Bagh-e-Ibne Qasim Park, Karachi

Bagh-e-Ibne Qasim Park, Karachi (must see)

The Bagh Ibne Qasim was inaugurated by President Pervez Musharraf on February 27, 2007 and is Pakistan's biggest park constructed under Clifton Beach Development Project on 130 acres (0.53 square km) of land. The old Toyland Theme Park has demolished and Bagh Ibne Qasim was built in its place. The park cost PKR 600 million and has been completed in 300 working days. More than 10 million people visited the park per year. Is also the largest family park in South Asia. This park was named as Bagh Ibne Qasim in memory of the 8th century Muslim conqueror Muhammad Bin Qasim.

Prior to the initiation of construction on Bagh-e-Ibne Qasim, 73 acres (300,000 square meters) of land was freed from the grip of land grabbers. The entire Clifton beach, and the area now covered under the park. For entertainment purposes of visitors, the park has a turtle pond, in addition to which it also has 24 state-of-the-art washrooms. In order to create an element of originality, the park also has 20 stone canopies. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of unique rose saplings have been planted throughout the park.
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Sight Name: Bagh-e-Ibne Qasim Park
Sight Location: Karachi, Pakistan (See walking tours in Karachi)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark

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