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The Kashmir Timeline

Zaina Lank

An island built by hand in the middle of Wular Lake.

Zaina Lank photograph

Photo: Shahzadrso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Zain-ul-Abidin had an artificial island raised in Wular Lake as a place of rest and shelter for boats caught by the lake's sudden storms. He built a palace and a mosque on it, and ruins remain.

Facts

  • Lank means island in Kashmiri.
  • Wular is one of the largest freshwater lakes in South Asia.