Aram Bagh

Aram Bagh (Urdu: آرام باغ‬‎ meaning Garden of relaxation) is located in Saddar Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The Aram Bagh Masjid is also located in the Aram Bagh Park.[1] Aram Bagh is located in densely populated uptown area of Karachi surrounded by apartment buildings and shopping centers.

History

There has been abundance of water in the Aram Bagh area of Karachi since ancient times and many wells were dug here to supply water to the residents that settled around it. According to Hindu myth, the Hindu avatars Ram, Sita and Lakshman stayed at this location on their way to Hinglaj pilgrimage. Karachi was called Ramya in some Greek texts.[2] The British built an army cantonment in Aram Bagh area after they conquered Karachi from the Kalmati. In 1857, during the war of liberation against the British colonialism the freedom fighters were blasted by canons by the British forces in Aram Bagh. A park was built was built on this location in 1939. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, thousands of Muslim refugees from India fleeing from anti-Muslim pogroms set up camps in it and it was renamed as Aram Bagh i.e. Garden of relaxation to mark the end of their arduous journey to Pakistan. A beautiful Aram Bagh Masjid was built in Aram Bagh by the Muslims refugees that settled around the Aram Bagh after the independence of Pakistan.[3]

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Coordinates: 24°48′36″N 67°01′30″E / 24.8099°N 67.0251°E / 24.8099; 67.0251

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