Treasure of Gardens

hmir valley built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in the year 1619 AD for his wife Empress Nur Jahan. Nishat garden is the largest one of the Mughal gardens in Kashmir. It is situated on the banks of the picturesque Dal Lake. Also known as "the garden of bliss", the Nishat gardens have the Zabarwan Mountains forming its backdrop. Chashme Sahi, Shah Jahan named the garden after a mountain spring that waters it and so it has the name Chashma Shahi. Pari Mahal in Kashmir known as House of Fairies is a historic monument. It is placed above the beautiful Chashma Shahi Gardens near Srinagar. Tulip Garden in Kashmir is Asia's largest tulips garden and there is a likely hood that it can become the world’s second largest too. 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.