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'''Tsoont Kol''' ( | '''Tsoont Kol''' ({{IPA|ur|t͡ʃũːʈ koːl}} ; {{IPA|ks|t͡sũːʈʰʲ kɔl}}, ''literally'' ''''Apple Stream'''') is a navigational [[canal]] running through the [[Srinagar]] city of the Indian [[Kashmir Conflict|state]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], that also helps to regulate the water level in the [[Dal Lake|Dal]] [[lake]]. It branches out from the [[Jhelum River|Jhelum]] just near the northern end of the [[Zero Bridge]] and rejoins it in the Maisuma locality of the [[Downtown Srinagar|old city]], a few metres downstream of the [[Budshah Bridge]]. It has a lock gate known as [[Dal Gate]] to regulate the water level in the Dal lake which is located at a slightly higher [[elevation]]. The canal also has an island just after the Dal Gate, known as [[Chinar Bagh]].<ref name="Vitasta">{{cite web|title=Vitasta|url=http://www.koausa.org/Glimpses/Vitasta.html}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The canal has existed since ancient times when it bore the name "Mahasarit". Its main purpose has always been to take the surplus waters of the Dal lake into the Jhelum.<ref>{{citation|last=Hussan|first=M.|title=Kashmir Under the Sultans|year=1959|publisher=Aakar Books|isbn=978-81-878-7949-7}}</ref> | The canal has existed since ancient times when it bore the name "Mahasarit". Its main purpose has always been to take the surplus waters of the Dal lake into the Jhelum.<ref>{{citation|last=Hussan|first=M.|title=Kashmir Under the Sultans|year=1959|publisher=Aakar Books|isbn=978-81-878-7949-7}}</ref> | ||
The canal gets its name from the Kashmiri word for [[quince]], "bamb-tsoont", as there were many quince trees on its banks.<ref name="Lost Venice">{{cite web|title=Lost Venice|url=http://www.kashmirlife.net/lost-venice-1288/}}</ref> | The canal gets its name from the Kashmiri word for [[quince]], "bamb-tsoont", as there were many quince trees on its banks.<ref name="Lost Venice">{{cite web|title=Lost Venice|date=14 March 2011 |url=http://www.kashmirlife.net/lost-venice-1288/}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Tsoont Kol | |
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| Specifications | |
| Length | 2.22 miles (3.57 km) |
| Maximum height above sea level | 5,215 ft (1,590 m) |
| Status | active |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Jhelum River |
| End point | Jhelum River |
| Connects to | Dal Lake |
Tsoont Kol (ur ; ks, literally 'Apple Stream') is a navigational canal running through the Srinagar city of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, that also helps to regulate the water level in the Dal lake. It branches out from the Jhelum just near the northern end of the Zero Bridge and rejoins it in the Maisuma locality of the old city, a few metres downstream of the Budshah Bridge. It has a lock gate known as Dal Gate to regulate the water level in the Dal lake which is located at a slightly higher elevation. The canal also has an island just after the Dal Gate, known as Chinar Bagh.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
The canal has existed since ancient times when it bore the name "Mahasarit". Its main purpose has always been to take the surplus waters of the Dal lake into the Jhelum.[2] The canal gets its name from the Kashmiri word for quince, "bamb-tsoont", as there were many quince trees on its banks.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Vitasta".
- ↑ Hussan, M. (1959), Kashmir Under the Sultans, Aakar Books, ISBN 978-81-878-7949-7
- ↑ "Lost Venice". 14 March 2011.
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