Dal Lake: 0.5 kms. This lovely lake lies to
east of the city at the foot of the Shrindhara
( Zabarwan) mountain. The Shankaracharya hill ( Takht-I-Sulaiman) is
to the south and Hari Parbat on its west. The lake is 6*3 kms. And
is divided by a causeway into four parts: Gagribal ,Lokutdal, Boddal
and Nagin.Lokutdal and Boddal each have an island in the centre
called Rup Lank and Sona Lank respectively. Rup Lank is also known
as Char Chinari.The small islands are willow covered while round the
lakes are groves of Chinnar poplar and willow.
