Jinnah Garden Lahore

Pakistan is full of attractive places and visitor destinations. Jinnah garden Lahore is one of the most beautiful and tourist destination in Lahore. It is also called by the name of Bagh-e-Jinnah in local language. It is one of the most historical park in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. In recent times, the vast green place consist of a botanical garden, Quaid-e-Azam Library and Masjid Dar-ul-Islam located in a Victorian construction. There are also games and amusement services within the park in a fresh air space a eating place, tennis courts and the Gymkhana Cricket stadium. It is located on Lawrence Road near to Lahore zoo, straight across from the Governor’s House on The Mall.

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Baghe Jinnah Lahore that is located on more than 140 acres (0.57 km2) at this time, previously it was in 176 acres, but the rest of land was used for Lahore zoo, govt. college university Lahore, botanical garden and to roads beside the garden. Now its more area is planted area except roads building is 121 acres. It is a good-looking and well control botanical garden in Pakistan. It has almost 150 kind of plants, more than 50 types of creepers, nearly 140 types of shrubs, almost 100 succulent, 30 palms, and about same indoor along with nearly all varieties of annual flowers. It was the first institute that started growing chrysanthemum and utmost no of varieties for it. It has 4 hillocks and 3 nurseries in it.

There are two libraries in jinah garden namely Quaid-e-Azam library and Darusalam. Regarding shrubs, collection of trees,and climbers a book has been printed by Muhammad Ramzan Rafique (Agricultural Officer), Ch. Muhammad Tariq (DDA Jinnah Garden, and Dr. Muhammad Afzal (Instructor). (Flora of Jinnah Garden). This book comprised botanical name, common name, flower time, type of plant(deciduous or evergreen), flowering color of each plant along with its picture. Furthermore this book contains chosing photos from palm garden, annual flowers in this garden. This book can be get from the Jinnah Garden office.

Bagh-e-Jinnah park is a well-known cricket ground after 1885, constructed for the entertainment of civil servants and government officers. First unofficial Test between the West Indies and Pakistan played in 1948 on this venue. so,it is one the most visited place in Lahore.