Achabal

Achabal Achval
Mughal Gardens Achabal
Achabal Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Elevation	1,936 m (6,352 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	5,835
Languages
• Official	Urdu, Kashmiri
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Website	[1]

Achabal (Locally known as Achhval)and is a town in Anantnag district,India,Jammu & Kashmir. Perhaps the most beautiful of springs is Achabal, which gushes out of the Sosanwar hill, and was once enlisted by the Emperor Jehangir in the service of beauty and pleasure.

Achabal is an important tourist place about 7 kilometres away from Anantnag. The place is famous and attractive due to an ancient spring surrounded by a garden terraced and developed by the Mughals. The place has got some historical background also. The upper portion of the garden is called 'Bag-e-Begum Abad' developed by Malika Noor Jehan Begum in 1616 AD and renowned as Sahib Abad in which there is a Hamam (treasure of water) getting heat from a logical lamp (Tosnag).

Cascades and fountains erected by Mughal Emperors enhance the beauty of the spot. A mosque standing in the garden believed to have been constructed by Mughal Prince Dara Shikwah. Achabal was once the pleasure retreat of Empress Noor Jehan. A trout hatchery is also located nearby. Achabal is the site of a famous Mughal garden called Achabal Gardens.

Geography

Achabal is located at . It has an average elevation of 1936 metres (6352 feet) above mean sea level.

Nearest Tehsils

• Shangus ,
• Anantnag
• Akingam

Economic Development

Achabal is economically developed than its adjecent villages such as Bul Bul Nowgam, Shangus,Akingam.

Facilities Available

• Tehsil Supplies Office Achabal
• PHC Achabal
• Medical Block Achabal
• SBI Branch Achabal
• Sub Office Of Shaheed Salam Gas Agency Thajiwara
• Government Higher Secondary School
• J&K Bank
• Fire and Emergency services department

History

Achabal is Beautiful town, a part of Kashmir kingdom during 15th century AD. Previously it was under ‘Kashmiriyat’ – a ‘social and cultural consciousness’ of Kashmiri people was developed.

Mughal Emperors like Akbar, Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Sultan Said Khan of Kashgar, Sultan Ghiyas-ud-Din Zain-ul-Abidin, Mughal Empress Noor Jahan, Dara Shikoh, etc. were notified people who ruled this place.

‘Tarik-i-Rashidi’ – a personal memoir of the Central Asian History was written by Turko-Mughal Military General Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, who is a polyglot and a historical writer as well.

Demographics

At the 2001 India census, Achabal had a population of 5835. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Achabal had an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 65% of the males and 35% of females literate. 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.