The largest city and summer capital of the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, lying in the Kashmir Valley along the Jhelum River and the shores of Dal Lake and Anchar Lake between the Hari Parbat and Shankaracharya hills. It is known for its gardens, waterfronts and houseboats and for traditional Kashmiri crafts such as the Kashmir shawl, papier-mache, wood carving and carpet weaving, and its metropolitan area is the second-largest in the Himalayas.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Connections
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Srinagar is the largest city in Kashmir.
Source Kashmir (Wikipedia)
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Source High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (source article)Seat and benchesQuote, Seat and benches
The seat of the court shifts between the summer capital Srinagar and winter capital Jammu.
Sources
1. Srinagar (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationDemographics section
As of 2011 census Srinagar urban agglomeration had a population of 1,264,202.
Infobox, Area (city administered by India)
294 km2 (114 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
1,585 m (5,200 ft)
Article text
A 'new capital' called Parvarapura was built by king Pravarasena of the Gonanda dynasty, in 6th century CE.
Infobox, Coordinates
34.09000 N 74.79000 E
View the Source 2. GeoNames: Srinagar - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1255634
34.08565 74.80555 P PPLA IN 12 010 43 1206419 1589 Asia/Kolkata
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1589 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.25, 74.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.25, 74.75
34.25 74.75 Cfb
Wikidata: Srinagar
- Wikidata Q170115, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the SourceKashmir (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Kashmir, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Kashmir, Lead section
Srinagar, the largest city in Kashmir.
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