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A Ramsar site and a bird sanctuary.
The Hokersar is a wetland conservation area in Zainakote, in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Srinagar. The Hokersar, which spreads over 1,375 hectares (13.75 km2), is a designated bird sanctuary.
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Visit the ruins located on the outskirts of Srinagar on way to Gulmarg. See the palaces of Kashmir's Buddhist and Hindu rulers and Buddhist places of worship.
These beautiful gardens line the periphery of the famous Dal Lake in Srinagar. Decorated with colourful flowers, fountains and mighty Chinars, strolling in these gardens gives one a royal feeling.
A Mughal-era stone mosque, built by empress Noor Jehan, the consort of Jahangir, in 1623.
Hidden in the streets between river and Zainda Kadal, this extraordinary brick mausoleum marks the final resting place of Sultan Sikande’s wife.
Shah Hamadan Mosque
A Sunni mosque built in 1539, and is held to be the first khanqah (mosques associated with specific saints) in the Kashmir Valley. It is one of the best examples of Kashmiri wooden architecture, and is decorated with papier-mâché.
One of the most important mosques in Kashmir, at the centre of Srinagar's religio-political life. Built between 1394–1402, the mosque has been a platform to debate and discuss the complex politics of Kashmir.