Badamwari Park is a park in

Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...

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, India. It is known for the early bloom of

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flowers. The park is situated at the foothills of Koh e Maraan hill which gives an immense look. It is a historical park which existed before the 14th century, though the exact date is still unknown. A

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covered

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in the garden is named after an

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ruler, Warris Shah. The park is in full bloom during the spring season. The garden is spread over more than 300 kanals of land. The park was revived by the

Jammu & Kashmir Bank Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited (J&K Bank) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. J&K Bank was incorporated on October 1, 1938, by then ruler of princely state of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh wi ...

in 2008; prior to this the park was left abandoned and nomads used to live there during

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. During the opening ceremony, several cultural activities including traditional Kashmiri folk songs and group dance are performed by local artists every year

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* Parks in India Tourist attractions in Srinagar {{park-stub