Char Chinar, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir India

Char Chinar is a very small island in the Dal Lake, Srinagar, India. It is called as Char Chinar because of the presence of four Chinar Trees there. There is a garden in between the 4 chinar trees. So it is a beautiful tourist spot. The island located on the Bod Dal is known as Rupa Lank (Silver Island), it is marked with the presence of majestic Chinar trees at the four corners, thus known as Char-Chinari (Four Chinars). Murad Baksh, brother of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, constructed the Rupa Lank. The second Chinar Island, known as Sona Lanka (Gold Island), is located on the Lokut Dal, and over looks the holy shrine of Hazratbal. These trees have survived for ages, because Chinar is basically a long-living tree.