Nasir Bagh ( ps, ناصر باغ) was an
Afghan refugee camp on the edge of
Peshawar
Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...
in
North-West Frontier Province
The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP; ps, شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ولایت, ) was a Chief Commissioner's Province of British India, established on 9 November 1901 from the north-western districts of the Punjab Province. Followi ...
(known in Afghanistan as "شمال مغربی سرحدی صوبہ Śhumāl Maġribī Sarhadī Sūbha") province of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. The camp was opened in 1980 following the outbreak of the
Soviet-Afghan War and at one time had a population of 100,000 refugees. The camp was closed down by
UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integrat ...
in May 2002, with most refugees returning to
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
(the
Taliban
The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalist, militant Islamist, jihadist, and Pasht ...
were ousted by then) and the remaining moving to other camps in the region.
See also
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Muhajir Afghan
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Sharbat Gula
Sharbat Gula ( ps, شربت ګله; born ) is an Afghan woman who became internationally recognized as the 12-year-old subject in ''Afghan Girl'', a 1984 portrait taken by American photojournalist Steve McCurry that was later published as the co ...
*
List of parks and gardens in Lahore
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This is a list of popular parks and gardens in Lahore, often called the ''city of gardens''.
Parks and gardens
* Shahdara Bagh
* Shalimar Gardens
*Hazuri Bagh
* Lawrence Garden
* Islamia Park
* Model Town Park
*Nasir Bagh
* Model Town P ...
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List of parks and gardens in Pakistan
This is a list of notable parks and gardens in Pakistan.
By type
Amusement parks
* Aladdin World, Karachi
* Aquafun Resort, Bahtar near Taxila
* Dino Valley Theme Park, Islamabad
* Go Aish, Karachi
* Japanese Park, Islamabad
* Jinnah Park, Rawal ...
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List of parks and gardens in Karachi {{Short description, none
The following is a list of parks and gardens in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Many of them are maintained by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation.
Public parks
* 5B Park (Phool Bagh), North Nazimabad Town
* Afza Altaf Park
* ...
References
http://pk.geoview.info/nasir_garden,48609475p
External links
No Way Back for Nasir Bagh RefugeesNasir Bagh in Peshawar
Refugee camps in Pakistan
Afghan refugee camps
Populated places in Peshawar District
Afghan diaspora in Pakistan
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