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"Anantnag" derives from the name of the spring at the southern end of the town, whose sanskrit name Anantan?ga was mentioned in the Nilamata Purana and other texts.[6] According to the Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak, it is named after Ananta, the great serpent of Vishnu and the emblem of eternity.
The name Islamabad is believed to have derived from the name of a Mughal governor Islam Khan who built a garden in the area.
Both names are used for the town, Anantnag being preferred by the Hindus and Sikhs while Islamabad is preferred by the Muslims.Birbal Dhar wrote this 2 years ago
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