What makes Kashmir’s Tulip Garden a one of its kind attraction?

               If you wish to see two million tulips over 60 hectares of the Kashmiri landscape at an altitude of 1706 metres, you must visit Asia’s largest tulip garden — the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden.

               One of the best gardens to visit in the month of April, this Tulip Garden was formerly known as the Siraj Bagh. The garden covers the banks of Dal Lake with a colourful carpet of flowers. This Tulip Garden was created in the year 2007. Overlooking the picturesque Dal Lake, the enchanting garden sprawls over the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range.

               The climatic condition of Kashmir is ideally suited for tulips. The garden is built on a sloping ground in a terraced fashion, consisting of seven terraces. Apart from tulips, many other species of flowers, including hyacinths and daffodils have been added as well.

               The Tulip Festival is an annual celebration that aims to showcase the range of flowers in the garden as a part of the tourism efforts undertaken by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

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