Karan Nagar
Karan Nagar | |
|---|---|
  Karan Nagar Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Karan Nagar Karan Nagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°4′45″N 74°47′59″E / 34.07917°N 74.79972°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar |
| Settled | Ancient |
| Elevation | 1,592 m (5,223 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 190010 |
| Distance from Delhi | 857 kilometres (533 mi) |
| Distance from Mumbai | 2,182.4 kilometres (1,356.1 mi) |
Karan Nagar is the notified area and the town in the city of Srinagar in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. A portion of Karan Nagar in the name of Deewan Bagh was the first declared civil colony in 1942 by the former princely state government of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a posh locality of Srinagar city. The famous SMHS hospital and Government Medical College is located here.[citation needed] It is located about 2 km (1.2 mi) from the commercial center of Kashmir, Lal Chowk.
Etymology
[edit]Karan Nagar is named after Karan Singh, prince regent of Jammu and Kashmir. Karan Nagar was the land owned by Karan's father Hari Singh, the last Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir.
History
[edit]The property of Karan Nagar was sold by Karan Singh's Dharmarth Trust to the state government. The town had the decent population of Kashmiri Pandits before their exile in last decade of twentieth century.
Demographics
[edit]Kashmiri is the local language in the area, people also use English and Urdu as the official languages of the area.
Geography
[edit]The area is located at 34°04′45″N 74°47′56″E / 34.0791°N 74.799°E 2 km (1.2 mi) towards north from district headquarters of Srinagar. The area is bounded by Aali Kadal towards South, Batmaloo towards West, Safa Kadal towards North and Nawabazar towards East. The area is situated at an elevation of 1,592 m (5,223 ft) above mean sea level.[3]
All Saints Church
[edit]All Saints Church, also known as All Hallows Church, is a historical Protestant church located in Karan Nagar. It is part of the Church of North India. The church is dedicated to All Saints.
See also
[edit]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. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "wikimapia.org". Retrieved 17 January 2015.
