Verinag
Veernag | |
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 View of Verinag town in Kashmir, India | |
| Nickname: Gateway of kashmir | |
  Verinag Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Verinag Verinag (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′N 75°15′E / 33.55°N 75.25°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Jammu & Kashmir |
| District | Anantnag |
| Named for | Verinag Spring |
| Elevation | 1,851 m (6,073 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 16,727 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Dogri, English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 192212[3] |
| Vehicle registration | JK03 |
| Sex ratio | 1000/1000 ♂/♀ |
| Website | verinag |
Verinag (/ˈveɪriːnɑːɡ/) is a town named after and famous for the Verinag spring and Mughal garden, near Anantnag city in the Anantnag district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is also called "gateway of Kashmir" and is a notified area committee with tehsil status (Shahabad Bala Verinag) and is about 26 kilometers away from Anantnag and approximately 78 kilometres south-east from Srinagar which is the summer capital of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Verinag is also the first tourist spot of Kashmir Valley when travelling by road from Jammu, the winter capital of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir towards Srinagar. There is an octagonal stone basin at Verinag Spring and an arcade surrounding it which were built by Mughal emperor Jahangir in 1620 A.D. Later, a beautiful garden next to this spring, was laid out by his son Shah Jahan. This spring is known to never dry up or overflow. Verinag Spring is also the major source of river Jhelum. Verinag Spring and Mughal Arcade surrounding it is officially recognized by Archaeological Survey of India as a Monument of National Importance.[4]
Verinag spring is the main source of River Jehlum, (vyeth in local Kashmiri language) which flows throughout the valley of Kashmir and finally enters into Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Verinag Pin code". pin-code.net. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Jammu & Kashmir – Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2017.