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SRINAGAR
Srinagar ( The city of Sun), the " Venice of the Himalaya" the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, offers many sights worth seeing, as well as various sports and entertainment facilities. Due to its central location, it is an ideal station for longer holidays as well. The present city was founded by King Pravarasen II around A.D. 150. The city lies to the right and left of the Jhelum and stretches eastwards up to the Dal and Nagin Lakes. Nine bridges, partly wooden even today, cross the Jhelum within the city borders. Srinagar is a unique city because of its lakes - the Dal, Nagin and Anchar. The river Jhelum also flows through a part of the city. The Dal, Stinagar's largest lake, has the most number of Houseboats followed by the Nagin and the Jhelum. As a general rule Houseboat in the Dal are of all categories from deluxe through to D class.