Old British Cemetery (Gilgit)
| Old British Cemetery گورا قبرستان | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 18 July 1870 Gilgit–Baltistan |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 35°55′19″N 74°18′18″E / 35.922°N 74.305°E |
| Type | Christian |
| No. of graves | 18 |
The Old British Cemetery (
Location
The
Barmas. The cemetery is also a foreign tourist attraction.[3]
History
In July 1870, during his journey to explore the
Ghizer (then part of a princely state). The following morning, he was discovered dead under the shade of a tree. On 18 July 1870, his dead body was brought to Gilgit and buried in an orchard. With time, the orchard received more burials and subsequently became a regulated place of burial for British nationals. The location of the cemetery underwent various name changes throughout history, such as Hayward Garden, Christian Cemetery and Jawahir Singh Bagh.[6][3] The cemetery was renovated in 2002 by the Pakistani government with full sponsorship from the United Kingdom.[7]
Buried
The cemetery contains 18 graves and among the buried are explorer Lt. George Hayward, political agents Maj. Arthur Francis and Lt. Henry Gordon Bell as well as various tourists and travellers who died during their stay in the region before the agency's dissolution.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Mir, Shabbir (2017-09-06). "Gilgit's British cemetery: a local monument to the Great Game". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ Mir, Shabbir (2017-09-06). "Gilgit's British cemetery: a local monument to the Great Game". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ a b c d Mir, Shabbir (6 September 2017). "Gilgit's British cemetery: a local monument to the Great Game". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Gilgit's Gora Qabristan or white graveyard – Pakistan Saga". pakistansaga.com.
- ISBN 978-0192802323.
- ^ "Water seepage damages British Political Agent's grave in Gilgit". Pamir Times. 15 February 2017.
- ^ Mir, Shabbir (2017-09-06). "Gilgit's British cemetery: a local monument to the Great Game". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
| Balochistan | |
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| Gilgit-Baltistan | |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Punjab | |
| Sindh | |
