Afif-Abad Garden

Afif-Abad Garden (Persian: باغ عفیف آباد - Bāq e Afif-Ābād‎‎), originally the Golshan Garden (Persian: باغ گلشن - Bāq e Golshan‎‎), is a museum complex in Shiraz, Iran.

Located in the affluent Afif-Abad district of Shiraz, the complex was constructed in 1863. It contains a former royal mansion, a historical weapons museum, and a Persian garden, all open to the public.

History

The Golshan Garden is one of the oldest gardens in Shiraz.

During the Safavid dynasty, it was used as a palace by the Safavid Kings.

The current main building was constructed by Mirza Ali Mohammad Khan Qawam II in 1863. He bought a nearby qanat to water his garden. After his death, the garden was eventually inherited by Afife, thus being called "Afif-Abad".

In 1962, it was restored by the army. It now functions as a weapons museum.

Gallery

Another view of the palace

Another view of the palace

View from the entrance

View from the entrance

A relief of a Qajar soldier on one of the walls of the mansion

Afif

Afif (Arabic: عفيف‎ ʿAfīf) is a city in central Saudi Arabia, in the Najd region. It is situated approximately half-way between Riyadh and Mecca. The modern town was established in the 1910s as a hijra, or "settlement", for the nomadic tribes of the area, particularly the tribe of 'Utaybah (see Ikhwan). It has since then grown into a small city of 39,581 as of the 2004 census, not counting the surrounding towns and villages, which together with 'Afif form the 'Afif Governorate.

The city once served as a gateway between the central and western regions of Saudi Arabia. The city is also known to be the first landing site of the first airplane owned by King Abdulaziz the first king of Saudi Arabia. A majority of King Abdulaziz's army came from Afif including members from the tribe that founded the town 'Utaybah, including Hnboj bin Hamad and Omar bin Rubaian

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References

Afif (name)

Afif (also transliterated as Afeef, Arabic: عفيف‎) is a masculine Arabic given name, it may refer to:

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