Wular Lake

Wular Lake spreads across the Vale of Kashmir, fed by the Jhelum River and the Madhumati and Arin streams. Its waters swell and recede with the seasons. In old Sanskrit texts the lake was called Mahapadmasaras, and it was also known as Ullola, a name associated with its rising waves. Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin is said to have ordered an artificial island, Zaina Lank, built in the lake in 1444.