charbagh
Sign in to savethumb|The charbagh at the Tomb of Jahangir in [[Lahore, Pakistan]]
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thumb|The charbagh at the Tomb of Jahangir in [[Lahore, Pakistan]]
A charbagh or chaharbagh (; , , ) is a Persian and Indo-Persian quadrilateral garden with a layout of four gardens traditionally separated by waterways, together representing the four gardens and four rivers of Paradise mentioned in the Quran. The chaharbagh may also be divided by walkways instead of flowing water. Such gardens are found in countries throughout West Asia (which includes Iran), South Asia (which includes Pakistan and India), North Africa and the former al-Andalus. A famous example of a charbagh is that of the Taj Mahal in India.