Nishat Bagh

Nishat Bagh
Nishat Bagh
Interactive map of Nishat Bagh
TypeMughal garden
LocationSrinagar, Kashmir
Coordinates34°07′30″N 74°52′52″E / 34.125°N 74.881°E / 34.125; 74.881
Area19 hectares (47 acres)
Opened1633 (1633)
FounderAsif Khan, elder brother of Nur Jehan
Owned byJammu and Kashmir Tourism Department
Operated byJammu and Kashmir Tourism Department
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Nishat Bagh (lit. 'Garden of Joy' or 'Garden of Delight') is a terraced Mughal garden built on the eastern bank of the Dal Lake, close to Srinagar in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the second-largest Mughal garden in the Kashmir Valley.

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