Khushal Sar, Srinagar

Name: Khushal Sar
Address: Srinagar, India

#30 among attractions in Srinagar

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Khushal Sar is a lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is in a highly deteriorated condition and has been encroached upon at many places with illegal construction and landfilling. The lake once stretched from Zoonimar up to the Aali Masjid but now it is considerably reduced. It is connected to the Anchar lake via a small channel. Another smaller lake, known as Gilsar, is connected to the Khushal Sar via a narrow strait, which is spanned by a bridge known as Gil Kadal. The Gilsar lake is in turn connected to the Nigeen lake via the Nallah Amir Khan. Until the 1970s, the Mar Canal drained into this lake providing navigability up to Ganderbal via the Anchar lake. After the filling up of the Mar Canal, the condition of the lake deteriorated further. ()

Length: 5249 ftWidth: 1969 ftElevation: 5184 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 34°6'41"N, 74°47'58"E

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Khushal Sar – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hari Parbat, Jamia Masjid, Roza Bal, Gil Sar.

1 miSE
Temple
Hari Parbat, Srinagar
27 min walk • Hari Parbat, also called Koh-i-Maran, is a hill overlooking Srinagar, the largest city and the capital of the Jammu and Kashmir state, India. It is the site of a fort, built by the Durrani Empire, and of a Hindu temple, mosques, and gurdwara.
1.1 miSE
Mosque complex with gardens and fountain
Jamia Masjid, Srinagar
28 min walk • Jamia Masjid is a mosque in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Situated at Nowhatta in the middle of the Old City, the Mosque was commissioned by Sultan Sikandar in 1394 CE and completed in 1402 CE, at the behest of Mir Mohammad Hamadani, son of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, and is regarded as one of the most important mosques in Kashmir.
1.6 miSE
Unfussy shrine with a storied history
Roza Bal, Srinagar
40 min walk • The Roza Bal, Rouza Bal, or Rozabal is a shrine located in the Khanyar quarter in downtown area of Srinagar in Kashmir, India. The word roza means tomb, the word bal mean place.
0.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gil Sar, Srinagar
21 min walk • Gil Sar is a freshwater lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is in a highly deteriorated condition. The lake is sometimes considered a part of the Khushal Sar lake but is separated from it by a narrow strait, which is spanned by a bridge known as Gil Kadal.
0.5 miSW
Mosque
Aali Masjid, Srinagar
14 min walk • Aali Mosque is a mosque located in the Srinagar city in Jammu and Kashmir. It was constructed in 1471 A.D.during the reign of Shamiri king Sultan Hassan Shah. The structure is the largest existing historic mosque constructed within the premises of Eidgah Srinagar.