Zakir Hussain Rose Garden

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Zakir Hussain Rose Garden, Sector 16, Chandigarh Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Zakir Hussain Rose Garden of Chandigarh, India is the largest of its kind in Asia. Named after India’s former President, Zakir Hussain. Chandigarh rose garden contains more than 17,000 plants. There are nearly 1,600 varieties of roses over there. It is a spacious garden covering an area of 27 acres. Dr. Zakir rose garden not just consists of the gorgeous roses, but also trees of medicinal value. Some of the medicinal plants that can be spotted here are bel, bahera, harar, camphor and yellow gulmohar. Rose garden serves as the venue for hosting the annual festival of gardens, a major cultural event of the city.

Zakir Hussain Rose Garden

Zakir Hussain Rose Garden

HistoryEdit

The Rose Garden of Chandigarh is named after the former President of India, Zakhir Hussain in the year 1967. It was Dr. MS Randhawa who was the first chief Commissioner of Chandigarh and was also a Horticulturalist. This garden is spread over thirty acres of land and has around one thousand six hundred species of roses. The number of roses present in the garden are around fifty thousand in which a few of them have been named after Queen Elizabeth, John F. Kennedy and Lal Bahadur Shastri. The creator, MS Randhawa also has some of them in his name.

Must SeeEdit

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Visiting TimeEdit

6:00 AM – 8:00 PM

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Best Season to VisitEdit

September to March.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 hours

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

  • Hot Millions 2 ;  SCO 196 -197, Sector 17-C ; Ph/M –  098 72 898989 ; Food Serve –  Indian,Panjabi Thali

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Chandigarh is well connected by a road network and National Highways 21 and National Highway 22. The tourist can reach to Chandigarh by taxi. The normal Indian taxi charges of Rupees 8 to 20 will be charged for each km.

Bus : State owned buses connect Chandigarh to all nearest cities in Punjab and Haryana. Deluxe Volvo buses and semi deluxe buses are available from Shimla (110 km), Manali (320 km), New Delhi (260 km) and Dehradun (175 km). Deluxe buses charge Rs 3-4 per kilometer.

Train : Chandigarh is connected by rail to many cities in Punjab, Haryana and also to Delhi. Frequent trains are running between Delhi and Chandigarh (260 km). One can get connection trains to Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Trivandrum (Kochu Veli) from Chandigarh. Chandigarh Railway Station : 2654782.

Air : Chandigarh has an international airport which is located just 11km away from the city centre. Indian Airlines connect the city with other major cities like Mumbai , Delhi, Jammu, and Amritsar. Chandigarh international airport : 91-172-2659886.

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Safety / WarningEdit

  • Beware of pickpockets as Chandigarh is a major tourist city in India.
  • Don’t flash jewelry or large sums of money.
  • Avoid false saller, they may sale you fake items.
  • Never accept a ride if there’s someone accompanying the driver in a taxi or rickshaw.
  • Keep a copy of your passport/visa separate from the original.

HelplineEdit

  • Police Control Room (Chandigarh): 2741900
  • Ambulance : 102
  • Fire Brigade : 101

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