Achabal Garden

Achabal Gradens Kashmir

Achabal Gardens, ( Mughal gardens achabal) the places of the princes, is a small Mughal garden located in the town of Achabal, Kahmir. It was built in 1620 A.D. by Mughal Emperor Jahangir's wife,Nur Jahan, called the greatest garden lovers of them all. The garden was rebuilt on smaller scale by Gulab Singh and is now a public garden. A main feature of the garden is a waterfall that enters into a pool of water.The garden was also known as Sahebabad during the Mughal period, in memory of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.The spring at the Achabal Bagh was popular at one time for its curative values and the amount of water it supplied. The Achabal Bagh, with its abundant Chinar trees and roaring water channels, is yet another embodiment of the Mughal landscape genius demonstrated in Kashmir.
The garden is trapezoidal in shape with an area of around 9.7 acres and follows the traditional char bagh concept. It is developed on the base of a forested mountain, locally known as Achabal Thung. The pre-existing garden was greatly enhanced and rearranged by Empress Noor Jehan and consisted of four gently ascending terrace levels, based on the theme of the chahar bagh. The central feature of the garden is the spring, whose water is collected in a canal (nahr), branch canals (jadwal, juyee) with platforms (nashiman) and pavilions (baradari) built over the water channel. The spring which is presently protected under a modern shelter feeds the entire garden for its irrigation as well as aesthetic needs. It combines the appeal of a stately stone bordered pleasance lying in between ordered avenues of full grown trees with the natural rock and woodland background. A hammam was constructed within the garden by Jehanra Begum, the eldest daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan. The remains of an earlier baradari or pavilion can still be seen on the site of the spring.The mountain (Achabal Thung) looms impressively over the garden and creates a splendid background for it.

Best time to Visit: April-October

Entry Time: 9:00 AM

Cost: ₹ 20

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