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Sethi Mohallah : ウィキペディア英語版 | Sethi Mohallah Sethi Mohallah is an area in the heart of the walled city of Peshawar. The Mohallah contains seven houses (including Sethi House a cultural heritage) built by the Sethis. These unique houses are a blend of the art and architecture of Gandhara and Central Asia, are rare architectural masterpieces located in the walled city.The first was built by Haji Ahmed Gul in 1882.〔(Forgotten in the ‘lost-and-found’ of our heritage )〕 == Background ==
The Sethis were traders who had businesses in China, India, Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia, with trade centres at Mazar Sharif, Tashkent, Bukhara, Samarqand and other cities in the Asian region. The Sethi family was involved in considerable welfare work in Peshawar and had contributed to the construction of wells for the poor, along with the Lady Reading Hospital and the Islamia College Mosque.〔(Cultural evening at historical Sethi House today ) Saturday, May 10, 2008〕 The downfall of the Sethis began during the Russian Revolution in 1917, when their businesses experienced setbacks from which they never recovered, forcing them to leave Central Asia and return to Peshawar.〔
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