Fath Abad Garden

Fathabad Garden
باغ فتح آباد
Interactive map of the Fathabad Garden area
Alternative names
Biglarbeigi Garden
General information
StatusOpen
LocationEkhtiarabad, Iran

The Fathabad Garden (Persian: باغ فتح آباد, romanized: Bagh-e Fath Abad) is a historic garden in Ekhtiarabad, Kerman province, Iran. It was built during the Qajar era in a location 25 kilometers north-west of Kerman.[1][2]

Fathabad Castle is a structure nearby.

History and description

The garden was created in 1876 and with an area of 13 hectares by Fazlali Khan Biglarbeigi who was the governor of Kerman at the time. The garden includes a two-story mansion at the northern end of the garden. The building with arches on both sides and three-door and five-door rooms in the middle has a unique architecture of the European-Iranian style that has modeled the historical Shazdeh Garden in Mahan.[1][3][4]

The hashti of Fath Abad mansion, 2022

It was listed among the national heritage sites of Iran with the number 7284 on 1 February 2003.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fath-Abad Garden, a green jewel in heart of desert". Tehran Times. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Fath Abad Garden: One of the Most Beautiful Gardens in Iran". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "احیای باغ فتح آباد، احیای بخشی از هویت کرمانیان". ایسنا (in Persian). 25 July 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. ↑ ""فتح‌آباد" نگینی در دل کویر". ایسنا (in Persian). 16 June 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "نوروز در باغ تاریخی فتح آباد کرمان". ایسنا (in Persian). 30 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

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