15th centuryWular Lake
An island built by hand in the middle of Wular Lake.
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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.
