Charari Sharief
Charari Sharief
Tsrar-i-Sharif | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: Tsrar | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′43″N 74°45′58″E / 33.862°N 74.766°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union territory | Jammu & Kashmir |
| District | Budgam |
| Elevation | 1,933 m (6,342 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,533 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK04 |
Charari Sharief (also spelled Charar-i-Sharief; Urdu pronunciation: [t͡ʃəɾɑːreː ʃəɾɪf], known as Tsrar-i-Sharif (Kashmiri pronunciation: [t͡sraːri ʃəriːf] or [t͡saːri ʃəriːf]) in Kashmiri is a town and a notified area committee in the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
The Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. The town was given the status of a block in January 2014. The town is divided into 10 wards. Each ward has a municipal councillor. The town's mohallas are: Talab-e-Kalan or Bada Talab, Trajibal, Court Road, Gulshan Abad, Nowhar, Baghi Noor U Din Nowhar, Jabl-e-Noor, Wazabagh, Alamdar colony, Zaloosa, and Kumar Mohalla.
Charari Sharief is an important destination of Sufi pilgrimages, hosting an important shrine in Kashmir. It is situated approximately 28 km (17 mi) from Srinagar, en route to Yusmarg. The shrine is approximately 600 years old. It is popularly known as the resting place of "Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Wali".