Rani Bagh, Hyderabad

The Rani Bagh ("Queen's Garden"), previously Das Garden, is a zoological garden located in Hyderabad City, Sindh, Pakistan. The garden was re-christened in honour of Queen Victoria. It was established as a botanical garden in 1861 by the then Agro-horticultural Society and later animals were moved in.[1][2]

Rani Bagh (Hyderabad Zoo)
حیدرآباد کے چڑیا گھر
Date opened1861 (as a botanical garden)[1]
LocationHyderabad,
Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates25.38223°N 68.34305°E / 25.38223; 68.34305
Land area53 acres (21 ha)[1]
No. of species~70 (animals)[1]
~230 (plants)[1]
Annual visitorsApproximately 3 million visitors in a year[1]

Rani Bagh is spread over 58 acres (23 ha) of land, divided into four parts. The four parts included Eidgah, the Abbas Bhai Park, zoo and lawns, children parks, jogging tracks, artificial lake on 50,000-square-feet for boating purposes and parking area.[2][3]

Apart from approximately 21 species of mammals, 41 species of birds and 10 species of reptiles, Rani Bagh is home to 3,177 trees of 227 species.[1]

References
  1. "SAVE RANI BAGH BOTANICAL GARDEN ACTION COMMITTEE". www.saveranibagh.org. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. M. Hussain Khan (22 November 2008). "HYDERABAD: Renovated Rani Bagh awaits visitors". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. HYDERABAD: Timely completion of project urged: Rani Bagh development Dawn (newspaper), Published 2 November 2006, Retrieved 7 September 2020
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