Dal Lake
Eighteen square kilometres of water with floating gardens and houseboats moored where the shikaras land.
- Where
- Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.1200, 74.8700
Get the Dal Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dal Lake. 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 Dal Lake
Nishat Bagh 1.2 km
Twelve terraces for the signs of the zodiac, rising from Dal Lake toward the Zabarwan hills.
Char Chinar 2.2 km
An island in the Dal with four chinar trees on it, one at each corner.
Tulip Garden 2.8 km
Asia's largest tulip garden, open for three weeks.
Hazratbal Shrine 2.8 km
A white marble mosque on the Dal, and one relic.
Shalimar Bagh 3.3 km
A Mughal terraced garden of 1619 built for Nur Jahan, water running down its length by gravity alone.
Nigeen Lake 3.5 km
The quieter part of the Dal, with the houseboats that people who know book.
Shankaracharya Temple 5.2 km
Two hundred and forty three steps above the city.
Jamia Masjid 6.1 km
Three hundred and seventy deodar pillars, each a single tree, holding up a mosque first built in 1394.
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Questions
Where is Dal Lake?
Dal Lake is in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Nishat Bagh (1.2 km), Char Chinar (2.2 km), Tulip Garden (2.8 km).
How do I get the Dal Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dal Lake 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 Dal Lake 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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