Lal Chowk

Lal Chowk
From left to right, top to bottom:
  • The clock tower at Lal Chowk
  • Sheikh Abdullah speaking at Lal Chowk in 1975
  • View of the square in 2017
  • Shops near the square
Interactive map of Lal Chowk
NamesakeRed Square during the Russian Revolution
Length1 km (0.62 mi)
LocationSrinagar, J&K, India
190001
Coordinates34°04′16″N 74°48′38″E / 34.0712°N 74.8106°E / 34.0712; 74.8106

Lal Chowk (lit. 'Red Square') is a city square in Srinagar, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The square was given its name by left-wing activists who were inspired by the Russian Revolution as they fought the princely state Maharaja, Hari Singh. It has traditionally served as a place for political meetings, with Jawaharlal Nehru (the first prime minister of India) and Sheikh Abdullah of Jammu and Kashmir, respectively, as well as other prominent political leaders having addressed the people from it. The clock tower at Lal Chowk was built in 1980.

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