Soura, Srinagar

Soura, known as Sovur in Kashmiri, is a neighborhood in Indian-administered Srinagar in the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about 9km north of Lal Chowk, Srinagar, on the Srinagar-Ladakh Highway in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Soura is noted for the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, a multi-specialty hospital. Besides serving as a hospital, it is the medical deemed university of Kashmir Valley. Soura is located near Anchar Lake. The whole western side of the area is covered by Anchar Lake.
It also hosts a famous Muslim Shrine known as Asar-e-Sharif Jinab Sahib Soura, which holds more than 13 holy relics.

Notable places

The area is considered one of the key education centres in the city. The following is the list of colleges and schools in the area:

Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences. The institute provides postgraduate, doctoral, and postdoctoral courses in multiple disciplines of medicine, and undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses in paramedical and nursing.
Government Boys Higher Secondary.
Government Girls Higher Secondary.
S M dedicated a high school.
Standard Public High School.
Ramzan Memorial Educational Institute.
Zulfkar Public High School.
Mother Land public school.
Iqbal Public School.
Darul Iqra Public School.
Metro Educational Institute.
Mahad Al-Lugat-ul Arabia.

Besides these, there are several primary and middle schools in Soura.