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Hawal | |
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Nickname: | |
Location in
Jammu and Kashmir,
India | |
Coordinates: 34°06′17″N 74°48′36″E / 34.10481°N 74.81°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
District | Srinagar |
Government | |
• Type | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
• Body | Srinagar Municipal Corporation |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Dogri, English [1] [2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
Postal Code | 190003 |
Vehicle registration | JK01 |
Website |
srinagar |
Hawal is a notified area of district Srinagar, the summer capital of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. [3] It is situated in the heart of the Srinagar just about 5 km (3.1 mi) from Lal Chowk
Srinagar's one of the first cinemas Firdaus cinema is located here .
Hawal is known for Hari Parbat, Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Srinagar, among other places. It is also known for the 1990 Hawal massacre when the Indian Paramilitary forces fired on an unarmed funeral procession carrying the body of Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq, a religious leader with machine guns from a camp near the Islamia College killing over 60 and injuring more than 200. [4]
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Hawal | |
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Nickname: | |
Location in
Jammu and Kashmir,
India | |
Coordinates: 34°06′17″N 74°48′36″E / 34.10481°N 74.81°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
District | Srinagar |
Government | |
• Type | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
• Body | Srinagar Municipal Corporation |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Dogri, English [1] [2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
Postal Code | 190003 |
Vehicle registration | JK01 |
Website |
srinagar |
Hawal is a notified area of district Srinagar, the summer capital of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. [3] It is situated in the heart of the Srinagar just about 5 km (3.1 mi) from Lal Chowk
Srinagar's one of the first cinemas Firdaus cinema is located here .
Hawal is known for Hari Parbat, Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Srinagar, among other places. It is also known for the 1990 Hawal massacre when the Indian Paramilitary forces fired on an unarmed funeral procession carrying the body of Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq, a religious leader with machine guns from a camp near the Islamia College killing over 60 and injuring more than 200. [4]