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[[Image:Srinagar.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[[Panoramic]] view of [[Dal Lake]], Srinagar city and Kashmir valley]] |
[[Image:Srinagar.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[[Panoramic]] view of [[Dal Lake]], Srinagar city and Kashmir valley]] |
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'''[[Jammu and Kashmir]]''', [[India]] is known as heaven on earth. In the seventeenth century the Mughal emperor [[Jahangir]] set his eyes on the valley of Kashmir. He said that if paradise is anywhere on the earth, it is here, while living in a houseboat on the mesmerizing [[Dal Lake]]. In Jammu and Kashmir the most important tourist places are Kashmir, Srinagar, the [[Shalimar (Jammu and Kashmir)|Mughal Gardens]], [[Gulmarg]], [[Pahalgam]], Jammu, and Ladakh. |
'''[[Jammu and Kashmir]]''', [[India]] is known as heaven on earth. In the seventeenth century the Mughal emperor [[Jahangir]] set his eyes on the valley of Kashmir. He said that if paradise is anywhere on the earth, it is here, while living in a houseboat on the mesmerizing [[Dal Lake]]. In Jammu and Kashmir the most important tourist places are Kashmir, Srinagar, the [[Shalimar Gardens (Jammu and Kashmir)|Mughal Gardens]], [[Gulmarg]], [[Pahalgam]], Jammu, and Ladakh. |
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Some areas require a [[Foreigners (Protected Areas) Order 1958 (India)|special permit]] for non-[[India]]ns to visit. |
Some areas require a [[Foreigners (Protected Areas) Order 1958 (India)|special permit]] for non-[[India]]ns to visit. |
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== In Kashmir Valley == |
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*[[Dal lake]] |
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*[[Shalimar Gardens (Jammu and Kashmir)|Mughal Gardens]] |
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*[[Gulmarg]] |
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*[[Pahalgam]] |
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*[[Amarnath Temple]] |
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== In Jammu == |
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*[[Vaishno Devi]] |
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*[[Poonch]] |
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== In Ladakh == |
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*[[Leh]] |
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*[[Nubra Valley]] |
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*[[Lake Moriri]] |
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*[[Pangong Lake]] |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir]] |
[[Category:Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir]] |
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[[Category:Kashmir]] |
[[Category:Kashmir]] |
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Revision as of 03:51, 12 January 2009
Jammu and Kashmir, India is known as heaven on earth. In the seventeenth century the Mughal emperor Jahangir set his eyes on the valley of Kashmir. He said that if paradise is anywhere on the earth, it is here, while living in a houseboat on the mesmerizing Dal Lake. In Jammu and Kashmir the most important tourist places are Kashmir, Srinagar, the Mughal Gardens, Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Jammu, and Ladakh.
Some areas require a special permit for non-Indians to visit.
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