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SRINAGAR , See also:capital of the See also:state of See also:Kashmir, in See also:Northern See also:India, 5250 ft. above See also:sea-level, on both See also:banks of the See also:river See also:Jhelum, which winds through the See also:city with an See also:average width of 8o yds. and is crossed by seven wooden See also:bridges. The houses occupy a length'of about 3 M. and a breadth of about 12 m. on either See also:side of the river; but the greater See also:part of the city lies on the right See also:bank. No two buildings are alike. The curious grouping of the houses, the frail tenements of the poor, the substantial mansions of the wealthier, the curious See also:carving of some, the balconies of others, the irregular See also:embankment, and the mountains in the background, See also:form a See also:quaint and picturesque spectacle. See also:Area, 3795 acres. Pop. (Igor), 122,618. The city is exposed to both See also:fire and See also:flood. In 1893 Six of the seven bridges were swept away, and See also:great damage was again caused in 1903. A See also:regular See also:water-See also:supply has been provided. The artisans of Srinagar enjoy a high reputation. Unfortunately, the historic See also:industry of See also:shawl-See also:weaving is now practically See also:extinct. The loss of the See also:French See also:market after the See also:war of 1870 was followed by the See also:famine of 1877-1879, which drove many of the weavers into the See also:Punjab, and the survivors have taken to the manufacture of carpets. Other See also:industries are See also:paper, See also:leather, See also:papier mache, See also:silver and See also:copper See also:ware, See also:wood-carving and See also:boat-making. The three See also:chief routes of communication with India are: (I) along the Jhelum valley to See also:Murree and See also:Rawalpindi, which has been opened throughout for wheeled See also:traffic (195 m.); (2) over the Banihal pass (9200 ft. above the sea) to See also:Jammu (163 m.); (3) over the Pir Panjal pass (11,400 ft.) to See also:Gujrat (18o m.). See See also:Sir See also:Walter R. See also:Lawrence, The Valley of Kashmir (1895); M. A. See also:Stein, See also:Chronicle of the See also:Kings of Kashmir (1900). SRIRANGAM, or SERINGHAM, a See also:town of See also:British India, in See also:Trichinopoly See also:district, See also:Madras See also:presidency, 2 M. N. of Trichinopoly city. Pop. (1901), 23,039. It stands on an See also:island of the same name, formed by the bifurcation of the river See also:Cauvery and by the channel of the Coleroon. The town is celebrated for its great See also:temple, dedicated to See also:Vishnu, composed of seven square enclosures, one within another, and 350 ft. distant from each other. Each enclosure has four See also:gates with high towers, placed one in the centre of each side opposite to the four' See also:cardinal points. The successively widening enclosures and the greater elaboration of the See also:outer as compared with the inner buildings See also:mark the progress of the See also:shrine in fame and See also:wealth. The outer See also:wall of the temple is not less than 4 M. in circumference. Not far distant is the smaller but more beautiful Jambukeswaram, a temple dedicated to See also:Siva. From 1751 to 1755 the island and its pagodas were the See also:object of frequent contests between the French and the See also:English. Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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