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FAMOUS GARDENS OF KASHMIR
NISHAT BAGH
Nishat garden is the largest one of the Mughal gardens in Kashmir. It is situated on the banks of the Dal Lake. Asaf Khan, the brother of Nur Jahan, designed the Kashmir Nishat Bagh in 1633 AD. Nishat Bagh offers a splendid view of the Dal Lake as well as the snow capped Pir Panjal mountain range. The garden has terraces, each representing a different Zodiac sign. There is also a beautiful water channel flowing right in the middle of the garden.
CHASHMASHAHI
The Chashmashahi or ‘The Royal Spring’ is one of the Mughal Gardens in Kashmir. Situated a mere 8 kms from Srinagar towards Harvan, the Chasmashahi is the smallest of the Mughal gardens measuring just 108 metres X 38 metres. It was built by Ali Mardan Khan in 1632 during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan and is considered to be the most aesthetically designed of all the Mughal Gardens. The garden was built around a fresh water spring that flows right through its centre and is the cause of the garden being named so. The water of the spring flowing through the gardens is assumed to have medicinal properties because of the minerals present in water.
PARI MAHAL
Pari Mahal or The Fairies’ Abode is a seven terraced garden located at the top of Zabarwan mountain range over-looking city of Srinagar and south-west of Dal Lake. The structure was constructed by Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of the famous Mughal King, Shah Jahan, in the mid of 17th century. Dara Shikoh built the garden over the ruins of a Buddhist monastery in honour of his Sufi tutor, Mullah Shah Badakhshi. The overall length and breadth of this garden is 122 m and 62.5 m respectively.Located in the southwest of the Dal Lake, this garden has six terraces.The garden has a spring and a lawn with a variety of flowers and fruit trees growing in it.
HARWAN
Harwan Garden is situated in the district of in Srinagar. It is a beautiful and massive garden, A beautiful canal, fed from a lake just behind the garden, passes through its center. The canal is bordered with blossoming flowerbeds and chinar trees. Kashmir Harwan Garden does not have the usual terraces, artificial fountains, etc, like the other gardens of Kashmir. It has been deliberately kept devoid of these man-made things. The main attraction of the Harwan garden of Kashmiris its natural beauty that is present in plentyIt also serves as a take-off point for visiting Dachi Gam Wild life sanctuary and a starting point of a Mahadev Mountain trek.
TULIP GARDEN
Tulip Garden in Kashmir is Asia’s largest tulip garden. .The tulip garden which is in Srinagar is commonly known as Siraj Bagh and is located on the banks of the famous Dal Lake. When viewing the garden you are able to see the large variety of colors of the flowers, and there are over 60 varieties of early, mid and late blooming tulips.
BOTANICAL GARDEN
Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden in Srinagar was set up in 1969. This beautiful landscape garden, situated at the foothills of the enchanting Zabarwan mountain slopes, is located near the famous Mughal Garden, Chashme Shahi, and the panoramic Dal Lake. This garden complex is spread over an area of 80 hectares and comprises four components of recreational garden, botanical garden, research section and plant introduction centre. It also features several inner gardens.There is a beautiful lake spread over 17 hectares in the complex
ACHABAL GARDEN
Achabal Garden is one of the most important and splendid tourist places in the state of Kashmir and is about 8 kilometers away from Anantnag. This place is famous all over due to an ancient spring surrounded by a terrace garden, which was developed by Mughals. Its` picturesque beauty makes it one of the best Mughal gardens of the Indian subcontinent.
