Shalimar
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Shalimar is a Kashmiri
term that may refer to:
In Pakistan and India
In Iran
In the United States
Music
Film and literature
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Shalimar is a Persian
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Kashmiri language
Kashmiri is a language from the Dardic sub-group and it is spoken primarily in the Kashmir Valley, in Jammu and Kashmir. There are approximately 5,554,496 speakers in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Census of 2001. Most of the 105,000 speakers or so in Pakistan are émigrés from the Kashmir...
term that may refer to:
In Pakistan and India
- Shalimar means abode of love.
- Shalimar GardensMughal GardensMughal gardens are a group of gardens built by the Mughals in the Islamic style of architecture. This style was heavily influenced by the Persian gardens particularly the Charbagh structure. Significant use of rectilinear layouts are made within the walled enclosures...
, also called Shalimar Bagh, several royal gardens of the Mughal Empire. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's love for Mumtaz-Mahal, his favourite wife, was so great that he built her the Garden of Shalimar in Lahore (and indeed, the Taj Mahal).- Shalimar Gardens (Jammu and Kashmir), India,
- Shalimar Gardens (Lahore)Shalimar Gardens (Lahore)The Shalimar Gardens , sometimes written Shalamar Gardens, is a Persian garden and it was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in Lahore, modern day Pakistan. Construction began in 1641 CE and was completed the following year...
, Pakistan, built 1641 AD. Today the gardens still exist, though they are not well maintained. They are open to the public for a small fee. - Shalimar Bagh, Delhi, a locality in north-west Delhi, India, around the Shalimar Bagh (Garden), built 1653 AD.
- Shalimar Town in LahoreLahoreLahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
- Shalamar Institute of Health SciencesShalamar Institute of Health SciencesShalamar Institute of Health Sciences , named after Shalimar Gardens, is an organization providing healthcare and medical services...
- Shalamar Hospital
- Shalamar Medical and Dental CollegeShalamar Medical and Dental CollegeShalamar Medical and Dental College , established in 2009 and named after Shalimar Gardens, is a private college of medicine and dentistry located in Shalimar Town, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is registered with PMDC, affiliated with LUMS, CPSP and UHS and approved by Ministry of Health...
- Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences
- Shalimar, a station of the Kolkata suburban railwayKolkata Suburban RailwayThe Kolkata Suburban Railway is the rail system for the suburbs surrounding the city of Kolkata . Railways such as this are important and heavily-used infrastructure in India....
In Iran
- Shalimar, alternate name of ShadmehrShadmehrShadmehr is a city in and capital of Shadmehr District, in Mahvelat County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,369, in 848 families....
, a city in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
In the United States
- Shalimar, FloridaShalimar, FloridaShalimar is a town in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The population was 718 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 738...
, a town
Music
- ShalamarShalamarShalamar was an American music group, primarily of the 1970s and 1980s, that was originally a disco-driven vehicle created by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey and show creator Don Cornelius. They went on to be an influential dance trio, masterminded by Soul Train producer Don Cornelius...
, a soul-R&B group
Film and literature
- Shalimar (film)Shalimar (film)Shalimar is a 1978 Hindi film. Its English version known as Raiders of the Sacred Stone was released in USA. The movie starred Dharmendra, Sir Rex Harrison, Zeenat Aman, Shammi Kapoor, Prem Nath, Aruna Irani and American actors John Saxon and Sylvia Miles in supporting roles. Jayamalini does a...
, a Hindi movie released in 1978 - Shalimar (film aired in 1951)
- Shalimar, a book by Manohar MalgonkarManohar MalgonkarManohar Malgonkar was an Indian author in the English language of both fiction and nonfiction....
- Shalimar the ClownShalimar the ClownShalimar the Clown is a 2005 novel written by Salman Rushdie, who also wrote The Satanic Verses and Midnight's Children.Shalimar the Clown was published in September 2005 and has attracted significant attention, comparable to his earlier publications, particularly The Moor's Last Sigh and...
, a novel by Salman Rushdie - A river in "The Hippopotamus Song" by Flanders and SwannFlanders and SwannThe British duo Flanders and Swann were the actor and singer Michael Flanders and the composer, pianist and linguist Donald Swann , who collaborated in writing and performing comic songs....
- "Pale hands I loved, beside the Shalimar". Opening line of Kashmiri SongKashmiri Song"Kashmiri Song" is a song by Amy Woodforde-Finden based on a poem by Laurence Hope, pseudonym of Adela Florence Nicolson.The poem first appeared in Hope's first collection of poems, The Garden of Kama , also known as India's Love Lyrics....
, a romantic poem by Laurence Hope, set to music by Amy Woodforde-FindenAmy Woodforde-FindenAmy Woodforde-Finden was a composer who is best known for writing the music to "Kashmiri Song" from Four Indian Love Lyrics by Laurence Hope....
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Other uses
- HMS Shalimar (P242)HMS Shalimar (P242)HMS Shalimar was an S class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built at Chatham Dockyard and launched on April 22, 1943. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Shalimar....
, a Royal Navy ship - Shalimar, a diamond (gemstone)Diamond (gemstone)A diamond is one of the best-known and most sought-after gemstones...
- Shalimar (perfume)Shalimar (perfume)Shalimar is a women’s fragrance originally created by Jacques Guerlain in 1921 as a classic soft amber parfum, and currently produced by Guerlain.-History:...
, the flagship fragrance of perfume house GuerlainGuerlainGuerlain is a French perfume house, among the oldest in the world. It has a large and loyal customer following, and is held in high esteem in the perfume industry...
Shalimar is a Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
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