Nishat
Place in Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Nishat is a town on the eastern outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of the union capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Nishat | |
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  Nishat Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates: 34°9′36″N 74°46′49″E | |
| Government | |
| • Type | India |
| • Body | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Elevation | 1,590 m (5,220 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal Code | 190006 |
| Vehicle registration | JK |
Nishat is famous for the Nishat Gardens (Nishat Bagh). And is a very popular tourist destination. The Nishat Bagh is a 12 terraced garden located near Srinagar's famous Dal Lake. It is the second-largest Mughal garden in Kashmir after Shalimar Bagh. Nishat Bagh was designed and built in 1633 by Asif Khan, the elder brother of Nur Jehan.[citation needed]
The area also hosts the house of Lakshman Joo, a 20-century Kashmiri mystic and philosopher, which has become a local pilgrimage centre.