Why visit Anantnag
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 4 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Government Degree College, Kelam, Achabal Gardens, Achabal Mughal Garden and Dara Shikoh Garden.
Weather in Anantnag
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About Anantnag
Anantnag (also called Islamabad) is the administrative headquarters of Anantnag district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located at a distance of 53 kilometres (33 miles) from the union territory's capital Srinagar. It is the third largest city in Jammu and Kashmir after Srinagar and Jammu with an urban agglomerate population of 159,838 and a municipal limit population of 109,433.
From the Wikipedia article Anantnag (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Anantnag on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do5
Government Degree College, Kelam
School · 11.2 km
College in Kulgam, J&K
Museums and landmarks3
Achabal Gardens
Monument and historic site · 8.2 km
Mughal garden in Anantnag, India
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Parks, trails and playgrounds11
Restaurants and cafes4
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship24
jamia masjid
Place of worship · Sunni · 3.4 km
561 Achabal-Brakpora Bye-pass, Bubbul Nogam
Aelim Teng Darul Uloon Paniwah
Place of worship · 13.6 km
Aelim Teng Wath, Kulgam
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries15
Government Degree College Uttersoo Anantnag
School · 14.0 km
Chanderwadan Uttersoo, Anantnag
Saint Luke's Convent School
School · 1.2 km
New Colony Road, Gulshanabad, Sarnal, Anantnag
Saint Xain's Internation School
School · 1.1 km
Achidora Road, Gaziabad, Laizbal, Anantnag
Healthcare34
Map of Anantnag
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport (SXR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 45 km away.
- Mattan 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
- Quimoh 6 km west, about 6 min by car
- Achhībal 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Bijbehara 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Arwani 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
- Qāzigund 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Ashmuji Khalsa 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Seer Hamdan 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Prisal 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Srinagar 51 km northwest, about 51 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Guru Nanak Gurduwara, Nagbal, Anantnag, Aafi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gurduwara Guru Nanak, Nagbal Anantnag, Aafi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Masjid Baba Dawood, located in Reshi Bazaar, Anantnag, Koshur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Masjid Inayatullah Qadri Simnani, Anantnag, Aafi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ziyarat Inayatullah Qadri Simnani, Anantnag, Aafi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Forest Guard Hut Surteng Anantnag, Koshur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shrine of Faqeer Khan Fida, Anantnag, Aafi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- An Old House in Kadipora, Anantnag, Aafi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A Mosque in Sarnal Anantnag, Koshur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jamia Imam E Azam Sarnal Chicken Mohallah Anantnag, Koshur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hanfiya Masjid, Opposite to GMC Anantnag, Aafi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hanafi Jamia Masjid Shareef KP road Anantnag, Koshur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hanfiya Masjid, SNDN Bus Stand, Anantnag, Aafi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Outer View of District Public Library, Anantnag, Aafi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Entry Gate, South Campus, Kashmir University, Highground Anantnag, Aafi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Sun and the Tower, South Campus, Kashmir University, Anantnag, Aafi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- View from the high ground in Sarnal, Anantnag, Koshur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mughal Gardens At Achabal, Shaurya, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Martand Sun Temple Central shrine (6133772365), Varun Shiv Kapur from New Delhi, India, CC BY 2.0
- Gdc kilam, 511KeV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kashmiri Wikimedians Community Meetup, Koshur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chinar Tree Awaiting a New Life, Aafi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Srinagar to Pahalgam - vrvvkbjk2k23iph (162), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Srinagar to Pahalgam - vrvvkbjk2k23iph (161), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Srinagar to Pahalgam - vrvvkbjk2k23pxl (10), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
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