Nishat Bagh

Nishat Bagh
Nishat Bagh
	Nishat Bagh
Type	Mughal garden
Location	Srinagar, Kashmir
Coordinates	34°07′30″N 74°52′52″E / 34.125°N 74.881°E
Area	19 hectares (47 acres)
Opened	1633 A.D.
Founder	Asif Khan, elder brother of Nur Jehan
Owned by	Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department
Operated by	Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department
Website	jktourism.org

Nishat Bagh is a terraced Mughal garden built on the eastern side 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. Nishat Bagh, is also located on the bank of the Dal Lake. 'Nishat Bagh' is Urdu, and means the "Garden of Joy," "Garden of Gladness" and "Garden of Delight."^[1]^[2]

^ "Shalimar Gardens in Srinagar". Archnet.org. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
^ Bindloss, Joe; Sarina Singh (2007). India. Lonely Planet. pp. 353–354, 360. ISBN 978-1-74104-308-2. Retrieved 29 December 2009. Dal Lake. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[Nish-1] "Shalimar Gardens in Srinagar". Archnet.org. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2009.

[Bindloss-2] Bindloss, Joe; Sarina Singh (2007). India. Lonely Planet. pp. 353–354, 360. ISBN 978-1-74104-308-2. Retrieved 29 December 2009. Dal Lake. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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