The Najibiyyih Garden on the Tigris outside Baghdad, known to Baha'is as the Garden of Ridvan, is where Baha'u'llah spent twelve days in April 1863 before his banishment onward to Constantinople, and where he is held to have first openly declared his claim to those closest to him. The physical garden is distinct from the annual Ridvan festival it gave its name to and from the single foundational declaration event itself, both already recorded elsewhere in this database; this entry is for the place.
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LatitudeApproximate reference point, rounded to one decimal place; this marks the site's general location for a map, not a survey-grade or precise boundary measurement. LongitudeApproximate reference point, rounded to one decimal place; this marks the site's general location for a map, not a survey-grade or precise boundary measurement. Site
Type of SiteSacred landscape or country 1 Type of Site DetailOttoman authorities moved Baha'u'llah on from Baghdad, ending his stay in the garden, largely at the urging of the Persian government, which had petitioned Istanbul directly after Babi and Baha'i pilgrimage traffic from Iran into Baghdad grew large enough to alarm Tehran; the twelve days in the garden fell at the close of nearly ten years of prior exile and confinement he had already spent in the city. 2 Status
Status TodayAccess restricted by its custodians or by law 2 Purchased by the Ottoman/Iraqi state in 1870 and used as a government guest house; never Baha'i-held property since. UNESCO World Heritage Location
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This source names Baghdad directly: "Garden on the Tigris outside Baghdad, known to Baha'is as the Garden of Ridvan, is where Baha'u'llah spent twelve days in April 1863 before his banishment onward to Constantinople, and where he is..."
Source A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i FaithPeter Smith
This source names Baha'u'llah directly: "The Najibiyyih Garden on the Tigris outside Baghdad, known to Baha'is as the Garden of Ridvan, is where Baha'u'llah spent twelve days in April 1863 before his banishment onward to Constantinople..."
Source A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i FaithPeter Smith
This source names Constantinople directly: "1863 before his banishment onward to Constantinople, and where he is held to have first openly declared his claim to those closest to him."
Source A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i FaithPeter Smith
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Source A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i FaithPeter Smith
Contained In
Source An Introduction to the Baha'i FaithPeter Smith
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Iraq, Regions Source An Introduction to the Baha'i FaithPeter Smith
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1. A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith
Peter Smith, Oneworld Publications, 2000s.v. Ridvan, Garden ofView the Source 2. An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith
Peter Smith, Cambridge University Press, 2008- on Baha'u'llah's 1863 departure from Baghdad
- Originated In: Iraq, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: Iraq
3. UNESCO World Heritage List
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO World Heritage CentreView the Source 4. Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)
Encyclopaedia Britannica editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2024View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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