Thursday, September 15, 2011

LAKES … KASHMIR

 

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DAL LAKE, KASHMIR

Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, Kashmir. It is one of the most beautiful lakes in the world and a magnificent tourist attraction. It is known as “Jewel in the crown of Kashmir” or “Srinagar’s jewel”.

The lake is 15.5 kms long. It has beautifully decorated boat houses, parks, Mughal era gardens and hotels. Shalimar Garden and Nishat Garden were built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir.

The lake has beautiful floating gardens. These gardens are known as ‘Rad’ in Kashmir and they produce lotus in summers which decorate the entire lake.

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