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Srinagar (English: / ˈ s r iː n ə ɡ ər / ⓘ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [siriːnagar]) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is the largest city and summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an Indian-administered union territory .
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Downtown, popularly known as Shahar-e-Khaas, is the largest and the most densely populated area of the city of Srinagar in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India.. The area is mostly located on the banks of Jhelum river about five km (3.1 mi) from city center.
Shalimar Bagh (Urdu pronunciation: [ʃɑːliːmɑːɾ bɑːɣ], Kashmiri pronunciation: [ʃaːlɨməːr baːɣ] is a Mughal garden in Srinagar of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir,o the northeast of Dal Lake. It is also known as Shalimar Gardens, Farah Baksh, and Faiz Baksh.
Hazratbal is the notified area situated in the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir.It is about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Srinagar city center.The area became famous after the construction of Hazratbal Shrine, where hundreds of thousands of people visit every year because many relics related to the Islamic prophet Muhammad are believed to be there.
The culture of Kashmir encompasses the spoken language, written literature, cuisine, architecture, traditions, and history of the Kashmiri people native to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The culture of Kashmir was influenced by the Persian as well as Central Asian cultures after the Islamic rule of Kashmir.
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Srinagar is located at 1] at the left bank of Alaknanda river. It has an average elevation of 560 metres (1,837 feet).It is the largest town in the Garhwal Hills.It is reached by national highway NH58 from Rishikesh, Srinagar is about 104 km from Rishikesh which is the last city on the plains of Uttarakhand and from where the mountains start.