Munawar Abad

Munawar Abad
Munawar-abad
منور اباد
town
Munawar Plaza
Munawar Abad
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Munawar Abad
Munawar Abad (India)
Coordinates: 34°05′00″N 74°49′09″E / 34.083465°N 74.819158°E / 34.083465; 74.819158Coordinates: 34°05′00″N 74°49′09″E / 34.083465°N 74.819158°E / 34.083465; 74.819158
Country India
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Srinagar(Khas)
Government
 • Body Srinagar Municipal Corporation
Elevation 1,730 m (5,680 ft)
Languages
 • Official Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 190001
Telephone code 0194
Vehicle registration JK
Nearest city Jammu
Literacy 95%
Vidhan Sabha constituency Habba Kadal
Civic agency Srinagar Municipal Corporation
Climate Cool (Köppen)

Munawar Abad (pronounced as munaav var aa baad; اردو = منور اباد), locally known as Muniwar (Munawarabad), is a town located in heart of Srinagar (KMR). It is 2 km from Lal Chowk. Munawar Abad is the main link between downtown Srinagar and central Srinagar.

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Due to its central location, Muniwar is now becoming an important commercial hub of the city. New shopping complexes are being built. Also there are a number of guest houses and hotels which provide accommodation to tourists, students from other states and other people who come to Srinagar for business purposes. Near Baba Demb Road there is Srinagar's biggest furniture market.

List of guest houses and hotels

  • Hotel Mughal Palace
  • Ikhwan Hotel (Currently occupied by CRPF)
  • Rustum Guest House
  • Nageena Guest House
  • Khybar Hotel
  • Hotel Bahar
  • Reshi Guest House
  • Aman Guest House
  • Hotel Azad
  • Hotel New Shalimar
  • The Red Chillies Restaurant
  • Hotel Rejent

Educational institutions

  • SMD High School
  • Al-Huda Public School
  • Kamla Nehru School (B.B.Shah)
  • Darasgah Taleem-ul-Quran (Munawarabad)
  • Dar-ul-uloom Dawoodiah
  • Maktab i Emamia
  • Maktab (ithna-ashari) affiliated with Tanzeemul-Maktatib.

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