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Srinagar Orientation
Srinagar Orientation
Srinagar is the capital of the northernmost state of India, Jammu and Kashmir. It is also the largest Indian city without a Hindu majority. The city is situated in the Kashmir Valley, at the foot of the Himalayan range, straddling the River Jhelum, a tributary of the Indus River. Thus, there are two parts to the city, one on each side of the river, connected by nine old bridges.
There are also several lakes in the area, the most famous of them Dal Lake, upon which no fewer than 500 houseboats ply their trade, that of hospitality – a phenomenon that dates back to 19th-century British India, when members of the Indian Civil Service chose to dwell in these seemingly temporary abodes, for fear of arousing the suspicions of the Maharaja of Kashmir at the time, as to their intentions of residency in Kashmir.
Nearby destinations in close proximity to Srinagar include the ski resort cum hill station of Gulmarg (50 km), as well as Sonamarg (87 km) and Pahalgam (96 km).
Srinagar's name, incidentally, is derived from a combination of two Sanskrit words, Sri, which means "abundance" or "wealth," and Nagar, which is simply "town" or "city."
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