| Nishat | |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Coordinates: | 34.16°N 74.7803°W |
| Government Type: | India |
| Governing Body: | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 1,590 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1] [2] |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 190006 |
| Registration Plate: | JK |
Nishat is a town on the eastern outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of the union capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Nishat is famous for the Nishat Gardens (Nishat Bagh). And is a very popular tourist destination. The Nishat Bagh is a 12 terraced garden located near Srinagar's famous Dal Lake. It is the second-largest Mughal garden in Kashmir after Shalimar Bagh. Nishat Bagh was designed and built in 1633 by Asif Khan, the elder brother of Nur Jehan. [3]
The area also hosts the house of Lakshman Joo, a 20-century Kashmiri mystic and philosopher, which has become a local pilgrimage centre.