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  Mascot Travels - Kashmir tourism - Kashmir tourism - Ladakh Srinagar Jammu holidays - Kashmir India travel agents
Srinagar, the city of lakes, nestles in the heart of Kashmir valley and spreads on the both sides of the river Jhelum.
Srinagar, the city of charming seasons, never fading in its compelling beauty throughout the year owes much of its fame to its varied faces of beauty.
The old city of Srinagar is a place to explore the centuries old architecture and bears the Hallmark of some of the rulers of Kashmir.
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  Srinagar (city) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Srinagar is a city in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Srinagar is the summer capital of the state government of Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar is a small and beautiful city with a wonderful climate in the summer.
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 Tourism in Srinagar, Srinagar Tourism, Srinagar India, Tourism Srinagar, Tourism of Srinagar, India Tourism
Srinagar is the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir and is the pride of the beautiful valley of Kashmir.
Srinagar is located in the western part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, in the northern region of India.
Srinagar was a part of the Mughal Empire in the medieval period.
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 Srinagar - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Srīnagar, city in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmīr capital of the Indian-controlled portion administered as Jammu and Kashmīr State....
Srinagar (Hindi: श्रीनगर, Urdu: سرینگر, Kashmiri: سِرېنَگَر सिरीनगर), is the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India, and is situated in...
Srinagar is located in the heart of the Kashmir valley at an altitude of 1,730 m above sea level, spread on both sides of the river Jhelum.
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 Tourism in Srinagar, Srinagar Tourism, Srinagar India, Tourism Srinagar, Tourism of Srinagar, India Tourism
Srinagar is the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir and is the pride of the beautiful valley of Kashmir.
Srinagar is located in the western part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, in the northern region of India.
Srinagar does not have a railway station and the nearest railhead is Jammu Tawi, which is 305 km from Srinagar.
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 Srinagar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Srinagar (district) — a district of the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar (city) — the city of Srinagar, capital of the above district and of Jammu and Kashmir as a whole
This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
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 Srinagar India, Srinagar is today the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, and lies 1730 meters above sea ...
Srinagar is today the summer capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, and lies 1730 meters above sea level in the center of the Kashmir valley...
On the opposite side, between Srinagar city and Nagin lake, is a low hill held sacred by the goddess Durga with the Chakradhara temple on the north-western side which has a mosque that replaced the original structure on one side.
Srinagar is well-equipped for the traveler with an assortment of hotels, though many people would prefer to experiment with a stay in the well furnished house-boats on the Dal and Nagin lakes.
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Srinagar famous for its lakes, gardens and the charming rows of houseboats floating on them is also called haven on earth.
The Dal Lake of Srinagar is an important tourist attraction and is located on the eastern end of the city.
Srinagar does not have a railway station and the nearest railhead is Jammu Tawi, which is 305 km from Srinagar.
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 India Catalog City Guide - Guide to Srinagar. Businesses, Companies, Places of Interest in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
The city was founded in the 6th cent., and the 7th-century Sankaracharya temple may be its oldest historic remain.
Pahalgam is 95 km east of Srinagar and is located in the quiet Liddar valley, at a height of 2130 m.
Srinagar is located around a number of lakes, of which Dal lake is the best known.
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 AllRefer.com - Srinagar, India (Indian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
In place of the hand-woven shawls (cashmeres) for which the city was famed, machine-made silks, woolens, and carpets are now manufactured.
The city was founded in the 6th cent., and the 7th-century Sankaracharya temple may be its oldest historic remain.
In 1948, Srinagar became the summer capital of the Indian sector of the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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The capital of Jammu and Kashmir and the largest city in the state, Srinagar (1,730m) is famous for its canals, houseboats and Mughal gardens.
The city has long been a centre of the arts and learning - it has had a university or for hundreds of years and is a centre of Sanskrit study.
Srinagar is a unique city because of its lakes - the Dal, Nagin and Anchar.
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 Srinagar Summary
The headquarters of the Srinagar District are situated in the city.
Vikramaditya (of Ujjain) and his successors probably ruled the regions just before the city fell to the control of the Huns in the 6th century, and Mihirkula was the most dreaded ruler of the city and the valley.
The city remained on the itinerary of the Mughal ruling elite, and several Mughal emperors and their consorts had visited the city, and several Mughal gardens in and around the city indicate their close association with Srinagar.
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 Srinagar
History has shaped the development of Srinagar, but it was the lakes and the river that have always remained at the center of all activity.
Srinagar is as much imagination as it is fact, for every season offers new vistas to this city of great antiquity.
At this time, the whole valley is a mosaic of varying shades of green rice fields, meadows, trees and Srinagar with its lakes and waterways is a haven after the scorching heat of the plains.
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 India Tourism | Srinagar
Today's Srinagar is a pleasure resort for the tourist who can experience, at first hand, the peculiar beauty of the valley that has attracted the Chinese, the Mughals and the British to it.
Srinagar Airport (14 kms from the Srinagar city) is connected by Indian Airlines to Delhi, Amritsar, Jammu, Leh, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Bombay.
Srinagar, on National Highway, is connected with all the major places in India and in the State, viz.
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 Srinagar Tourism, Tourism in Srinagar,Pahalgam Tourism, Hill Resorts Srinagar, Hill Stations Srinagar, Tourist Hill ...
Srinagar is the summer capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar lies in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir in India.
The Jammu Tawi railway station is the nearest to Srinagar at a distance of 305 km.
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Shah Hamdan Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Srinagar.
North of Srinagar the Sindh valley is an area of mountains, lakes, rivers and glaciers.
Srinagar is connected by an all weather road to Jammu, which in turn is connected to many parts of North India.
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 SRINAGAR TRAVEL AND HOTEL GUIDE :: Travel made Easy
Srinagar is located in the western part of the northern state of India called Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar, a romantic Kashmiri city situated around glistening lakes and snowy tree forested mountain slopes, is a lively, vibrant, and organic canal city, with one on the most pleasant climates in all of India (The climate chart is incorrect).
Srinagar and the Kashmir Valley is a dream adventure for those of an open mind, and when security concerns die away, the city should become a top international destination for all.
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 Srinagar travel guide - Wikitravel
Srinagar is the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
The city has become safer to travel since 2003, however the streets are still lined with armed soldiers.
Srinagar is popular for its houseboats, which DO NOT float around the lake, but are anchored off-shore.
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 News Item   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Allaying the apprehensions of the National Conference Legislators that Srinagar city was not getting due share in development funds, Mr Baig said their Government never believe in politicizing development and every region and area is getting its due share of funds.
He said around Rs 3000 crore are being spent in the Srinagar city during the next five years in different sectors like road communication, drinking water supply, power, environment conservation and sewerage which would change the profile of the city.
city as a destination for tourism, heritage, art and culture and prepare it as an attractive destination for huge tourist influx expected with the improvement in situation.
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 Architecture Of The Jhelum Waterfront-Srinagar: Images And Impressions
Describing the houses in the city he adds, that, although for the most part the houses were built of wood, the houses were well built and consisted of two or three stories.
The city of Srinagar has evolved over a period of more than two thousand years, with a number of settlements being founded, during various periods on or near the site of the present city.
The city of Srinagar has an architectural character and a settlement pattern that is quite distinct from other settlements in the Himalayan region.
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 Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar is Kashmir's summer capital and Jammu, the winter capital.
The massive Dal Lake, near the city and Nagin, the 'Jewel in the ring', a smaller lake, to the north, is dotted with water lilies.
The old city has a labyrinth of alleyways and mosques.Srinagar is a unique city because of its lakes - the Dal, Nagin and Anchar.
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The efforts to protect the historic areas of Srinagar were part of a new emphasis in the region on heritage tourism and the local arts and crafts industry, which formed the backbone of the State's economy, it added.
The city's most famous monuments, including Shalimar and Nishat Gardens, were built after Emperor Akbar captured the province of Kashmir in 16th century.
"In the downtown area of the city are less well-known residences, mosques, temples, hammams, and bazaars constructed in the local vernacular of timber and masonry architecture.
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 Search Results for Srinagar - Encyclopædia Britannica
The city lies along the banks of the Jhelum River at an elevation of 5,200 feet (1,600 metres) in the Vale of Kashmir.
It lies along the Tawi River, south of Srinagar, and to the north is the Siwalik Range.
City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 378,431) and winter capital of Jammu and...
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Chennai, (formerly known as Madras), the largest city in South India and the fourth largest city in the country, is located on what is popularly called the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal.
The city beautifully encloses magnificent landmarks and monuments of its past that themselves narrate the story of their glorious past.
Jammu is called the city of temples because of the numerous temples in and around the city.
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The Centre and J-K Government are seriously mulling the shift of the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir to Parihaspora — the erstwhile capital of Kashmir during the reign of the Hindu King Lalitaditya Mukopadia.
Painting a pleasant picture of Srinagar’s future, he said the proposed city will relieve Srinagar of traffic bottlenecks and security bandobast that often derailed the life of ordinary citizens.
Srinagar city is not only unplanned but is also reeling under the advent of indiscriminate urbanisation, which is leading to utter chaos.
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 tribuneindia... Jammu and Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Nov 29 — Militants shot dead a block President of the ruling National Conference and made an abortive attempt to kidnap another party leader in the Kashmir valley since last night, an official spokesman said here today.
It was as a result of this decision that militants, especially foreign mercenaries, resurfaced in several areas of the city and carried out subversive activities, including armed attack on the security pickets and that too in the security zone area.
SRINAGAR, Nov 29 (PTI) — Militants shot dead a block President of the ruling National Conference and made an abortive attempt to kidnap another party leader in the Kashmir valley since last night, an official spokesman said here today.
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 India Together: Election Diary: Srinagar, April 2004 - May 2004
While a few ordinary residents of the city were strolling about, the greatest presence by far was of security forces, complete with guns, jeeps and an armoured car parked in the centre of Lal Chowk.
Second, news reports about the Srinagar election that I have read outside Kashmir say that it was a peaceful election with a moderate turnout.
When you combine the 30-40 per cent turnout we estimated in rural Srinagar with the pitiful numbers in the city itself, you will indeed get the 20 per cent turnout that reports claim for the constituency.
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 Seen by a Washington Journalist, a Different View of Kashmir, Srinagar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
When I went to Srinagar in 1983, which was six years before the uprising, even then the city was practically crawling with Indian soldiers.
It is also one of the most dusty cities that I have been to, which makes no sense because it is a city that lies beside one of the world’s most beautiful lakes and on either side of the meandering Jhelum river.
When I mentioned this to Mehbooba Mufti, the chief minister’s daughter and a member of the Indian lower house, she said that was because of the snows, but it is not true.
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