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Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden
“Garden in Srinagar, India”
Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden, previously Model Floriculture Center, is a tulip garden in Srinagar, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the largest tulip garden in Asia spread over an area of about 30 ha. It is situated at the base of the Zabarwan range, built on a sloping ground in a terraced fashion consisting of seven terraces with an overview of the Dal Lake. The tulip garden is home to around 70 - 75 varieties of tulips. Besides tulips, there are 46 varieties of flowers, including hyacinths, daffodils and ranunculus which were also brought from Holland.
Dachigam National Park
“National park in Jammu and Kashmir”
Dachigam National Park is a national park located 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Srinagar city in Srinagar district in Kashmir on the east side of Dal Lake in the disputed Kashmir region. It covers an area of about 141 square kilometres (54 sq mi). The name of the park means "ten villages", in memory of the ten villages that were relocated for the park's formation. These ten villages were living in this region before World War I at the beginning of the 20th century. The main gate entrance is very close to the New Theed general bus stand, on either side of Darul Uloom Kousaria.
Khanqah-e-Mu'alla
“Mosque in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India”
The Khanqah-e-Mu'alla,, is a Sunni mosque and khanqah, located in the Old City of Srinagar, in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Situated on the right bank of the river Jhelum between the Fateh Kadal and Zaina Kadal bridges, it was built in 1395, and was commissioned by Sultan Sikandar in memory of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani. It is held to be the first khanqah in the Kashmir Valley. It is one of the best examples of Kashmiri wooden architecture, and is decorated with papier-mâché. The mosque structure is a Monument of National Importance.
Avanti Swami Temple
“Ancient temple ruins in Awantipora, India”
The Avantiswami Temple is a ruined Hindu temple complex on the banks of the Jhelum River, approximately 16 km northeast of Pulwama town, in Awantipora, Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir, India. This site originally comprised two temples, one dedicated to Shiva and the other to Vishnu, built during the reign of King Avantivarman of the Utpala dynasty in the 9th century CE. Today, the ruins are protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. Locals call the temple Pandav Lari, meaning "house of the Pandavas".
Dal Lake
“Lake in Srinagar, India”
Dal is a freshwater lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir in Indian-administered Kashmir. It is an urban lake, the second largest lake in Jammu and Kashmir, and the most visited place in Srinagar by tourists and locals. It is integral to tourism and recreation in the Kashmir Valley and is variously known as the "Lake of Flowers", "Jewel in the crown of Kashmir" or "Srinagar's Jewel". The lake is also an important source for commercial operations in fishing and water plant harvesting.
Aali Mosque
“Historic congregational mosque in Srinagar, kashmir”
Aali Mosque is a historic congregational mosque located within the Eidgah Shah-i-Hamadan complex in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is one of the largest mosques in the Kashmir Valley and is generally regarded as the second-largest mosque in Srinagar after the Jamia Masjid of Srinagar. The mosque is noted for its traditional Kashmiri wooden architecture, large hypostyle prayer hall, and historical association with the Shah Mir dynasty of the Kashmir Sultanate.
Nigeen Lake
“Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India”
Nigeen Lake is a lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is mildly eutrophic, a term that refers to a body of water rich in nutrients, which cause excessive growth of aquatic plants like algae, resulting in bacteria that consume nearly all the oxygen. It is sometimes considered a part of Dal Lake and is connected to it via a narrow strait. It is also connected to the Khushal Sar and Gil Sar lakes via a channel known as Nallah Amir Khan.
Manasbal Lake
“Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, India”
Manasbal Lake is the deepest freshwater lake found in the Safapora area of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Named after the sacred Manasarovar. The lake is encircled by four villages, viz., Jarokbal, Kondabal, Nesbal, and Gratbal. It's renowned for its lotus blooms at the periphery of the lake adds to the beauty of the clear waters of the lake. The Mughal garden, called the Jaroka Bagh, built by Nur Jahan, overlooks the lake.
Chashme Shahi
“Mughal garden”
Chashme Shahi, Chashma i Shahi, or Cheshma Shahi, also called Chashma Shahi or Cheshma Shahi, is one of the Mughal gardens built in 1632 AD around a spring by Ali Mardan Khan, a governor of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as per the orders of the Emperor, as a gift for his eldest son Prince Dara Shikoh. The garden is located in the Zabarwan Range, near Raj Bhawan overlooking Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Madin Sahib
“15th-century mosque and tomb in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India”
The Madin Sahib Mosque, or the Tomb of Madani, is a historic mosque and tomb located in the Zadibal area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The complex is associated with Syed Mohammad Madani, a 15th-century religious scholar who settled in Kashmir during the reign of Shah Mir dynasty. The mosque and tomb are traditionally believed to have been built under the patronage of Sultan Zayn al-Abidin in 1444 CE.
Makhdoom Sahib Shrine
“Mausoleum complex of Sufi saint Hamza Makhdoom in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.”
The Makhdoom Sahib Shrine is a mausoleum complex on the south-western slope of Koh-i-Maran in Srinagar, in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It contains the tombs of the 16th-century Sufi figure Hamza Makhdoom (1494–1576) and his disciple Baba Dawood Khaki, and several mosques and other structures. The shrine is regarded as one of the six principal shrines of Srinagar.
Salim Ali National Park
“National park in Jammu and Kashmir, India”
Salim Ali National Park or City Forest National Park is a national park located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It covered an area of 9.07 km2. Notified in 1986, the name of the park commemorated the Indian ornithologist Salim Ali. The park was converted into the Royal Springs Golf Course, Srinagar between 1998 and 2001 by Farooq Abdullah, then Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.