Nishat | |
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Location in
Jammu and Kashmir,
India | |
Coordinates: 34°9′36″N 74°46′49″E / 34.16000°N 74.78028°E | |
Government | |
• Type | India |
• Body | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
Elevation | 1,590 m (5,220 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English [1] [2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
Postal Code | 190006 |
Vehicle registration | JK |
Nishat is a town on the eastern outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of the union capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Nishat is famous for the Nishat Gardens (Nishat Bagh). And is a very popular tourist destination. The Nishat Bagh is a 12 terraced garden located near Srinagar's famous Dal Lake. It is the second-largest Mughal garden in Kashmir after Shalimar Bagh. Nishat Bagh was designed and built in 1633 by Asif Khan, the elder brother of Nur Jehan. [3]
The area also hosts the house of Lakshman Joo, a 20-century Kashmiri mystic and philosopher, which has become a local pilgrimage centre.
Nishat | |
---|---|
Location in
Jammu and Kashmir,
India | |
Coordinates: 34°9′36″N 74°46′49″E / 34.16000°N 74.78028°E | |
Government | |
• Type | India |
• Body | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
Elevation | 1,590 m (5,220 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English [1] [2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
Postal Code | 190006 |
Vehicle registration | JK |
Nishat is a town on the eastern outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of the union capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Nishat is famous for the Nishat Gardens (Nishat Bagh). And is a very popular tourist destination. The Nishat Bagh is a 12 terraced garden located near Srinagar's famous Dal Lake. It is the second-largest Mughal garden in Kashmir after Shalimar Bagh. Nishat Bagh was designed and built in 1633 by Asif Khan, the elder brother of Nur Jehan. [3]
The area also hosts the house of Lakshman Joo, a 20-century Kashmiri mystic and philosopher, which has become a local pilgrimage centre.