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Verinag Tourism

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Verinag is a town in Anantnag District. It's the first tourist spot of Kashmir Valley when travelling by road from Jammu. A major tourist attraction in Verinag is Verinag Spring. There is an octagonal stone basin at Verinag Spring and an arcade surrounding it built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Later a beautiful garden next to this spring was laid out by his son Shah Jahan. Verinag Spring is also the main source of River Jehlum. Verinag Spring and Mughal Garden surrounding it is officially recognized by Archealogical Survey of India as a Monument of National Importance.
7) Acchabal is a town in Anantnag District. The most beautiful of springs is Achabal which gushes out of the Sosanwar Hill. The place is famous and attractive due to an ancient …show more content…

This walled sirai was built by the then Governor of Kashmir under Mughal Rule, Ali Mardan Khan on Mughal King Jehangir's order. The restoration of the structure has been taken on by the Archealogical Survey of India who have rebuilt fallen arches and restored several …show more content…

It has a strong history. In 1605 Mughal Emperor Jehangir ordered his Governor Ali Mardan Khan to build sarais along the road. He constructed some more than 8 Sarais. The distance of these sarais is constant from each other i.e. 20 Kilometers. The Shadimarg sarai was personal favorite of Jehangir and Noor Jehan. Sadly as a result of neglection this heritage site is turned into a toilet and a cowshed by enroachers.
11) The village was named Shadimarg by Jehangir himself. His wife Noor Jahan gave birth to his son here. The king was happy but child died within two days. So he named the place Shadimarg, Shadi means happiness and Marg death. The Shadimarg sarai encloses a mosque and eidgah. The mosque is in a worse condition. The rooftop of mosque is covered with grass and rain water easily seeps down from there. The eidgah has also been enroached upon.
1) The heritage site sarai sukh is a resting place for the travelers on the mughal road. The mughal road lay an impression on our minds with the saga of the great rulers that ruled our country for many centuries. The road still has several monuments constructed by the

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