Great Mosque of Djenne, Eastern facade, Djenne, Mali.

AKDN / Christian Richters

In 2013 intensive work focused on the two key monuments of the Shahi Hammam and the Wazir Khan Mosque. The fo...

AKDN / Adrien Buchet

Following a decade-long revitalisation effort undertaken by the Trust, which included the conservation of monu...

AKTC / Ram Rahman

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Since its restoration by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), the Bagh-e Babur (Babur’s Gardens) has attracted over 400,000 visitors annually.

AKDN / Christian Richters

AFGHANISTAN

In Afghanistan, a range of conservation efforts, living condition improvements, community development programmes and planning initiatives have been implemented in several neighbourhoods of the war-damaged old city of Kabul. In Herat, revitalisation efforts have encompassed five important historic houses and 17 public buildings.


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Mostar is perhaps most famous for its soaring and elegant 20-metre high bridge traversing the Neretva river. The bridge was commissioned by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557 when this region was under Ottoman control. The bridge stood for 427 years until it was destroyed in 1993 during the Bosnian War. In 2004, it was reopened after restoration works which included the rehabilitation of the old town undertaken by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

In tandem with the opening of Mostar’s reconstructed Old Bridge, city officials and representatives of AKTC and the World Monuments Fund (WMF) inaugurated a wide range of projects that included urban planning, the restoration of monuments, the improvement of historic houses and streetscape enhancements.


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Ice Chabutra - The Aga Khan Garden in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Courtesy of Nelson Byrd Woltz, 2018

CANADA

In appreciation of Canada's exemplary support for development programmes in these countries, the AKDN has presented several parks and gardens as gifts to Canadian cities — in Toronto and Alberta, Edmonton — in the hope that they will enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors alike.


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Al-Azhar Park represents the transformation of a rubble dump that had been used for over 500 years into one of Cairo's largest green spaces, including a formal garden area, palm avenue and water channel.

AKDN / Christian Richters

EGYPT

In 1984, His Highness the Aga Khan announced his decision to finance the creation of a park for the citizens of the Egyptian capital. The only central location which was of suitable scale was the derelict Darassa site, a 30-hectare (74-acre) mound of rubble adjacent to the Historic City.


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Humayun's Tomb Complex, New Delhi, India.

AKDN / Christian Richters

INDIA

The urban renewal project in Delhi integrates conservation, socioeconomic development and urban and environmental development objectives in consultation with local communities and relevant stakeholders.


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The upgraded Northern Seafront Seawall and 570-metre public promenade along the historic Esplanade, at the George Town World Heritage Site, Malaysia.

Francesco Siravo

MALAYSIA

AKTC and the urban development agency Think City are working on the urban revitalisation and conservation of the UNESCO heritage site in George Town, Penang. The historic seawall and public promenade were completed in May 2022.


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Restoration of Djingareyber Mosque, South and East facade, Timbuktu, Mali.

AKDN / Christian Richters

MALI

Beginning in 2004, under a public-private partnership, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) began working to revitalise the centres of three cities in Mali. AKTC started with the restoration of the Great Mosques of Djenné and Mopti and the Djingereyber Mosque in Timbuktu, as well as the public spaces around them.


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Deewan-e-Khass, Lahore Fort, Lahore, Pakistan.

AKDN / Adrien Buchet

PAKISTAN

The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme (AKHCP) in Pakistan has restored a number of major forts, traditional settlements, mosques and public spaces in the high valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan province. More recently, it has begun work on the restoration of the Walled City of Lahore, Punjab.


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Citadel of Aleppo, bridge tower and entrance complex, Aleppo, Syria.

AKDN / Christian Richters

SYRIA

In 1999, the Syrian Directorate of Antiquities and Museums asked the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme (AKHCP) to provide technical assistance for the conservation and reuse of a number of historic citadel sites in the country.


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Khorog City Park, children's playgound, treed area and path.

AKDN / Christian Richters

TAJIKISTAN

Through its Historic Cities Programme, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has rehabilitated the city park of Khorog, the administrative and economic capital of the mountainous Gorno-Badakhshan region in Tajikistan.


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Forodhani Park, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

AKDN / Christian Richters

TANZANIA

The Trust has been active in Zanzibar since 1989, successfully completing the restoration of the Old Dispensary and the old Customs House, as well as the rehabilitation of Kelele Square.


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