About Srinagar

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","coordinates":{"lat":"34.080951","lng":"74.8772109"}},{"id":"d1","name":"Hazratbal Mosque","imagePath":"/content/dam/thrp/destinations/Srinagar/city-highlights/1x1sightseeing/Hazratbal-Mosque1x1.jpg","openingTime":"9:30 AM","closingTime":"5:30 PM","description":"Backing onto the Dal Lake north of the Old City, the large, luminous 20th-century Hazratbal Mosque is home to Kashmir’s holiest Islamic relic. The Moi-e-Muqqadas is a relic believed to be a strand of hair from Prophet Mohammed’s beard. Visitors are admitted except at prayer times.","coordinates":{"lat":"34.1289995","lng":"74.8425512"}},{"id":"d2","name":"Mughal Gardens","imagePath":"/content/dam/thrp/destinations/Srinagar/city-highlights/1x1sightseeing/Mughal-gardens-1x1.jpg","openingTime":"9:30 AM","closingTime":"5:30 PM","description":"Srinagar is home to some beautiful Mughal gardens. Though lesser frequented, NishatBagh is believed by some to be prettier than the better known Shalimar Bagh. It has steeper terracing, and, as you stroll past fragrant magnolias, you can enjoy lovely panoramas of the Dal Lake.","coordinates":{"lat":"34.1499588","lng":"74.8733735"}},{"id":"d3","name":"Glide along Dal Lake","imagePath":"/content/dam/thrp/destinations/Srinagar/city-highlights/1x1activities/Glide-along-Dal-Lake1x1.jpg","openingTime":"","closingTime":"","description":"No trip to Srinagar can be considered complete without a shikara ride on the Dal Lake. A thousand charming houseboats, lovely shikaras and floating gardens of flowers and vegetables dot its glazed surface, a lot of which is carpeted by lotus blooms.","coordinates":{"lat":"34.1105857","lng":"74.8682569"}},{"id":"d4","name":"Get an apple for every day","imagePath":"/content/dam/thrp/destinations/Srinagar/city-highlights/1x1activities/Get-an-apple-for-every-day1x1.jpg","openingTime":"34.0836708","closingTime":"74.7972825","description":"Walk through an orchard, basket in hand, and pick some fresh apples. Kashmir is home to beautiful apple orchards, featuring rows and rows of trees studded with the bright red fruit. While an entire variety of apples is available, the Kashmir Golden Apple is the most prized.","coordinates":{"lat":"","lng":""}},{"id":"d5","name":"Meet some wildlife","imagePath":"/content/dam/thrp/destinations/Srinagar/city-highlights/1x1activities/Meet-some-wildlife-1x1.jpg","openingTime":"5:30 AM","closingTime":"6:30 PM","description":"Dachigam National Park, located 22km from Srinagar, is home to the last viable population of the endangered hangul or Kashmir stag. Other animals you may spot are black bears, long-tailed marmots, leopards and red foxes. There are also over one hundred and forty five colourful bird species to be found here.","coordinates":{"lat":"34.1371835","lng":"75.0377502"}},{"id":"d6","name":"Buy knick-knacks off a shikara","imagePath":"/content/dam/thrp/destinations/Srinagar/city-highlights/1x1shopping/Buy-knick-knacks-off-a-shikara1x1.jpg","openingTime":"","closingTime":"","description":"Kashmir takes great pride in its papier mâché products, and you will find plenty of these items being sold on shikaras on the Dal Lake. From jewellery boxes to bowls, trays and bases there is a world of exquisite articles, all covered in finely drawn gilded designs, reflective of the region’s Mughal heritage.","coordinates":{"lat":"34.1105857","lng":"74.8682569"}},{"id":"d7","name":"Take home pretty souvenirs","imagePath":"/content/dam/thrp/destinations/Srinagar/city-highlights/1x1shopping/Take-home-pretty-souvenirs1x1.jpg","openingTime":"9:00 AM","closingTime":"8:00 PM","description":"One of the most popular shopping areas in Srinagar, Lal Chowk is peppered with shops selling everything from lush Pashmina shawls and carved-wood artefacts to Kashmiri paintings and papier mâché trinkets. The sounds of chaotic bargaining add to the charm of the place. ","coordinates":{"lat":"34.0698315","lng":"74.8090391"}},{"id":"d8","name":"Buy dry fruits and spices","imagePath":"/content/dam/thrp/destinations/Srinagar/city-highlights/1x1shopping/Buy-dry-fruits-and-spices1x1.jpg","openingTime":"5:00 AM","closingTime":"11:00 PM","description":"Residency Road, situated near Lal Chowk, sells a variety of dry fruits and spices, in addition to Kashmiri handicrafts and ethnic dongra jewellery. Bring home a batch of your favourite apricots, figs, dates, raisins, and walnuts, and pick up aromatic spices like cardamom and delicate saffron. ","coordinates":{"lat":"34.0704803","lng":"74.8091438"}}]}]}