Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden
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Tulips sown at Tulip Garden,Srinagar | |
| Type | Garden |
| Location | Zabarwan Range, Srinagar, Kashmir, North India |
| Coordinates | 34°05′46″N 74°52′48″E / 34.096056°N 74.88003°E |
| Area | 12 hectares |
| Opened | 2007 |
| Visitors | 15,000 |
| Status | Open March–April |
| Plants | Around 2 million [1] |
| Species | 70+ |
| Collections | Tulips |
Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden previously named as Model Floriculture Centre, Sirajbagh, Cheshmashahi, Srinagar, is the largest[2] Tulip garden of Asia spread over an area of about 12 hectares. It is situated on the foothills of Zabarwan Range with an overview of picturesque world famous Dal Lake.
This garden was conceived, conceptualized and created by Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Chief Minister, of Jammu and Kashmir in the year 2006-07 with the aim to boost floriculture and advance tourism in Kashmir Valley.
Tulip Festival 2013
Two million tulips adorn and add color to 20 acres of the Kashmiri Landscape at 5600 feet altitude in Asia’s largest Tulip Garden - the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden. A delightful sight - the Flower bed sprawls all over the foothills of the towering Zabarwan Mountain Range, and overlooks the beautiful and the world famous Dal Lake in Srinagar – the Capital of Jammu and Kashmir State of India. Located at 34.964N, 74.8791E, the Tulip Garden is surrounded on three sides by the Nishat Bagh and Chashma Shahi Mughal Gardens of Srinagar
Gallery
References
- ↑ "Tulip Gardeb Festival - Srinagar". Dr. Rital Pal. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Asia's largest tulip garden now open to visitors". Indian Express. March 29, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2012.