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City Overview :

Heaven on earth called Srinagar is a city of Kashmir which is surrounded by snow covered trees and beautiful mountain slopes. This city is full of life with different colors and people of all religion and has amazing climate which makes this city very romantic. It is situated on the banks of river jelum and is the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir which is the northernmost state of India. City is well renowned for its fascinating beauty, charming houseboats and attracting lakes. Kashmiri handicrafts and dry fruits are also very popular.

Fast Facts :

Local Languages :

Urdu and Kashmiri are widely spoken here. Dogri is also a common language spoken.

Climate :

Summer :

April-June Temperatures - 10°C To 29°C

Monsoon :

July-August, Showers are brief Annual rainfall - 600mm

Winter :

Freezing cold, snowfall from December to February Heavy snowfall Temperature - -2°C to 8°C

What to See :

The beautiful hill station Gulmarg has one of the most beautiful and scenic places and is at a distance of 50 km from the city. The very popular and charming dal lake of Sri Nagar is the city's lifeline and very attractive.
There are other places like the Tulip Gardens and gulmarg which is a high hill resort from where the high waterfalls and river valleys can be seen and best for the tourists on the tour to Srinagar.
Pahalgam: it is situated in the Lidder and Sheshnag Rivers. The picnic gardens are very famous for the tourists.

Getting There :

By Air :

The city has its airport, which has many regular domestic flights. Private and public airlines are present to reach like Chandigarh, Delhi, and Mumbai.

By Train :

The closest railhead of Srinagar is Jammu which has many regular trains to link like Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata. It is located at 298 kms from the city.

By Road :

The well built channel of road makes the trip easy for the tourists. Many cities and states are linked to the places of India, like Leh, Delhi, and Chandigarh. The buses can be catched to reach.

Where to Stay :

Srinagar offers a variety of hotels which consists the budgetary hotels, star hotels. Countless Srinagar hotel packages are available for the tourists to find the best accommodation and book online Srinagar hotels...