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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Botanical garden in Chandigarh, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox park<br />
|name = Zakir Hussain Rose Garden<br />
|photo = File:Rose Garden ,Chandigarh,India.jpg|<br />
|photo size = <br />
|alt = <br />
|photo_caption = Zakir Hussain Rose Garden<br />
|type = [[Park]] and tourist spot<br />
|location = [[Sector 16, Chandigarh|Sector 16]], [[Chandigarh]]<br />
|coords = <br />
|area = 30 Acres <br />
|plants = <br />
|species = 1600 species of roses<br />
|collections = 50 thousand plants of roses<br />
|opened = {{Start date|1967}}<br />
|owner = [[Chandigarh Administration]]<br />
|operator = [[Chandigarh Administration]]<br />
|budget =<br />
|visitors =<br />
|founder = [[Mohinder Singh Randhawa]] the then UT Administrator<br />
|status =<br />
|website = {{URL|http://chandigarh.gov.in/}}<br />
}}<br />
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[[File:Rose Garden Chandigarh India (2).jpg|thumb|225px|The Rose Garden]]<br />
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'''Zakir Hussain Rose Garden''', is a [[botanical garden]] in [[Chandigarh, India]] and spread over {{convert|30|acre|m2}} of land,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chandigarhcity.com/tourism/gardens.htm |publisher=Chandigarh City |title=City of Gardens |access-date=2014-09-25}}</ref> with 50,000 [[rose]]-bushes of 1600 different species.<ref name=wfrs /> Named after [[India]]'s former president, [[Zakir Hussain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]] and created in 1967 under the guidance of [[Mohinder Singh Randhawa]], [[Chandigarh]]'s first chief commissioner, the garden has the distinction of being [[Asia]]'s largest.<ref name=wfrs>{{cite web|url=http://worldrose.org/rosedirectory/WFRS2014Directory.pdf |publisher=[[World Federation of Rose Societies]] |title=2014 Directory |page=194 |access-date=2014-09-25}}</ref> The garden has not only roses, but also trees of medicinal value. Some of the [[medicinal plants]] that can be spotted here are [[Aegle marmelos|bel]], bahera, harar, [[camphor]] and yellow [[gulmohar]]. The rose plants have been planted in carved-out lawns and flower beds.<br />
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Apart from serving as a host of other events, the Zakir Rose Garden serves as the venue for hosting an annual rose festival called ''[[Rose Festival (Chandigarh)|Rose Festival]]'', a major cultural event in [[Chandigarh]] during February or March. Celebrated mainly as a tribute to the magnificence of the rose itself, the attractions include food, drinks, joyrides, and contests of varying nature, such as [[photography]], [[gardening]], [[landscaping]], [[bonsai]], and Rose Prince and Princess. The contests are open to the residents or institutions from nearby places.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chandigarhtourism.gov.in/Chandigarh%20Tourism%20-%20places%20to%20see-rose_garden.htm |title= Rose Garden |publisher=Chandigarh Tourism |access-date=2014-09-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chandigarhtourism.gov.in/achievements13.pdf |page=2 |title=Rose Festival |publisher=Chandigarh Tourism |access-date=2014-09-25 }}</ref><br />
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==Gallery ==<br />
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March 2016<br />
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File:Rose Garden,Chandigarh.jpg|Roses in the garden.<br />
File:Rose Garden ,Chandigarh UT.jpg|Roses in the garden.<br />
File:Zakir Husain Rose Garden ,Chandigarh.jpg|Roses in the garden.<br />
File:Rose Garden ,Chandigarh.jpg|Roses in the garden.<br />
File:Chandigarh, India stone paying tribute to the founders of the rose garden incl Dr Randhawa.jpg|Tribute to the founder including Dr Randhawa<br />
File:Chandigarh, India rose garden modern art monument 5.jpg|India rose garden modern art monument<br />
File:Chandigarh, India rose garden modern art monument 4.jpg|India rose garden modern art monument <br />
File:Chandigarh Rose Fest.jpg|The winning flower from Rose Fest 2006<br />
File:Chandigarh, India rose garden modern art monument 3.jpg|Modern art monument<br />
File:Chandigarh, India rose garden auditorium 3.jpg|A plaque for Dr Randhawa<br />
File:Chandigarh, India rose garden bust of Dr Randhawa 5.jpg|Bust of Dr Randhawa<br />
File:Chandigarh, India Rose Garden. Books probably belonging to Dr Randhawa in the book cafe.jpg|Books, probably belonging to Dr Randhawa, at the book cafe<br />
File:Chandigarh, India banners at the rose garden 2.jpg|Banners at the rose garden<br />
File:Chandigarh, India -- banners at the rose garden.jpg|More banners on display<br />
File:Chandigarh, India rose garden 6.jpg|Auditorium at the rose garden<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://www.chandigarhcity.com/tourism/gardens.htm www.chandigarhcity.com ''Gardens of Chandigarh'']<br />
*[https://www.findinchd.in/blog/rose-garden-chandigarh https://www.findinchd.in/ Rose Garden Chandigarh Full Tour Guide With Images]<br />
[[Category:Gardens in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rose gardens]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Chandigarh]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Chandigarh]]</div>->Skyerise