Safa Kadal (Urdu pronunciation: [səfaː kədəl] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [safaː kədɨl]), also spelled Safakadal is an old neighborhood in the city of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. The word kadal means bridge in Kashmiri. The Jhelum river flows under the eponymous Safa Kadal bridge which was constructed by Saif Khan during the reign of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. An important Hindu temple in the locale, the Ram Mandir, was set to be renovated in January of 2022. It was vandalised in 1990.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Rahul Pandita; Ashish Sharma (11 October 2019). "The Valley of Abandoned Gods". Open The Magazine. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Proposal For Restoration Of Five Heritage Buildings Finalised: Govt". Kashmir Observer. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Gigoo, Siddhartha (28 November 2021). "Kashmiri Pandits and the temples they left behind". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

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