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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Baghi e Mehtab
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| settlement_type = [[Suburb]] of [[Srinagar]]
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Srinagar district|Srinagar]]
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| founder = Mehtab Begum
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| governing_body = [[Srinagar Municipal Corporation]]
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| elevation_m = 1,593
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]]<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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'''Bagh e Mehtab''' (literally: Garden of Mehtab) is located in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]], about 7 km away from city centre, [[Lal Chowk]].<ref>Gazi, Marouf. Awaiting tragedy? Bagh-e-Mehtab to Rawalpora Bridge a ‘deathtrap’ for commuters https://freepresskashmir.com/2017/12/28/awaiting-tragedy-bagh-e-mehtab-to-rawalpora-bridge-a-deathtrap-for-commuters/ . ''Free Press Kashmir''. Retrieved October 28, 2018,.</ref><ref>News Desk. Municipal Polls: Clashes in Bagh-e-Mehtab, Machoo area of Srinagar https://freepresskashmir.com/2018/10/08/municipal-polls-clashes-in-bagh-e-mehtab-machoo-area-of-srinagar/ . ''Free Press Kashmir''. Retrieved October 28, 2018.</ref> The area is primarily a residential area with a government housing colony and many private colonies.

The settled population is majorly [[Sunni Muslim]], immigrated from different parts of Kashmir valley.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Srinagar, Government of Jammu and Kashmir {{!}} Summer Capital of J&K {{!}} India|url=https://srinagar.nic.in/|access-date=2021-09-28|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Location==

The area is located on the banks of the river ''Doodganga'' (literally: The Ganges of Milk), which has its source in the upper reaches of Yusmarg.

The locality comes on the [[Chadoora]] – [[Charari Sharief]] – [[Yusmarg]] highway.

The [[Banihal–Baramula DEMU]] railway line passes through the railway bridge ending at Bagh e Mehtab periphery. The tiny bridge adjacent to it, is the link for commuters to Rawalpora, saving them five to six kilometers of distance.

==Nearby localities==
* Nowgam
* Chanapora
* Rawalpora
* Astanpora
* Checki Methan alias Beighpora
* Kralapora
* Machowa
* [[Dooniwari]]
* Shankarpora
* Gopalpora

==History==

It was named after Mehtab Begum, who migrated to Pakistan after the [[partition of India]] in 1947. After the migration, the land was taken by the custodian department of the State.

The whole area was initially an orchard of around 600 kanals, with plum and apple trees planted across the whole area, before its allotment as a residential settlement.

An area in the neighbourhood was used as an interrogation centre by the local police before 1980s. The location now has been converted into a public park, which is nicknamed as 'Jail Park'.

==Facilities==

The neighbourhood hosts its own public parks, a residential quarter called Sheikh ul Alam apartments, gymnasiums such as Hard Knox and Royal Club, two wheeler retailers, bakeries, fast food points, bathroom equipment, paint and tile shops, carpet and fabric shops, a snooker point, a car service vendor called Haseen Motors, commercial complexes such as Al Gani Plaza and Al Azhar Complex hosting variety of shops including pharmacies, saloons, and restaurants, a marriage hall cum auditorium, a [[Jama Masjid]], [[Jammu and Kashmir Bank]] branch, modern grocery stores such as Blooms, and Urban Mart, [[Havells]] electric shop, and [[India Post]] facility. [[Dr Lal PathLabs]] collection facility and a [[Bharat Petroleum]] petrol/diesel pump station are a walking distance away.

During summers, Hotel New Sahil, in the neighbourhood, hosts many number of Indian tourists, who mainly come to visit Kashmir in bus tours.

Office of Yusmarg Development Authority is situated in Bagh e Mehtab.

Recently, a public library containing over 45,000 books was opened in the locality.<ref>Library opened up in Baghe Mehtab. https://indianexpress.com/photos/india-news/srinagar-public-libraries-photos-7208234/. ''Indian Express. '' Retrieved March 1, 2021.</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Jammu and Kashmir topics}}
{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Kashmir Valley}}

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