Srinagar

Srinagar سری نگر
Metropolis
View of Srinagar and Dal Lake
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Coordinates: 34°5′24″N 74°47′24″E / 34.09000°N 74.79000°E / 34.09000; 74.79000Coordinates: 34°5′24″N 74°47′24″E / 34.09000°N 74.79000°E / 34.09000; 74.79000
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Srinagar
Government
• Governor	N. N. Vohra
Area
• Metropolis	294 km2 (114 sq mi)
Elevation	1,585 m (5,200 ft)
Population (2011)
• Metropolis	1,180,570
• Rank	34th
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
• Metro	1,273,312
• Metro Rank	38th
Languages
• Official	Urdu
• Other Spoken languages	Kashmiri
• Regional	Kashmiri
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	190 001
Telephone code	0194
Vehicle registration	JK 01
Sex ratio	888 ♀/ 1000 ♂
Literacy	69.15%
Distance from Delhi	876 kilometres (544 mi) NW
Distance from Mumbai	2,275 kilometres (1,414 mi) NE (land)
Climate	Cfa
Precipitation	710 millimetres (28 in)
Avg. summer temperature	23.3 °C (73.9 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	3.2 °C (37.8 °F)
Website	www.srinagar.nic.in

[ ] Srinagar Cable Car
Makhdoom Sahib (Hari Parbat) Malkhah cemetery

Srinagar /ˈsriˌnʌɡʌr/ ( listen ) is the largest city and the summer capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is famous for its gardens, waterfronts and houseboats. It is also known for traditional Kashmiri handicrafts and dried fruits.

Folk etymology draws the city name from two Sanskrit words: śrī ("glory, prosperity", a name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi) and nagar ("city"), which would make "City of Lakshmi" (or "City of Prosperity").

However, the earliest records mention the name as siri-nagar which in turn is a local transformation of the original Sanskrit name sūrya-nagar, meaning "City of the Sun" (or, of a sun god).