Collins Illustrated Guide to Kashmir and Ladakh

Kashmir lies between the high Himalayas and the Indian plains. It has breathtaking landscape and includes many diverse cultural and religious influences. To write this factual and informative guide the authors travelled thousands of miles on foot, horseback, camel, yak and raft.

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"Kashmir, only Kashmir", sighed the dying Moghul ruler Jehangur. And many people have shared his delight in this beautiful land between the high Himalayas and the Indian plains. From the Switzerland-like land of Kashmir to the remote moonland of Ladakh, the landscape is breathtaking. This and the many diverse cultural and religious influences on the area have resulted in a unique and hypnotic blend; staunchly Moslem Kashmir; Srinagar, the Venice of the East with its maze of intricate lotus-filled waterways, and its Moghul gardens; Jammu, the city of temples; and Ladakh, where remote Buddhist monasteries cling to high rocky crags. This factual and informative guide will satisfy all travellers and adventures, students of religion and pursuers of the unusual. Authors and seasoned travellers Earl and Nazima Kowall are eminently qualified to bring this area to life. Both have an intimate knowledge of the province and have journeyed thousands of kilometres on foot, horseback, camel, yak and raft to gather the material and the photographs for this book.