NAG, A mountain lake or tarn.
Nagas, Human-bodied, snake-tailed gods.
Nagmarg,
Nanga Parbat, A great mountain in the Chilas country, 26,620 feet high
(the fourth in point of height in the world), Mommery and two guides were
destroyed in 1895, probably by an avalanche, while attempting the ascent.
Nassim Bagh, ("The Garden of Delicious Breezes") A favourite spot in the
days of the Mogul Emperors. Akbar planted 1200 chenars.
Neem tree.
Neve, Dr. A. He and his brother are surgeons to the Kashmir Medical
Mission, where for many years they have carried on the somewhat
thankless task of benefiting the natives.
Nishat Bagh, ("The Garden of Drink")
Nopura, A village on the Pohru.
Nourmahal, ("Light of the Palace"), or, more properly, Nur Jehan Begum
("Light of the World"), was the wife of Jehaugir, celebrated in Mooree's
_Lalla Rookh_. Her life story was very curious. See Forster's _Journey
from Bengal to England_, London, 1798.
Nullah, A valley or ravine.
Numdah,
ONTALA,
Oodi Singh,
PADMANI, "The Lotus-lovely Lady."
Pagdandy, A short cut.
Pahlgam, "The Shepherd's Village," A Kashmiri summer resort for those who
like quiet. It is 27 miles from Islamabad up the Lidar Valley, and is
somewhat over 7000 feet above the sea.
Pampur, (Padma-pur, city of Vishnu, or Padmun-pur, "the place of beauty"),
principally noted now for its Pampur roti or bread, a speciality of the
place.
Pandrettan, or Pandrenthan, =Puranadhisthana, "the old capital.
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