All About Asia's Largest Tulip Garden In Srinagar

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Asia's largest tulip garden in Srinagar is now open to public


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The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, earlier known as Siraj Bagh, is located between Dal Lake and Zabarwan Hills


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A record 17 lakh tulip bulbs have been planted this year in the garden spread over 55 hectares


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Over 70 varieties of tulips are in display in the garden


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Spring flowers like hyacinths, daffodils, muscari and cyclamens among the tulips


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The garden attracts over three lakh visitors, both domestic and foreign, every year


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The garden was set up by Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, in 2007


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The garden started with 50,000 tulip bulbs imported from The Netherlands; it instantly became popular


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