Achabal (Urdu pronunciation: [ətʃʰəbəl]), known as Achival[3] (Kashmiri pronunciation: [at͡ʃʰiwal]) in Kashmiri, is a town in Anantnag district, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Achabal
Achival | |
|---|---|
 Achabal Town | |
  Achabal Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Achabal Achabal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′N 75°14′E / 33.68°N 75.23°E | |
| Country | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Anantnag |
| Elevation | 1,936 m (6,352 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 5,835 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK03 |
Achabal is an important tourist town about 8.1 km away from Anantnag, and is notable for an ancient spring surrounded by a garden terraced and developed by the Mughals. The upper portion of the garden is called 'Bag-e-Begum Abad' developed by Malika Noor Jehan Begum in 1616 AD and renowned as Sahib Abad in which there is a Hamam (treasure of water) getting heat from a logical lamp (Tosnag).[citation needed]
Cascades and fountains have been erected by Mughal Emperors. A mosque standing in the garden is believed to have been constructed by Mughal Prince Dara Shikwah. Achabal was once the pleasure retreat of Empress Noor Jehan. A trout hatchery is also located nearby. Achabal is the site of a Mughal garden called Achabal Gardens.[citation needed]
Geography
editAchabal is located at 33°41′N 75°14′E / 33.68°N 75.23°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 1936 metres (6352 feet) above mean sea level.[citation needed]
History
editAccording to Kalhana's Rajatarangini Achabal(Sanskrit Akṣavāla) was founded by Akṣa son of King Nara II of Gonandiya dynasty.[5][better source needed]
Demographics
editAt the 2001 India census, Achabal had a population of 5835. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Achabal had an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 65% of the males and 35% of females literate. 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.[6]
Nearest tehsils
editReferences
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.
- ^ Kashir Encyclopedia (in Kashmiri). Vol. 1. Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts Culture and Languages. 1986. p. 19.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Achabal
- ^ M.A.Stein Kalhana's Rajatarangini: A Chronicle of the Kings of Kashmir Volume I Page 50 Published by Motilal Banarsidass Reprinted 1979.
- ^ "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.