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Wazir Bagh

Khyber PakhtunkhwaGardenProtected
A historic garden built by Sardar Fateh Mohammad Khan Barkzai, alias Wazir during the rule of Shah Mahmood Durrani. The garden consists of four enclosures, including a pavilion, a mosque, a football ground, two large lawns, a pool with fountains, and ancient trees. It is considered as one of Peshawar`s oldest and largest gardens along with Shahi Bagh, having apricots, peaches, pomegranates, pears and colorful flowers, according to old accounts. In its south, it has Royal Durrani Graveyard and Tomb of Beejo Bibi, the Mistress of son of Timur Shah.
Record ID
4453
Province / territory
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District
Peshawar
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Garden
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
33.99730, 71.57430 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Anonymous. (2011). Mapping of the Cultural Assets in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Punjab. UNESCO, Islamabad.

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