Chashme Shahi
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Chashme Shahi, Chashma i Shahi, or Cheshma Shahi (translation: the royal spring), also called Chashma Shahi or Cheshma Shahi, is one of the Mughal gardens built in 1632 AD around a spring by Ali Mardan Khan, a governor of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as per the orders of the Emperor, as a gift for his eldest son Prince Dara Shikoh.[1][2] The garden is located in the Zabarwan Range, near Raj Bhawan (Governor's house) overlooking Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Chashme Shahi | |
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Type | Mughal garden |
Location | Srinagar, Kashmir, India |
Coordinates | 34°5′10.14″N 74°53′13.79″E |
Area | 1 acre |
Opened | 1632 (1632) |
Founder | Shah Jahan |
Owned by | Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department |
Operated by | Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department |
Visitors | 100,000 |
Status | Open March–November |
Website | www |
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