Karan Nagar is a notified area and a town in the city of

Srinagar Srinagar (; ) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary ...

, in the

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n-administered union territory of

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

. A portion of Karan Nagar, known as Deewan Bagh, was the first declared civil colony in 1942 by the former princely state government of

. It is a posh locality of Srinagar city. The famous SMHS hospital and Government Medical College are located here. It is located about from the commercial center of Kashmir, Lal Chowk.

Etymology

Karan Nagar is named after

Karan Singh Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the titular Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. From 1952 to 1965 he was the '' Sadr-i-Riyasat'' (President) of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. ...

the prince regent George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, h ...

of Jammu and Kashmir. Karan Nagar was the land owned by Karan's father

Hari Singh Hari Singh Bahadur (September 1895 – 26 April 1961) was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir of the Dogra dynasty. Hari Singh was the son of Amar Singh and Bhotiali Chib. In 1923, following his uncle's deat ...

, the last

Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir The Dogra dynasty of Dogras, Dogra Rajput, Rajputs from the Shivalik hills created Jammu and Kashmir (princely state), Jammu and Kashmir through the treaties with the East India Company following the First Anglo-Sikh war. Events led the Sikh E ...

History

The property of Karan Nagar was sold by

's Dharmarth Trust to the state government. The town had a significant population of

Kashmiri Pandits The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha-Gauda, Pancha Gauda Brahmin group from the Kashmir Valley, located w ...

before their exile in last decade of twentieth century.

Demographics

Kashmiri is the local language in the area. English and

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are also used as official languages.

Geography

The area is located at , about north of the district headquarters of

. The area is bounded by Aali Kadal to the South, Batmaloo to the West, Safa Kadal to the North, and Nawabazar to the East. The area is situated at an elevation of above

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All Saints Church

All Saints Church, also known as All Hallows Church, is a historical Protestant church located in Karan Nagar. It is part of the

Church of North India The Church of North India (CNI) is the dominant united and uniting churches, united Protestant church in northern India. It was established on 29 November 1970 by bringing together most of the Protestant churches working in northern India. It i ...

. The church is dedicated to All Saints.

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References

{{Jammu and Kashmir Neighbourhoods in Srinagar Cities and towns in Srinagar district