Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden, previously Model Floriculture Center, is a tulip garden in Srinagar, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the largest tulip garden in Asia spread over an area of about 30 ha (74 acres).[1][2] It is situated at the base of the Zabarwan range, built on a sloping ground in a terraced fashion consisting of seven terraces with an overview of the Dal Lake. The garden was opened in 2007 with the aim to boost floriculture and tourism in the Kashmir Valley.[3] It was formerly known as Siraj Bagh.[4][5] About 1.7 million tulip bulbs, all in multiple colours, were brought Keukenhof tulip gardens of Amsterdam.[6] Besides tulips, there are 46 varieties of flowers, including hyacinths, daffodils and ranunculus which were also brought from Holland.[7] The tulip garden is home to around 73 varieties of tulips.[8]
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| Type | Garden |
| Location | Srinagar, J&K, India |
| Area | 30 ha (74 acres) |
| Opened | 2007 |
| Owned by | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Operated by | Department of Flori-culture |
| Visitors | 3,60,000 (2022) |
| Status | Open |
| Plants | 1.7 million |
| Species | 73 |
| Collections | Tulips |
Tulip festival
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The Tulip festival is an annual Spring festival to increase tourism by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. The festival showcases a variety of flowers in the garden.[9]
Number of visitors
editIn 2023, the garden received a record number of visitors. Over a span of one month, between March and April 2023, the garden was visited by 365,000 tourists, including 3,000 foreign tourists.[10]
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ "Asia's largest tulip garden opens for visitors". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Asia's largest tulip garden now open to visitors - Indian Express". www.indianexpress.com. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Tulip Gardens". The Indian Express. May 2015.
- ^ "Srinagar's Siraj Bagh, Asia's largest tulip garden, opens for tourists".
- ^ "Siraj Bagh: Asia's largest Tulip garden opens up for visitors".
- ^ "Immerse yourself in the colours of romance at this Tulip Festival in Srinagar". 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Asia's Largest Tulip Garden Opens For Tourists In Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Watch Asia's largest tulip garden in Kashmir". The Hindu.
- ^ "Tulip Garden | District Srinagar, Government of Jammu and Kashmir | India". Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Srinagar's tulip garden records highest visitors this year".