Naseem Bagh

Naseem Bagh is a Mughal garden built on the northwestern side of the Dal Lake, close to the city of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Naseem Bagh
Naseem Bagh
Type	Mughal garden
Location	Srinagar, J&K, India
Coordinates	34°08′17″N 74°50′17″E
Area	25 hectares (62 acres)
Opened	1586 A.D.
Founder	Akbar
Owned by	Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department
Operated by	Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department
Plants	Platanus orientalis (Chinars)

The garden is one of the oldest Mughal gardens in Kashmir, built by Mughal emperor Akbar in 1586. Over 1200 chinar trees were planted in 1686 by Shah Jahan. It is developed as Chinar Heritage Park by the University of Kashmir.^[1] At present the park houses around 700 chinar trees. It is mostly visited in the autumn from September to December.^[2][3]

See also

• Foreshore Road
• Indo-Islamic Architecture
• Dal Lake
• Shalimar Bagh (Srinagar)
• Hazratbal