Shalimar Bagh
A Mughal terraced garden of 1619 built for Nur Jahan, water running down its length by gravity alone.
- Where
- Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.1497, 74.8731
Get the Shalimar Bagh stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Shalimar Bagh. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Jammu & Kashmir volume with your photos and a note.
Near Shalimar Bagh
Nishat Bagh 2.8 km
Twelve terraces for the signs of the zodiac, rising from Dal Lake toward the Zabarwan hills.
Dal Lake 3.3 km
Eighteen square kilometres of water with floating gardens and houseboats moored where the shikaras land.
Hazratbal Shrine 3.7 km
A white marble mosque on the Dal, and one relic.
Nigeen Lake 5.5 km
The quieter part of the Dal, with the houseboats that people who know book.
Char Chinar 5.5 km
An island in the Dal with four chinar trees on it, one at each corner.
Tulip Garden 5.9 km
Asia's largest tulip garden, open for three weeks.
Jamia Masjid 8.2 km
Three hundred and seventy deodar pillars, each a single tree, holding up a mosque first built in 1394.
Anchar Lake 8.3 km
A lake north of Srinagar joined to the Dal by a channel, and much the worse for it.
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Questions
Where is Shalimar Bagh?
Shalimar Bagh is in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Nishat Bagh (2.8 km), Dal Lake (3.3 km), Hazratbal Shrine (3.7 km).
How do I get the Shalimar Bagh stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Shalimar Bagh and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Jammu & Kashmir volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Shalimar Bagh before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Jammu & Kashmir volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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