Visits to
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The
many gardens in the city including the Mughul
pleasure gardens of Shalimar Bagh, Nishat Bagh,
Chashmashahi, Harwan and Nazim Bagh.
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The
19th century fort atop the Hari Parbat (or
Koh-e-Maraan) hill.
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The
old wooden city of Srinagar
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The
ancient Shankaracharya Temple, ostensibly built in
371 BC., reconstructed and renovated over time by
many rulers.
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The
large Jamia Masjid built in 1674 with thick wooden
pillars, each made from an entire deodar tree. They
say the foundation was laid way back in 1398 by
Sultan Sikandar.
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The
Rozahbal Mosque, also called the 'tomb of Jesus'.
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The
Pattar Masjid, later renamed Shahi Masjid, built in 1623
for the Empress Nur Jahan.
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The
Hazratbal Shrine, on the banks of Dal Lake sanctified by
the hair relic of Prophet Mohammad preserved in its
precincts.
Fishing and
trekking
Watching
skilled traditional Kashmiri knotters at work on their
handmade carpets.
Boating in
shikharas (elongated gondolas) on the Nagin Lake or Dal Lake
with its small willow covered islands on which the Mihrbahri
people cultivate flowers, fruits and vegetables that they sell
from on board their shikaras.
Kayaking,
canoeing, angling and water surfing are also possible on the
lakes
Shopping for
hand-knotted silk and woollen carpets with Persian designs,
embroidered rugs, Pashmina shawls or traditionally painted
papier-mâché articles, walnut wood furniture, silver and
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