Alamoot Picnic

 
One of our enduring summer gatherings is the summer Alamoot picnic. For a number of years it was held in a picturesque Queenston Heights park in Niagara Falls, and has more recently been held at the Sibald Point Provincial park. A friendly gathering, the ever popular communal pot-luck picnic and plenty of sporting activities make this event a highly enjoyable day for families and kids of all ages.  If you haven’t enjoyed it before, check it out in 2018. More details on exact time and location will be posted here in the upcoming months.

In case you’re wondering, the picnic is named after the Alamoot Castle in Iran (about 100km outside Tehran). Alamoot, literally meaning “Eagle’s Nest”, was a high mountain fortress for centuries. It’s special significance to Ismailis results especially from the tenure of Hassan-I Sabbah, a highly regarded Ismaili scholar, under whose leadership the castle became an epicentre of intellectual and scientific activity. In 1256, the invading mongols destroyed its famous library with its extensive collection. The Castle is largely in ruins, but the Iranian government has made some recent attempts to maintain it as a tourist destination.

Alamoot Picnic

One of our enduring summer gatherings is the summer Alamoot picnic. For a number of years it was held in a picturesque Queenston Heights park in Niagara Falls, and has more recently been held at the Sibald Point Provincial park. A friendly gathering, the ever popular communal pot-luck picnic and plenty of sporting activities make this event a highly enjoyable day for families and kids of all ages.  If you haven’t enjoyed it before, check it out in 2018. More details on exact time and location will be posted here in the upcoming months.

In case you’re wondering, the picnic is named after the Alamoot Castle in Iran (about 100km outside Tehran). Alamoot, literally meaning “Eagle’s Nest”, was a high mountain fortress for centuries. It’s special significance to Ismailis results especially from the tenure of Hassan-I Sabbah, a highly regarded Ismaili scholar, under whose leadership the castle became an epicentre of intellectual and scientific activity. In 1256, the invading mongols destroyed its famous library with its extensive collection. The Castle is largely in ruins, but the Iranian government has made some recent attempts to maintain it as a tourist destination.