Hawal

Hawal
Hawal
Town
	Nickname: Downtown
	Hawal Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Hawal Hawal (India)
	Coordinates: 34°06′17″N 74°48′36″E / 34.10481°N 74.81°ECoordinates: 34°06′17″N 74°48′36″E / 34.10481°N 74.81°E
Country	India
Union territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Srinagar
Government
• Type	Government of Jammu and Kashmir
• Body	Srinagar Municipal Corporation
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Dogri, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Code	190003
Vehicle registration	JK01
Website	srinagar.nic.in

Hawal is a notified area of district Srinagar, the summer capital of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India.^[3] It is situated in the heart of the Srinagar just about 5 km (3.1 mi) from Lal Chowk.

Known for[edit]

Hawal is known for Hari Parbat, Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Srinagar, among other places. It also took place for the 1990 Hawal massacre when the Indian Paramilitary forces fired on an unarmed funeral procession carrying the body of Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq, a religious leader with machine guns from a camp near the Islamia College killing over 60 and injuring more than 200.^[4] hawal has completely changed from the past decade, it has become the business hub.

References[edit]

↑ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
↑ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
↑ http://srinagar.nic.in
↑ "Hawal massacre: When forces blocked all roads and dead were ferried on handcarts". Greater Kashmir. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

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[OfficialLang-1] "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[2] "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[3] ttp://srinagar.nic.in

[4] "Hawal massacre: When forces blocked all roads and dead were ferried on handcarts". Greater Kashmir. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

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