Place Names Register Extract

Nishan-E-Afghan Park

Extract date: 27/09/2024

Name	Nishan-E-Afghan Park
Type Designation	Urban Park
Place Id	3156
Place Type	Park or Cemetery
Status	Registered
Date Registered	1 November 2000
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -23° 42' S (Decimal degrees -23.70187)
	Longitude: 133° 52' E (Decimal degrees 133.88251)
Locality / Suburb
	Alice Springs
Lot/Portion
	Town of Alice Springs
Local Government Area
	Alice Springs Town Council
History/Origin	Means 'Centre of Afghans' and is so named to reflect the involvement of the Afghan community on the Civic Centre site in the early days of Alice Springs. (Lot 2281 was gazetted as Alice Springs Civic Centre vide NTG45 20/10/1965) This is an amendment to incorrectly spelt "Nishen-e-Afghan Park" originally gazetted vide NTG6 16/02/2000

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
01/11/2000	NTG43

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