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Nehru Park

Nehru Park is located inside The famous Dal Lake in the name of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru who was the first Prime minister of India. This park is on a small round shaped island just beside the famous Boulevard dal gate road, Nehru park has a swimming pool, & Pool has Dal Lake itself as its water source. Nowadays authorities do not allow anyone to swim, (As it is not safe for swimming as well as this location is a public place. This place has boating facilities (Shikaras) to reach and a small park for picnics, there is a restaurant where you could buy & enjoy meals on order. Boulevard Road is one of the busiest roads in the Kashmir valley. On its bank, there are plenty of hotels where a traveler or a guest makes his/her stay & most hotels are 3 Star category, and a few 4 Star. On the other side of the road, there are many Ghats (Stands for Shikaras | Water Transport) waiting for you to enjoy shikara ride & The best time is sunrise/sunset which adds beauty to Dal Lake.

Coordinates: 34°5'24"N 74°50'44"E.

Nehru Park is around 12.9 km Ahanger HOBO office in Kashmir India or 13.4 km from Srinagar (SXR Airport).