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Asia's largest tulip garden, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, is situated in:

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Answer: Option B — Srinagar

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The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Asia's largest tulip garden, is located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

About the tulip garden:

  • It is situated at the foothills of the Zabarwan Range, overlooking the Dal Lake.
  • It was opened in 2007, on land that was formerly known as "Siraj Bagh".
  • It was developed by the Floriculture Department of Jammu and Kashmir to promote tourism and extend the tourist season in the Kashmir Valley to spring.
  • It covers about 30 hectares (about 74 acres) and is laid out in terraces.
  • It has more than 1.5 million tulip bulbs of over 70 varieties, in many colours, along with hyacinths, daffodils and other spring flowers.
  • It is open to the public for a few weeks in spring, usually from late March to April, when the tulips bloom.
  • A "Tulip Festival" is held every year during this period.
  • In 2023, it was recognised by the World Book of Records (London) as the largest tulip garden in Asia.

About tulips:

  • Tulips are spring-blooming flowers that grow from bulbs.
  • They originated in Central Asia and Turkey and became very popular in the Netherlands in the 17th century ("Tulip Mania").
  • The Keukenhof garden in the Netherlands is one of the largest flower gardens in the world.

Other famous gardens of Srinagar:

  • Shalimar Bagh: built by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir for his wife Nur Jahan (1619).
  • Nishat Bagh: built by Asaf Khan, Nur Jahan's brother (1633).
  • Chashme Shahi: built by Ali Mardan Khan for Shah Jahan (1632).
  • Pari Mahal: built by Dara Shikoh.
  • These Mughal gardens are part of the "Mughal Gardens of Kashmir" on UNESCO's Tentative List.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh.
  • ✗Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim and has orchid sanctuaries.
  • ✗Darjeeling is famous for tea and the Himalayan Railway.

Quick tip

Remember: Asia's largest tulip garden = Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Srinagar (opened 2007, formerly Siraj Bagh; Zabarwan foothills overlooking Dal Lake); Shalimar Bagh = Jahangir; Nishat Bagh = Asaf Khan.

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