Verinag is a town approximately 78 kilometers South-East from Srinagar.
Verinag is also the first tourist spot of Kashmir Valley when travelling by road from Jammu. It lies at the entry point of Kashmir Valley right after crossing Jawahar Tunnel.

Verinag spring is considered the source of the river Jhelum. It is situated at the bottom of a hill covered by pine trees and evergreen plants.
The Mughal Emperor Jehangir constructed an octagonal tank of sculptured stones around the spring for which carvers for were brought from Iran.

The construction date of the octagonal tank and the garden is 1620 A.D., duly inscribed on a stone slab built into the southern wall of the spring. The water is collected in a pool surrounded by arched recesses, and then flows down a 300-yard canal.