Char chinar

India / Jammu and Kashmir / Badami Bagh /
 island, Mughal Empire
Char Chinar, also sometimes rendered Char Chinari, Ropa Lank, or Rupa Lank, is an island in Dal Lake, Srinagar. The island located on the Bod Dal is known as Rupa Lank (Silver Island), it is marked with the presence of majestic Chinar trees at the four corners, thus known as Char-Chinari (Four Chinars). Murad Baksh, brother of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, constructed the Rupa Lank.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Char_Chinar
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Coordinates:   34°6'11"N   74°51'59"E

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  • Be there atleast once in life
  • Its called Char Chinar because there are 4 chinar trees on the 4 corners of this cute little island. There is a garden in between the 4 chinar trees. So it is a beautiful tourist spot. I've been here in 1998. :)
  • IT CALL CHAR CHINAR BECAUSE THERE 4 CHINAR TREE AND THIS POINT IF FAMOUSE BECAUSE ALL CONGRESSY MOTHER INDIRA GANDHI& FEROZ GANDHI LOVE POINT
  • last week i rowed to the place with my GF n man itz really tranqualisinq....
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