Jahan Lane in the suburb of Cashmere, Christchurch

Jahan Lane in Cashmere – Named after Shahab Uddin Muhammad Shah Jahan I (1592- 1666). Jahan was the builder of the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan. One of the streets in Cashmere given the name of a place in India. A right of way developed by Emerson Construction at 41 Shalamar Drive. Named in 2007

A small amount of information from the library website but the information is a little bit confusing. Lahore is in Pakistan and not India and I have a former workmate who would be very upset with the library information. The Shalimar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan design was influenced by the Shalimar Gardens in Kashmir that were built by Jahan’s father Jahangir. Note there seemed to be two different spellings for Shalimar Gardens as Shalamar was occasionally used.

A short street in Cashmere with modern houses. No footpath. Near the end of the street it got a bit confusing as I was expecting a walkway and a reserve. Never trust apple maps I mutter to myself. When I got home I googled and there is supposed to be a reserve and it is called Jahan Reserve. One part is fenced off and a house is obviously going to be build here. The other part is very steep with a huge drain going through it. Not impressed.