Question

types of houses in srinagar
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Answer 1

In villages of Kashmir, houses are made from stones cut and kept one on top of the other and coated with mud. Wood is also used. The houses have sloping roofs. Many families in Srinagar live in a 'donga'.

Answer 2

Types of houses in Srinagar are houseboats, storey houses wooden huts and traditional houses.

• The majority of homes in Srinagar had birch-bark roofs that were covered with turf and mud and flowered with lilies and tulips. Turf roofs kept the homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer. False ceilings had Persian-inspired designs and were made of deodar or walnut wood. The wealthy hung painted papier-mache panels as ceilings.
• When Europeans were drawn to Kashmir's natural beauty and sought to stay there in the nineteenth century, the city of Srinagar saw the emergence of its first houseboats.
• Some Kashmiris chose to construct their homes out of wood and lumber and live in natural forest areas. At higher altitudes, some of them continue to reside in homes made of wood and clay with metal sheet roofs. Wooden logs are used to create clefts, and then rooms, windows, and doors are built. Tin roofing is attached to the walls with iron nails.
• Traditional homes in Srinagar were built in such a way that they could resist powerful earthquakes. Because they combined hardwood frames with mud plaster, they were earthquake-resistant. This was a type of local building style called Dhajji Diwari.

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