Sonwar Bagh
Sonwar Bagh | |
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Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates: 34°4′17″N 74°50′39″E / 34.07139°N 74.84417°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Division | Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar |
| Settled | Ancient |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Mohammad Ashraf Mir |
| • Member of Parliament | Farooq Abdullah |
| Elevation | 1,559.5 m (5,116.5 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 190001 and 190004 |
Sonwar Bagh, sometimes referred to as Sonwar, is a residential area in the Badami Bagh Cantonment region on the outskirts of Srinagar city, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is gradually becoming more commercial, as many schools, hotels and restaurants have been established there.
It is home to many politicians like the ex-Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah who became the 11th, and youngest, Chief Minister of the Indian Administered state Jammu and Kashmir.
Sonwar Bagh was one of the worst affected areas from the 2014 India–Pakistan floods in Jammu and Kashmir. It is surrounded by Takht-i-Sulaiman Hill on top of which is Shankaracharya Temple