Jahan Nama Garden

🕰️When was it built?

The garden was flourishing in the 8th century AH (14th century), under the Mozaffarids and the Injuids, so its history is older than the Zand era. In 1185 AH (1771) Karim Khan Zand built a wall around it, built the central pavilion, and laid out its avenues and trees.

🏛️What was it built for?

Jahan Nama is a historic garden with a pavilion and planted grounds, and Timur also took an interest in it during his stay in Shiraz. Its Zand-era form is known for the central pavilion and the paths built around it. The garden was restored in 2004 by the municipality and the cultural heritage office.

👀What you will see

• The pavilion built in Karim Khan's time stands in the middle of the garden, with the paths laid out around it.
• The garden's four main avenues are lined with trees, and its plan follows the pattern of Nazar Garden in Shiraz.
• Four pools, two large and two small, lie around the building.
• On the south side, the remains of a water channel and its fountain lead to a pool in front of a Qajar-era building.

💡Something interesting

Ibn Arabshah, a historian of Timur's time, mentions this garden by the name Zinat al-Donya. It is said that after seeing the garden, Timur built one like it near Samarkand and named that garden Jahan Nama too.

🎒Good to know before you go

• On the south side, follow the water channel to the pool in front of the building; the old fountain is in this part.