher=SAGE Publishing India|isbn=978-93-86062-81-9|pages=201–}}</ref>
-Both names are used for the town, ''Anantnag'' being preferred by the Hindus and Sikhs and ''Islamabad'' being preferred by the Muslims. [[Walter Roper Lawrence]] refers to "Anantnag district" in his work [[the Valley of Kashmir]], published in 1895.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lawrence|first=Walter Roper|title=[[The Valley of Kashmir]]|publisher=H. Frowde|year=1895|pages=225}}</ref> The locals continue to use the name ''Islamabad'', even though the Indian security forces deployed in the area with the start of [[Kashmir insurgency]] frowned on its use.<ref name="Bhat2017">{{citation|last=Bhat|first=M. Ashraf|title=The Changing Language Roles and Linguistic Identities of the Kashmiri Speech Community|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eVwpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA57|date=2017|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=978-1-4438-6260-8|page=57}}</ref><ref name=kashmirwatch/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kashmirdispatch.com/2011/08/29/what-is-in-a-name-islamabad-kashmir/105580/|title=What is in a name – Islamabad |website=kashmirdispatch.com|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref>
+Both names are used for the town, ''Anantnag'' being preferred by the Hindus and Sikhs while ''Islamabad'' is preferred by the Muslims. The locals continue to use the name ''Islamabad'', even though the Indian security forces deployed in the area from 1998 onwards frown on its use.<ref name="Bhat2017">{{citation|last=Bhat|first=M. Ashraf|title=The Changing Language Roles and Linguistic Identities of the Kashmiri Speech Community|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eVwpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA57|date=2017|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=978-1-4438-6260-8|page=57}}</ref><ref name=kashmirwatch/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kashmirdispatch.com/2011/08/29/what-is-in-a-name-islamabad-kashmir/105580/|title=What is in a name – Islamabad |website=kashmirdispatch.com|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref>
+During the [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Dogra rule]], Anantnag/Islamabad was the headquarters of one of Kashmir Valley's three districts, which was referred to as the "Anantnag wazarat".<ref>
+{{citation |last=Snedden |first=Christopher |title=Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s5KMCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA8 |year=2015 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-1-84904-342-7 |page=8}}
+"Two of Kashmir Province's three districts, Anantnag and Baramula, roughly equated to the Kashmir Valley."
+</ref><ref>
+{{Cite book |last=Lawrence |first=Walter Roper |title=The Valley of Kashmir |publisher=H. Frowde |year=1895 |pages=222 |url=https://archive.org/details/valleyofkashmir00lawruoft/page/222 }}
+</ref>
 ==Geography==
 Anantnag is located at {{coord|33.73|N|75.15|E}},<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Anantnag.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Anantnag]. Fallingrain.com.</ref> at an elevation of {{convert|5300|ft|m}} above sea level, at a distance of {{convert|53|km|mi}} from [[Srinagar]] on [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] (former name [[National Highway 1A (India, old numbering)|NH 1A]] before [[List of National Highways in India by highway number|renumbering]] of all national highways).
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 ==Demographics==
-{{see also|List of cities in Jammu and Kashmir}}
-There are three definitions of Anantnag:
-*Anantnag Municipal Council: population in 2011: 109,433, area: {{convert|15.72|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Census2011-town_pop/>
-*Anantnag city including outgrowths: population in 2011: 150,592, area: {{convert|37.94|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Census2011-town_pop/><ref name=PART_B_DCHB_ANANTNAG/>
-*Anantnag Urban Agglomeration: population in 2011: 159,838, area: {{convert|40.44|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Census2011-town_pop/>
-Including outgrowths, in 2011 the city's population had 77,508 males (52%) and 72,690 females (48%).<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_ANANTNAG/> There were 25,102 (16.7%) age 0-6: 13,528 males (54%) and 11,574 females (46%).<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_ANANTNAG/>  The literacy rate for the people over six was 73.8% (males 81.0%, females 66.2%).<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_ANANTNAG>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0114_PART_B_DCHB_ANANTNAG.pdf |pages=28–29 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Anantnag, Part B |date=July 2016 |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
 {{Historical populations
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-|source    = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A4.html |title=A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901 |work=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}<br>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/CLASS%20I.xlsx |title=Class - I Population of 100,000 and Above}}</ref>
+|source    = <ref name=Census2011-town_pop>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A4.html |title=A-4 Towns And Urban Agglomerations Classified By Population Size Class In 2011 With Variation Since 1901 |work=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}<br />{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/CLASS%20I.xlsx |title=Class - I Population of 100,000 and Above}}</ref>
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+{{see also|List of cities in Jammu and Kashmir}}
+There are three definitions of Anantnag:
+*Anantnag Municipal Council: population in 2011: 109,433, area: {{convert|15.72|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Census2011-town_pop/>
+*Anantnag city including outgrowths: population in 2011: 150,592, area: {{convert|37.94|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Census2011-town_pop/><ref name=PART_B_DCHB_ANANTNAG/>
+*Anantnag Urban Agglomeration: population in 2011: 159,838, area: {{convert|40.44|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Census2011-town_pop/>
+Including outgrowths, in 2011 the city's population had 77,508 males (52%) and 72,690 females (48%).<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_ANANTNAG/> There were 25,102 (16.7%) age 0-6: 13,528 males (54%) and 11,574 females (46%).<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_ANANTNAG/>  The literacy rate for the people over six was 73.8% (males 81.0%, females 66.2%).<ref name=PART_B_DCHB_ANANTNAG>{{cite report |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0114_PART_B_DCHB_ANANTNAG.pdf |pages=28–29 |work=Census of India 2011 |title=District Census Handbook Anantnag, Part B |date=July 2016 |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
 == Government and politics ==
-The local body for Anantnag is called Municipal Council Anantnag.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Municipal Council Anantnag {{!}} District Anantnag, Government of Jammu & Kasmir {{!}} India|url=https://anantnag.nic.in/public-utility/municipal-council-anantnag/ |access-date=5 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Anantnag has 25 wards.<ref>http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/pdf/municipal%20Election/MUNICIPAL%20COUNCILS%20AND%20COMMITTEES.pdf</ref> The local body elections in Anantnag took place in 2018 in which the party Indian National Congress won 20 wards and BJP won 3 wards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-20|title=J&K municipal polls: Congress wins Anantnag, sweeps Leh, BJP makes its mark in Valley|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/j-k-municipal-polls-congress-wins-anantnag-sweeps-leh-bjp-makes-its-mark-in-valley/story-spGcmH2CI4hP1QLkEab4FO.html |access-date=5 September 2020 |website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The President and Vice President are the elected heads of the Municipal Council. The elections are indirect elections. Hilal Ahmed Shah is the President of Municipal Council Anantnag.<ref>{{Cite web|title=President Municipal Council Anantnag awarded for his fight against COVID-19|url=https://fastkashmir.com/2020/08/president-municipal-council-anantnag-awarded-for-his-fight-against-covid-19/ |access-date=5 September 2020 |website=Fast Kashmir|language=en}}</ref>
+The local body for Anantnag is called Municipal Council Anantnag.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Municipal Council Anantnag {{!}} District Anantnag, Government of Jammu & Kasmir {{!}} India|url=https://anantnag.nic.in/public-utility/municipal-council-anantnag/ |access-date=5 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Anantnag has 25 wards.<ref>http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/pdf/municipal%20Election/MUNICIPAL%20COUNCILS%20AND%20COMMITTEES.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> The local body elections in Anantnag took place in 2018 in which the party Indian National Congress won 20 wards and BJP won 3 wards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-20|title=J&K municipal polls: Congress wins Anantnag, sweeps Leh, BJP makes its mark in Valley|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/j-k-municipal-polls-congress-wins-anantnag-sweeps-leh-bjp-makes-its-mark-in-valley/story-spGcmH2CI4hP1QLkEab4FO.html |access-date=5 September 2020 |website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The President and Vice President are the elected heads of the Municipal Council. The elections are indirect elections. Hilal Ahmed Shah is the President of Municipal Council Anantnag.<ref>{{Cite web|title=President Municipal Council Anantnag awarded for his fight against COVID-19|url=https://fastkashmir.com/2020/08/president-municipal-council-anantnag-awarded-for-his-fight-against-covid-19/ |access-date=5 September 2020 |website=Fast Kashmir|language=en}}</ref>
 ==Sites==
-{{main|Martand Sun Temple}} The [[Martand Sun Temple]] is one of the important archaeological sites of Kashmir. It was built around 500 CE. This temple has the typical Aryan structure as was present in Aryan Kashmir. The Martand temple is situated at Kehribal, 9&nbsp;km east-north-east of Anantnag and south of Mattan. This famous Sun Temple was destroyed by Ruler namely Sikander Buthshikan of Shahmiri Dynasty and took him more than a year to destroy this temple.<ref name="Sights" />
+[[File:Central edifice of Martand-Sun Temple.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Martand Sun Temple]]
-[[File:Martand - Sun Temple Panorama.jpg|none|thumb|1033x1033px|A panoramic view of Martand Sun Temple]]
+Masjid Baba Dawood Khaki is among the oldest mosques in the city, being built around 1400 [[Common Era|CE]].<ref name="Sights">{{Cite web|title=Places To Visit In Anantnag|url=https://www.holidify.com/places/anantnag/sightseeing-and-things-to-do.html|publisher=Holidify Pvt Ltd}}</ref>
-Masjid Baba Dawood Khaki is among the oldest mosques in the city, being built around 1400 [[Common Era|CE]].<ref name="Sights">{{Cite web|title=Places To Visit In Anantnag|url=https://www.holidify.com/places/anantnag/sightseeing-and-things-to-do.html|publisher=Holidify Pvt Ltd}}</ref>
+The [[Martand Sun Temple]] is one of the important archaeological sites of Kashmir, built around 500 CE. It temple is situated at Kehribal, 9&nbsp;km east-north-east of Anantnag and south of Mattan. This famous Sun Temple was destroyed by Ruler namely Sikander Buthshikan of Shahmiri Dynasty.<ref name="Sights" />
 ==Economy==
+[[File:Mustard Fields Anantnag.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mustard fields near Anantnag]]
 In 2010 Anantnag was declared as major City of Export excellence with a total GDP of 3.7&nbsp;billion $.<ref name="Export-city">{{Cite news|title=Centre declares Srinagar, Anantnag as 'Export Excellence towns' |date=1 December 2010 |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/7022284.cms |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |archive-url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/centre-declares-srinagar-anantnag-as-export-excellence-towns/articleshow/7022284.cms |archive-date=12 February 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy}}</ref> The high [[GDP]] of Anantnag is due to the centralised position and presence of high concentration of troops and migrant labours in it. Anantnag has a strategic position lying on the main North-South Corridor Road and with the highest number of tourist destinations it an economic hub of Kashmir Valley. The city suffered heavily during conflict times of the 1990s; many roads, bridges, and government buildings were reduced to ash. But in the 2000s, it made a quick recovery. It has been listed among 100 fastest economically developing cities.<ref name="Export-city" />
 ==Transport==
 ===Road===
 [[Srinagar]] is 53&nbsp;km from Anantnag on [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] (former name [[National Highway 1A (India, old numbering)|NH 1A]] before [[List of National Highways in India by highway number|renumbering]] of all national highways). The distances of some other [[town]]s from Anantnag are: [[Achabal]] 10&nbsp;km, [[Kokarnag]] 23&nbsp;km, [[Doru Shahabad]] 20&nbsp;km and [[Pahalgam]] 39&nbsp;km.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Anantnag%20&district=Ananthnag |title=Anantnag Pin code |publisher=citypincode.in |access-date=30 March 2014 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518072944/http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Anantnag%20&district=Ananthnag |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city is served by National Highway 44. The city is gateway to the Kashmir valley as one side of Jawahar Tunnel opens here.
 ===Rail===
+[[File:Kashmir Railway line near Anantnag railway station.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Track near the Anantnag railway station]]
-Anantnag(ANT) is a station on the 119 km (74 mi) long [[Jammu–Baramulla line|Banihal-Baramulla line]] that started in October 2009 and connects Baramulla(BRML) and Srinagar to Banihal(BAHL), Qazigund .The railway track also connects to [[Banihal]] across the [[Pir Panjal]] mountains through a newly constructed 11 km long Banihal tunnel, and subsequently to the Indian railway network after a few years. It takes approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds for a train to cross the tunnel. It is the longest rail tunnel in India. This railway system, proposed in 2001, is not expected to connect the Indian railway network until 2017 at the earliest, with a cost overrun of 55 billion INR. The train also runs during heavy snow across the Kashmir Valley.
+[[Anantnag railway station|Anantnag]] (ANT) is a station on the 119&nbsp;km (74&nbsp;mi) long [[Jammu–Baramulla line|Banihal-Baramulla line]] that started in October 2009 and connects Baramulla (BRML) and Srinagar to Banihal (BAHL), Qazigund. The railway track also connects to [[Banihal]] across the [[Pir Panjal]] mountains through a newly constructed 11&nbsp;km long Banihal tunnel, and subsequently to the Indian railway network after a few years. It takes approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds for a train to cross the tunnel. It is the longest rail tunnel in India. This railway system, proposed in 2001, is not expected to connect the Indian railway network until 2017 at the earliest, with a cost overrun of 55 billion INR. The train also runs during heavy snow across the Kashmir Valley.
 ==Education==
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 * [[Government Medical College, Anantnag]]
 * [[Industrial training institute|Industrial Training Institute]], Anantnag
-* [[Government degree college]](Boys) khanabal Anantnag
+* [[Government Degree College for Boys, Anantnag]]
-* Government Women's College, Anantnag
+* [[Government College for Women, Anantnag]]
-* [[Government Boys Model Higher Secondary school]] BrakPora Anantnag
+* Government Boys Model Higher Secondary School, Brakpora, Anantnag
 * Al Ahad College of Education, Anantnag
 * Jamia College of Education, Anantnag
-* Government Polytechnic College, Anantnag
+* [[Government Polytechnic College Anantnag]]
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
-{{Commons category|Anantnag}}
-{{Wikiquote}}
-* {{Wikivoyage-inline}}
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 * [http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/keyword/anantnag Articles about Anantnag] in ''The Economic Times''
-* {{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004 |title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional) |access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}
+* {{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-date=16 June 2004  |title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)  |access-date=1 November 2008 |publisher= Census Commission of India}}
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Anantnag Islamabad
City administered by India.^[1]
Panorama of Anantnag
Coordinates: 33°44′07″N 75°08′52″E / 33.73528°N 75.14778°E / 33.73528; 75.14778Coordinates: 33°44′07″N 75°08′52″E / 33.73528°N 75.14778°E / 33.73528; 75.14778
Administering country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Settled	5 BCE
Area ^[2]
• Total	40.44 km² (15.61 sq mi)
Elevation	1,601 m (5,253 ft)
Population (2011)^[2]
• Total	159,838
• Density	4,000/km² (10,000/sq mi)
Languages ^[3]
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English
Demographics ^[4]
• Literacy	73.8%
• Sex ratio	937.8 ♀/ 1000 ♂
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	192 101
Telephone code	01932
Vehicle registration	JK 03
Website	anantnag.nic.in
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