Magam
Magam | |
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Town | |
Magam town in 2023 | |
| Coordinates: 34°05′34″N 74°35′29″E / 34.092778°N 74.591389°E | |
| Country | India (Indian Administrated J&K) |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Budgam |
| Elevation | 1,569 m (5,148 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 193401 |
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Magam is a tehsil in central Kashmir's Beerwah sub-district. It is also a town, notified area committee, and a block in Budgam district in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is 11 km (6.8 mi) away from sub-district headquarter Beerwah and 20 km (12 mi) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Magam comes under both Budgam and Baramulla districts, and is the main business hub in the area, located on the way to Gulmarg. The Idara Abu Fazal Abbas Islamic Library, opened in Magam in 1985, is the largest Islamic private library in Jammu and Kashmir.