Srinagar, the capital city of Jammu & Kashmir whose profound beauty and culture has been elucidated in Kalhana's Rajtarangini is shrouded in history. Spread over an area of 2228 sq. km, Srinagar District (1730 m above sea level) is situated in the center of Kashmir Valley. Kargil flanks it in the north, Pulwama, in the south and Budgam in the northwest.
With a net population size of 9,00,000, the inhabitants of Srinagar, the commercial hub of Jammu & Kashmir are involved in agriculture, horticulture, sericulture, pisciculture as well as other industrial ventures.
Srinagar, situated on the banks of the Jhelum is an urban hill station mingled with an old-world charm. The vicissitudes of recent militancy attacks have not succeeded in foiling the district's natural splendor. The malls at, Lal Chowk , the sprawling golf courses, the revered Hazratbal and Sankaracharya shrines, the sacred Jama Masjid, and the luxuriant landscaped Mughal Gardens of Chesma Shahi, Nishat Bagh and Shalimar Bagh are attractive tourist spots. Besides a Shikhara ride in the shimmering Dal Lake, a stay in the charming and cozy houseboats and a visit to the golden meadows of Sonmarg (the starting point of the Amarnath Yatra) enchant tourists by their almost unreal magical beauty.
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