Overview
About Achabal
Achabal is a Mughal garden in Anantnag district at about 1,936 m, roughly 8 km from Anantnag town and 58 km from Srinagar. It was laid out around 1620 by Empress Nur Jahan, remodelled by Jahanara about 1634 to 1640, and later rebuilt on a smaller scale by Gulab Singh.
It is arranged in terraces with chinar and cypress trees, water channels and cascades fed by a powerful spring. A mosque in the grounds is attributed to Prince Dara Shikoh.
On the ground
What to look for
- Terraced Mughal garden of Nur Jahan, c.1620
- Powerful spring feeding cascades and pools
- Chinar and cypress avenues
Best time
When to go
In season now
Best months: Apr–Oct.
Know
Good to know
- Stone terraces and channel edges are slippery when wet
Getting there
From Srinagar
- Nearest town
- Anantnag
- Road ends at
- Achabal garden car park
Location