Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore
Bagh-e-Jinnah (Punjabi, Urdu: باغ جناح) (or Jinnah's Garden) is a historical park in the city of Lahore, Pakistan.[1] It was formerly known as Lawrence Gardens. Today, the large green space contains a botanical garden, Masjid Dar-ul-Islam,[2][3] and Quaid-e-Azam Library[4] situated in a Victorian building.
There are also entertainment and sports facilities within the park: an open-air theater, a restaurant, tennis courts and the Gymkhana Cricket Ground. It is located on Lawrence Road next to Lahore Zoo, directly across from the Governor's House on The Mall.
Past – Lawrence Gardens
Originally built as botanical garden modelled on Kew Gardens, it was named after John Lawrence, Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869.[5] The place used to hold his statue, which was later moved to Foyle and Londonderry College in Northern Ireland.
Present – Bagh-e-Jinnah
Jinnah Garden Lahore that is situated on 141 acres (0.57 km2) at this time, earlier it was in 176 acres (0.71 km2), but the land was given to Lahore zoo, botanical garden govt. college university Lahore and to roads alongside the garden. Now it is almost the plant area except roads building is 121 acres (0.49 km2). It is a beautiful and well managed botanical garden in Pakistan.
It has almost 150 varieties of trees, 140 types of shrubs, 50 types of creepers, 30 palms, almost 100 succulent and about same indoor along with almost all varieties of annual flowers. The garden has a good name in Chrysanthemum shows, it was the first institute that started growing chrysanthemum and maximum no of varieties for it. It has 3 nurseries, 4 hilloaks in it.
Information and services
- Bagh-e-Jinnah has two libraries, Quaid-e-Azam library and Darusalam in it.
- Regarding collection of trees, shrubs and climbers a book has been published by Ch. Muhammad Tariq (DDA Jinnah Garden, Muhammad Ramzan Rafique (Agricultural Officer) and Dr. Muhammad Afzal (Instructor). (Flora of Jinnah Garden) This book contains common name, botanical name, flower time, type of plant (deciduous or evergreen), flowering color of each plant along with its picture. Furthermore, this book contains selective pictures from palm garden, annual flowers in this garden. This book can be obtained from the office of Jinnah Garden.
- The park receives a nostalgic mention of the 1970s and 1980s life in Bano Qudsia's remarkable urdu novel Raja Gidh.
- The Park has a Tomb of Great Saint named Peer Sakhi Abul Faizul Hassan commonly known as Baba Turat Muraad Shah, with a heavy number of visitors.
- The park has a track of 2.65 kilometers.
Cricket ground
| Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
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| Owner | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Surface | Grass |
Bagh-e-Jinnah park is a famous cricket ground since 1885, built for the entertainment of government officers and civil servants.[6] Lahore Gymkhana Club had regular fixture here. The ground played host to friendly matches, competitive fixtures and host to Pakistan's first unofficial Test against the West Indies in 1948. A few more unofficial Tests later, Bagh-e-Jinnah became a Test venue when Pakistan took on India in 1954–55. New Zealand[7] and West Indies[8] also played a Test here before Bagh-e-Jinnah lost its Test status as it played second fiddle to Gaddafi Stadium but still hosts tour matches involving visiting nations, especially England.[9]
Images
Below are some pictures of Bagh-e-Jinnah:
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Coordinates: 31°33′13″N 74°19′53″E / 31.553727°N 74.331304°E
See also
- Bāgh
- List of parks and gardens in Lahore
- List of parks and gardens in Pakistan
- List of parks and gardens in Karachi
References
- ↑ Google maps. "Location of Bagh-e-Jinnah". Google maps. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ "Jamia Masjid Dar-ul-Islam (Bagh-e-Jinnah), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan - Islamic Centers, Masjids Mosques, Muslim Owned Businesses, Islamic Schools and Colleges". Islamicfinder.org. 2004-06-27. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ↑ "Leading News Resource of Pakistan". Daily Times. 11 January 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ↑ , Quaid-e-Azam Library.
- ↑ Lawrence Gardens at Garden Visit website. (Retrieved 27 March 2007)
- ↑ Imtiaz Sipra (2000), Bagh-e-Jinnah Cricket Ground: Where the twain shall always meet, Cricinfo, 24 November. (Retrieved 27 March 2007)
- ↑ New Zealand tour of Pakistan, 1955/56 2nd Test Scorecard
- ↑ West Indies tour of Pakistan, 1958/59 3rd Test Scorecard
- ↑ "Lawrence Gardens". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
External links
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- Bagh-e-Jinnah at Cricket Archive
- Bagh-e-Jinnah at Cricinfo
- The Lahore Gymkhana
- Bagh-e-Jinnah (Lahore Gymkhana), WorldStadia
