Batamaloo

Batamaloo or Batmaloo (Urdu pronunciation: [bəʈɑːmɑːluː]), known as Batamalyun^[3] (Kashmiri pronunciation: [baʈɨmaːlʲun]) in kashmiri, is a locality in the Srinagar district,^[4] of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated just about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from Lal Chowk, Srinagar. Batamaloo is derived from Batmoul, which is composed of the two words "batte", signifying cooked rice, and "moul", signifying father, in Kashmiri.^[5] Batmaloo was also famous for its Main Bus Stop, where every bus from every district would halt but later this bus stop was moved to Qamarwari and this caused major loss of business in the Batamaloo area. Shopkeepers, daily wagers, mechanics and others lost their livelihoods and the market now looks like a haunted place where no one comes.

Batamaloo Batamalyun
Town
Batamaloo Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Show map of Jammu and Kashmir Batamaloo Batamaloo (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 34°4′7.32″N 74°46′41.88″E
Country	India
Union territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Srinagar
Government
• Type	Democracy
• Body	Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Elevation	1,585 m (5,200 ft)
Languages
• Official	Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Code	190009
Vehicle registration	JK01

Annual events

Batamaloo is known for the annual Urs^[6] Mubarak of Sufi saint Sheikh Dawood Sahib popularly known as Batmol Sahib.^[7][8]