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accompanying the press release
“Paradise
Garden” Restoration to Revitalise Kabul
(2 May 2002)
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Mausoleum
of Timur Shah (18th century founder of modern
Afghanistan). Joint conservation work on the Timur
Shah mausoleum is to be preceded by the clearance
and maintenance of an area within 20 metres of
the monument. Work will include relocation of
temporary structures as well as urban planning
for the vicinity of the mausoleum.
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The
Bagh-e-Babur gardens will be revitalised as a
major public open space. Neighbourhood residential
dwellings and public sanitation facilities will
be rehabilitated. Babur, founder of the Mughal
Empire, is buried in the gardens.
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