Nishat
Nishat is a town on the eastern outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of the union capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Nishat is famous for the Nishat Gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Also known as: “Nishāt”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nishat Bagh and Shalimar Bagh.
Nishat Bagh
Garden
Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0.
Nishat Bagh is a terraced Mughal garden built on the eastern bank of the Dal Lake, close to Srinagar in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the second-largest Mughal garden in the Kashmir Valley.
Shalimar Bagh
Garden
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal garden in Srinagar of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, located at the northeast of Dal Lake. It is also known as Shalimar Garden, Farah Baksh, and Faiz Baksh.
Hazratbal Shrine
Mosque
The Hazratbal Shrine, also known as Dargah Hazratbal, is a Sufi dargah and mosque located in Hazratbal area of Srinagar, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Hazratbal Shrine is situated 3½ km west of Nishat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hazratbal and Lal Bazar.
Hazratbal
Suburb
Photo: Owais khursheed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hazratbal is a notified area situated in the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is about 10 km from the Srinagar city center. The area became famous after the construction of Hazratbal Shrine, where hundreds of thousands of people visit every year because many relics related to the Islamic prophet Muhammad are believed to be there. Hazratbal is situated 4 km west of Nishat.
Lal Bazar
Suburb
Photo: Sarkaaaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lal Bazar is a locality in the municipal committee of Srinagar in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It comes under the Zadibal constituency of the Srinagar Legislative Assembly. Lal Bazar is situated 6 km west of Nishat.
Nowshera
Suburb
Nowshera, also spelled as Noushera, is a notified area in Srinagar, in the Srinagar district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the northern sector of the Srinagar metropolitan area and is one of the older settled localities of the city, with historical associations dating back to the medieval period and the reign of Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin. Nowshera is situated 7 km west of Nishat.
Nishat
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Srinagar North, Srīnagar District, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.12861° or 34° 7′ 43″ northLongitude
74.88011° or 74° 52′ 48″ eastElevation
1,626 metres (5,335 feet)Open location code
8J6P4VHJ+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 7059188581OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Hindi to Panjabi—“Nishat” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “निशात, भारत”
- Irish: “Nishat”
- Kashmiri: “نِشاط”
- Panjabi: “ਨਿਸ਼ਤ”
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