âThe name of Lahoreâs main garden, Shalimar or Shalamar, remains a mystery. It is usually translated as âabode of lightâ or âmoonlightâ, without any grammatical or lexical explanations.Several Mughal gardens bear the name Shalimar: like the one built by Jahangir for Empress Nur Jahan, near Srinagar in Kashmir.t times they call it Shalamar, perhaps leaning on the Hindi connection of shala meaning âhomeâ. No one can guess what â mar â then means. But the name is synonymous today with a garden of great beauty. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built the Shalimar Gardens in 1641.
The Chevrolet Corvair engine was a Flat-6 (or Boxer engine) Piston engine used exclusively in the 1960s Chevrolet Corvair automobile. It was a highly unusual engine for General Motors Corporation: It was Air-cooled, used a Flat engine, with Aluminum heads (incorporating integral Intake manifold) and Crankcase, with individual iron cylinder barrels.
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