Old British Cemetery (Gilgit)

Old British Graveyard (Shina: گورا ‍قبرستان‎) is a graveyard in Gilgit city, in Gilgit-Baltistan. It was established in July 1870, during British Raj's Gilgit Agency, it was then known as Hayward's Garden. During Dogra Raj it was called Jawahir Singh Bagh.[1][2][3]

British Cemetery Gilgit
Details
Established27 July 1870
Location
Gilgit, in Gilgit–Baltistan
CountryPakistan
No. of graves18

Location

The graveyard is compounded at one side that is towards the main road is fenced with barbed-wire. It is located near Shahi Pologround on Khazana Road towards Barmas. The cemetery is also a foreign tourist attraction.[1]

History

In July 1870, during his journey to explore the Pamir plateau, famous British explorer Lt. George W. Hayward was allegedly murdered near Darkot Pass in Ghizer (then a princely state). He was found dead under the shade of a tree. On 27 July 1870, his dead body was brought to Gilgit and buried in an orchard. With time the orchard received more burials and it became a Britisher's burial place. With time the cemetery had different names: Hayward Garden, Christian Cemetery and Jawahir Bagh.[4][1]

Buried

The cemetery contains 18 graves and among the buried are explorer lt. Hayward, political agent maj. Arthur Francis, lt. Henry Gordon Bell and some tourists and travellers before independence of the agency who died during their stay in the region.[1]

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See also

References
  1. Mir, Shabbir (6 September 2017). "Gilgit's British cemetery: a local monument to the Great Game". DAWN.COM.
  2. "Gilgit's Gora Qabristan or white graveyard - Pakistan Saga". pakistansaga.com.
  3. Hopkirk, Peter (2001). The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia. Oxford University Press. p. 346. ISBN 9780192802323.
  4. "Water seepage damages British Political Agent's grave in Gilgit". PAMIR TIMES. 15 February 2017.


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