Chashme Shahi
| Chashme Shahi | |
|---|---|
The Royal Spring | |
| Type | Mughal garden |
| Location | Srinagar, Kashmir, India |
| Coordinates | 34°5′10.14″N 74°53′13.79″E / 34.0861500°N 74.8871639°E |
| Area | 1 acre |
| Opened | 1632 |
| Founder | Shah Jahan |
| Owned by | Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department |
| Operated by | Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department |
| Visitors | 100,000 |
| Status | Open March–November |
| Website | www |
Chashme Shahi, Chashma i Shahi, or Cheshma Shahi (translation: the royal spring), also called Chashma Shahi or Cheshma Shahi, is one of the Mughal gardens built in 1632 AD around a spring by Ali Mardan Khan, a governor of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as per the orders of the Emperor, as a gift for his eldest son Prince Dara Shikoh. The garden is located in the Zabarwan Range, near Raj Bhawan (Governor's house) overlooking Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.