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Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar
Mughal garden at Dal Lake, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shalimar Bagh (Urdu pronunciation: [ʃɑːliːmɑːɾ bɑːɣ], Kashmiri pronunciation: [ʃaːlɨməːr baːɣ]) is a Mughal garden in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, linked through a channel to the northeast of Dal Lake. It is also known as Shalimar Gardens, Farah Baksh, and Faiz Baksh. The other famous shoreline garden in the vicinity is Nishat Bagh, 'The Garden of Delight'. The Bagh was built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1619. The Bagh is considered the high point of Mughal horticulture. It is now a public park and also referred to as the "Crown of Srinagar".[1][2]
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Type | Mughal garden |
Location | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates | 34°8′32.48″N 74°51′46.48″E |
Area | 12.4 hectares (31 acres) |
Opened | 1619 A.D. (1619 A.D.) |
Founder | Jahangir |
Designer | Jahangir |
Owned by | Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department |
Operated by | Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department |
Website | srinagar.nic.in |
It is the earliest of the Mughal imperial gardens called Shalimar Gardens, followed by the one in Lahore, begun in 1641 under Shah Jahan and the one in Delhi, begun in 1653 by Izz-un-Nissa, his wife.