Parsi Cemetery

Parsi Cemetery, Rawalpindi
پارسی قبرستان
Interactive map of Parsi Cemetery, Rawalpindi
Details
EstablishedJanuary 1898
Location
Murree Road, Kartar Pura, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates33°37′30″N 73°03′49″E / 33.6250°N 73.0637°E / 33.6250; 73.0637
TypeZoroastrian cemetery
Owned byRawalpindi Parsi community
Size0.6 acre
No. of graves100+

Parsi Cemetery, also known as Zoroastrian cemetery, is a Zoroastrian graveyard situated behind the New Jewellery Market on Murree Road in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

History

Constructed in the 1890s, the Parsi graveyard was established to honor the memory of Rawalpindi Parsi merchants Seth Jahangiriji Framji Jussawala and Seth Jamasji Hormasji Bogha. Their respective grandsons, Seth Dorabji Cowasji Jussawala and Seth Nasarwanji Jehangiriji BoghaShahshai, erected the cemetery, buildings, and compound wall in January 1898.

Prior to the partition of India, Rawalpindi was a religiously diverse city with a significant Zoroastrian minority that arrived in the 1870s. Parsi merchants were drawn to Rawalpindi due to its strategic position as a major business hub and gateway to the North. The marble tombstones in the graveyard, featuring inscriptions in Gujarati script, reflect the Gujarati origins of Rawalpindi's Parsi community.

Notable burials

References

  1. ↑ Hassan, Shiraz (December 1, 2013). "Rawalpindi: Parsi places of worship... still exist!". The Express Tribune.
  2. ↑ "The Parsi burial ground is a sign of Rawalpindi's rich heritage". Parsi Khabar. May 15, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Hassan, Shiraz (January 11, 2015). "For the lost Parsis of Pindi, a final resting place". DAWN.COM.
  4. ↑ Ali, Ammad (May 7, 2019). "The Parsi burial ground is a sign of Pindi's rich heritage".
  5. ↑ "Shrinking as a people". Bol News.
  6. ↑ Shabir, Mahnoor (October 5, 2016). "The Parsi Cemetery of Rawalpindi". Youlin Magazine.