Bemina
Bemina is a region in Srinagar, the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1]
Bemina | |
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Town | |
  Bemina Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Bemina Bemina (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°3′12″N 74°45′43″E | |
| Country |  |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democracy |
| • Body | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Elevation | 4,762 m (15,623 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal Code | 190018 |
| Vehicle registration | JK |
| Website | http://srinagar.nic.in |
It is situated in the heart of the capital of Jammu and Kashmir just about 4 km from Lal Chowk. It lies in the Batmaloo Assembly Constituency, Batmaloo assembly segment of the Srinagar parliamentary constituency. Bemina is also considered as one of the major growing colonies of South Asia. Institutions and Departments like FSL, Hajj House, JKBOSE, Government Women Polytechnic, and ITI are located here. Iqbal Memorial Institute is also situated here.
Bemina bridge connecting Bemina to Budgam is the valley's longest bridge measuring 284 m.
History
It is said that long ago this place was captured by King Abhimanyu, son of Arjun Dev who was one of the five Pandavas. The place's original name was "Byemun" and with time the name got distorted to Bemina. Other records say that people who lived on the dry part of Bemina lived separate (far) from each other and in Kashmiri separate means "Byun Byun" which with time got distorted to Bemina. Bemina has no native population. All the people who live here are immigrants from various areas of Kashmir. The native and old population of Bemina lives at what is known today as Khomeini Chowk. Bemina is thus an extension of Khomeini Chowk. Bemina was mostly marshy land which surrounded Khomeini Chowk. Even today the elder people use Bemina for Khomeini Chowk.
Known for
Bemina has more than 60 colonies like Hamdania colony, Hamza Colony, Nundreshi Colony, Gousia Colony,Bilal colony,Usmaniya colony,umar colony.SDA Colony, HIG, MIG colony, Usmanabad, Shamsabad, Iqbalabad, Towheedabad and many more. Jamia Ahlihadith Masjid is the main Jamia masjid in Bemina, the other renowned mosques of Srinagar are also situated here.