Wular
Wular Lake (), also known as Wolar () in Kashmiri language, Kashmiri, is one of the largest fresh water lakes in South Asia. It is located near Bandipore, Bandipora town in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River and stream madhumati. The lake's size varies seasonally from 30 to 189 square kilometres. In addition, much of the lake has been drained as a result of willow plantations being built on the shore in the 1950s. Etymology In ancient times, Wular Lake was also called Mahapadmasar (Sanskrit: महापद्मसरः). Nilamata Purana also mentions it as ''Mahapadmasaras''. The lake, with its big dimensions and the extent of water, gives rise to high leaping waves in the afternoons, called Ullola in Sanskrit, meaning "stormy leaping, high rising waves". Therefore, it was also being called ''Ullola''. It is believed to have gotten c ...
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Wular Lake (), also known as Wolar () in Kashmiri language, Kashmiri, is one of the largest fresh water lakes in South Asia. It is located near Bandipore, Bandipora town in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River and stream madhumati. The lake's size varies seasonally from 30 to 189 square kilometres. In addition, much of the lake has been drained as a result of willow plantations being built on the shore in the 1950s. Etymology In ancient times, Wular Lake was also called Mahapadmasar (Sanskrit: महापद्मसरः). Nilamata Purana also mentions it as ''Mahapadmasaras''. The lake, with its big dimensions and the extent of water, gives rise to high leaping waves in the afternoons, called Ullola in Sanskrit, meaning "stormy leaping, high rising waves". Therefore, it was also being called ''Ullola''. It is believed to have gotten c ...
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