The Rani Bagh (Sindhi: راڻي باغ, lit. 'Queen's Garden'), previously known as Das Garden, is a zoological garden located in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. The garden was re-christened in honour of Queen Victoria. It was established as a botanical garden in 1861 by the then Agro-horticultural Society and later animals were moved in.[1][2]
| Rani Bagh راڻي باغ | |
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| 25°22′56″N 68°20′35″E / 25.38223°N 68.34305°E | |
| Date opened | 1861 (as a botanical garden)[1] |
| Location | Hyderabad, Pakistan  |
| Land area | 54 acres (22 ha)[1] |
| No. of species | ~70 (animals)[1] ~230 (plants)[1] |
| Annual visitors | Approximately 3 million visitors in a year[1] |
Rani Bagh is the largest recreational facility in the city of Hyderabad, spread over 54 acres (22 ha) of land,[3][4] divided into four parts. The four parts included Eidgah, the Abbas Bhai Park, zoo and lawns, children parks, jogging tracks, artificial lake on 50,000-square-feet for boating purposes and parking area.[2]
Apart from approximately 21 species of mammals, 41 species of birds and 10 species of reptiles, Rani Bagh is home to 3,177 trees of 227 species.
In November 2008, the garden was partially closed under the directions of District Nazim Kunwar Naveed Jamil so that development work could be completed there.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "SAVE RANI BAGH BOTANICAL GARDEN ACTION COMMITTEE". www.saveranibagh.org. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ a b Khan, M. Hussain (22 November 2008). "HYDERABAD: Renovated Rani Bagh awaits visitors". Dawn. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Ali, A. (17 November 2021). "Plan ready to hand over Rani Bagh to private sector". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Ali, Z. (14 March 2022). "Plan to hand over Rani Bagh to private sector inches forward". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "HYDERABAD: Timely completion of project urged: Rani Bagh development". Dawn. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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