Anantnag

Anantnag
Islamabad
City
Panorama of Anantnag
Interactive map of Anantnag
Coordinates: 33°44′07″N 75°08′52″E / 33.73528°N 75.14778°E / 33.73528; 75.14778
Administering countryIndia
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictAnantnag
Settled5 BCE
Area
  Total
40.44 km2 (15.61 sq mi)
Elevation
1,601 m (5,253 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
159,838
  Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English
Demographics
  Literacy73.8%
  Sex ratio937.8 / 1000
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
192 101
Telephone code01932
Vehicle registrationJK 03
Websiteanantnag.nic.in

Anantnag (Urdu pronunciation: [ənənt̪nɑːɡ] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [anant̪naːɡ] listen), also called Islamabad (Urdu pronunciation: [ɪslɑːmɑːbɑːd̪] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [islaːmaːbaːd̪]), is the administrative headquarters of Anantnag district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located at a distance of 53 kilometres (33 miles) from the union territory's capital Srinagar. It is the third largest city in Jammu and Kashmir after Srinagar and Jammu with an urban agglomerate population of 159,838 and a municipal limit population of 109,433.