Type: Monument - Cemetery
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Gilgit
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th-19th Century CE
Description: In July 1870, during a journey to explore the Pamir plateau, a British explorer was allegedly murdered near Darkot pass in Ghizir (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 Britishers burial place. With time the cemetery had different names: Hayward Garden, Christian Cemetery.
Latitude: 35.923014060
Longitude: 74.305160859
Ownership: Government of Gilgit-Baltistan
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Built Heritage of Gilgit Baltistan by Baltistan Culture and Development Foundation
Published In: Miscellaneous
Year of Publication: Miscellaneous
Bibliography/Reference: Anonymous
