Sonwar Bagh
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Sonwar Bagh | |
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  Sonwar Bagh Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Sonwar Bagh Sonwar Bagh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°4′17″N 74°50′39″E / 34.07139°N 74.84417°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Division | Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar |
| Settled | Ancient |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Mohammad Ashraf Mir |
| • Member of Parliament | Farooq Abdullah |
| Elevation | 1,559.5 m (5,116.5 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
Sonwar Bagh, sometimes referred to as Sonwar, is a residential area in the Badami Bagh Cantonment region on the outskirts of Srinagar city, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is gradually becoming more commercial, as many schools, hotels and restaurants have been established there.
It is home to many politicians like the ex-Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah[3] who became the 11th, and youngest, Chief Minister of the Indian Administered state Jammu and Kashmir.
Sonwar Bagh was one of the worst affected areas from the 2014 India–Pakistan floods in Jammu and Kashmir. It is surrounded by Takht-i-Sulaiman Hill on top of which is Shankaracharya Temple[4]
Sonwar Bagh lies parallel to the Jhelum River and National Highway road near Sonwar Bazaar (market). It is about 3–5 km (1.9–3.1 mi) from Lal Chowk, the commercial hub of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Languages
The official language of this area is Urdu. English, Hindi and Kashmiri languages are also spoken.[citation needed]
Subdivisions
Due to its large area it is divided into the following subdivisions:
- Iqbal Colony[5]
- Indira Nagar[6]
- Hamza Colony
- Old Sonwar Mohalla
- Palpora
- Banumsora
- Gupkar Road
Schools
There are more than ten schools in Sonwar Bagh, including:
- Burn Hall School
- Woodlands House School
- Saint Paul's School
- Rosewood School
- Government Girls Higher Secondary
- Cadgy middle school
