Baghbanpura (Urdu: باغبان پورہ) is a town located along the Grand Trunk Road some 5 kilometers northeast of the main Lahore city. The site of Baghbanpura was granted by Mughal Empiror Shah Jehan to Mian Muhammad Yousaf s/o Mian Muhammad Ishaq in lieu of giving his private village land Ishaq Pur as a gift to empiror for the construction of Shalimar Garden. Later Baghbanpura became home town of Mian family whome Mughal Empiror Shah Jehan also granted the custodianship of the Shalimar Gardens. Word Baghbanpura literally means 'Town of Gardens', as this place origionaly used to be surrounded by many gardens mostly owned by Mian family itself. But by the passage of time all gerdens and agricultral fields are now converted to developed city and only garden left there is the Shalimar Garden, now included as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ruins of Mughal style gates of some gardens are still present along G.T. Road. Baghbanpura has now became a part of modern Lahore city. (اردو), historically spelled Ordu, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-Iranian branch, belonging to Indo-European family of languages. ... Lahore (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور) is the capital of the province of Punjab, and the second most populated city in Pakistan, also known as the Gardens of the Mughals or City of Gardens, after the significant rich heritage of the Mughal Empire. ... The Shalamar Garden, sometimes written Shalimar Garden, was built by the great Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in Lahore, Pakistan. ... Shalimar Gardens is the name of several royal gardens built by the nobility (Mian) of the Mughal Empire during the rule of various emperors, such as Jahangir and Shah Jahan. ... The Shalamar Garden, sometimes written Shalimar Garden, was built by the great Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in Lahore, Pakistan. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...

See also

• Mian Family Baghbanpura
• Shalimar Gardens (Lahore)
• Lahore