As one of the Iranian historical gardens, the Baghcheh-Jough baroque-style garden is located 5 km west of Maku, northwest of the country. This garden was built by Timurpasha and his son; Morteza Qoli-Khan (Eqbal-ol-Saltanah) during 1897-1905. The wide 12-hectare garden has interesting buildings and architectural components, which were built by architects with obvious resemblance to tsarist architecture and traditions imported to the border region of Maku. The magnificent palace of the garden was known as the seat of rule of General Eqbal ol-Saltanah Makui
Studies indicated, that the separation of the garden into two artificial and orchard parts, the reduction of water resources, and the desolation of the eastern parts, along with the gradual drift of the bed in recent years, have caused serious damage to the garden and its buildings. By using a botanical Garden approach, the revitalization plan, tries to reduce the impact of damages, organizing different sections of the garden, planting native trees, and proper functional loading to improve the current condition of the historic complex. It ensures appropriate facilities for the use of exploiters, tourists in the area, and local residents along with the sustainable conservation of the gardens and their assets.
During the documentation process of Garden vegetation, more than 2,600 trees were mapped. In this process, 23 tree species were identified. The trees were documented in the final map of the garden taking into account the diameter of the trunk, the crown of the tree, and the exact numbers.
This issue allowed for accurate pathology of each tree during botanical studies. The most important damage to the garden vegetation was the drying up of the downstream parts of the garden due to poor traditional irrigation systems. To solve this problem, in addition to creating longitudinal water channel corridors, we decided to use a modern drip irrigation system.
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