Char Chinar
An island in the Dal with four chinar trees on it, one at each corner.
- Where
- Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.1004, 74.8663
Get the Char Chinar stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Char Chinar. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Jammu & Kashmir volume with your photos and a note.
Near Char Chinar
Tulip Garden 1.4 km
Asia's largest tulip garden, open for three weeks.
Dal Lake 2.2 km
Eighteen square kilometres of water with floating gardens and houseboats moored where the shikaras land.
Nishat Bagh 3.1 km
Twelve terraces for the signs of the zodiac, rising from Dal Lake toward the Zabarwan hills.
Shankaracharya Temple 3.2 km
Two hundred and forty three steps above the city.
Nigeen Lake 3.5 km
The quieter part of the Dal, with the houseboats that people who know book.
Hazratbal Shrine 3.9 km
A white marble mosque on the Dal, and one relic.
Abdullah Bridge 4.9 km
A bridge over the Jhelum at Srinagar, named for Sheikh Abdullah and standing beside the old Zero Bridge.
Chashme Shahi 5.1 km
The smallest Mughal garden and the best water.
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Questions
Where is Char Chinar?
Char Chinar is in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tulip Garden (1.4 km), Dal Lake (2.2 km), Nishat Bagh (3.1 km).
How do I get the Char Chinar stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Char Chinar and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Jammu & Kashmir volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Char Chinar before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Jammu & Kashmir volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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