in historic kashmir, the tree was planted near hindu holy places under names derived from the goddess bhavani. later in muslim times it continued to be a major garden and landscape tree and dominates many historic gardens, now generally called "boonyi" in local kashmiri and "chinar" by hindi/urdu speakers. for example, a famous landmark in srinagar is an island on dal lake where four chinar trees stand, named char chinar. as another example, a 627-year-old "chinar" tree has been found at chatargaam, chadoora, badgam district, kashmir, reportedly planted in 1374 ad by an islamic mystic mir sayyid ali hamadani.