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Lahore (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور) is the capital of the province of Punjab, and the second most populated city in Pakistan, also known as the Gardens of the Mughals or City of Gardens, after the significant rich heritage of the Mughal Empire. It is located near the river Ravi and the Indian border, Wagah. It is popularly known as the “Heart of Pakistan”.

Due to Lahore's rich history, the Mughal and colonial architecture has still been preserved in all its splendour. Mughal architecture such as, the Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Fort, Shalimar Gardens and the mausoleums of Jehangir and Nur Jehan are very popular tourist spots in the city. Various colonial buildings originally built by the British, such as the Lahore High Court, General Post Office (GPO) and many of the older universities still retain their Mughal-Gothic style.








Punjabi is the language of the province, and is the most widely spoken language in Lahore, although Urdu and English are becoming more popular with younger generations. Many people of Lahore who speak Punjabi are known as Lahori Punjabi due to a mixture of Punjabi and colloquial Urdu. According to the 2006 census, Lahore's population is expected to top 10 million. It is the second largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi. Lahore is the 5th largest city in South Asia and 23rd of the largest cities of the world.

In the past, Lahore was the melting pot of different culture, art and craft. Centuries later, not much has changed. The second largest city in Pakistan, Lahore is the educational, cultural and artistic capital of Pakistan. Once the capital of the Mughal Empire, Lahore bears the stamp of the Mughal architecture.

According to mythology Lahore traces its origin to the period of the Ramayana and to Loe, the son of Lord Rama, who believed to have founded the city, but history, traces the past of Lahore from the 8th century AD onwards. Lahore was under the rule of the Hindu ruler Lalitiditya in the 8th century, before the advent of the Muslim in the 11th century. In the 13th century, Lahore was completely destroyed when it became the target of Mongolian warriors, who were led by Genghis Khan. Lahore was at its peak during the Mughal rule in the medieval times and later; the city became an important political center during the fight for independence against the British.




Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
Location 31°35′00″N, 74°21′00″E
Altitude 218 metres AMSL
Area 1,772 km²
Calling code 042
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
No. of Towns 9
Population 5.143 M (1998)
Estimate 9.0 M (2006)
density 3,660 persons/km²

Government

The City-District of Lahore comprises nine administrative towns and one separate military cantonment but there are also some historic neighbourhoods of Lahore.

Administrative towns

Aziz Bhatti Town
Ravi Town
Shalimar Town
Wagah Town
Data Ganj Baksh Town
Gulberg Town
Allama Iqbal Town
Samanabad Town
Nishtar Town
Lahore Cantonment


Localities

New Muslim Town
Hassan Town
Awan Town
Mustafa Town
Johar Town
Garden Town
Faisal Town
Garden Town
Model Town
WAPDA Town
Green Town
Township
Pasco Society
Neighbourhoods

Shad Bagh
Gawalmandi
Laxshmi Chowk
Qila Gujar Sing
Township
Walled City
Shahdara
Ravi Town
Baghbanpura
Krishan Nagar
Defence Housing Authority (Lahore)

Gardens and Parks

The Shalamar Gardens built by Emperor Shah JehanLahore is known as the City of Gardens. There were many gardens in Lahore during Mughal some of them were destroyed by course of history but many still survives till this day are the fine example of Mughal Gardens.

The Shalamar Gardens were laid out during the reign of Shah Jahan and mimic the Islamic paradise of the afterlife described in the Quran. The gardens follow the familiar char bagh model (four squares) with three descending terraces.

The Lawrence Gardens were established in 1862 and were originally named after Sir John Lawrence, late 19th century British Viceroy to India. The gardens were organized in an area covering 112 acres. The vow of the East India Company was that it would bring 80,000 saplings of 600 different species from every corner of the world, where in those days, the sun never set. After collecting money from the sale of Badami Bagh, the Soldier's Bazaar at Anarkali and from a grant by the "Company Bahadur”, the land was purchased in the year 1860.Today it is known as Lawrence Gardens

There are also many other gardens and parks in the city as well some old and some new some of them are:

Hazuri Bagh
Iqbal Park
Mochi Bagh
Gulshan Iqbal Park
Model Town Park
Race Course Park
Nasir Bagh Lahore
Jallo Park
Wild Life Park


Changa Manga (Artifical Forest Near Lahore in Kasur district)


Lahore's economic importance lies also on many major businesses headquartered in the city:


Largest software company of Pakistan; and 70 percent of national software exports come from the city.
Largest carpet exporters of Pakistan; and over 90 percent of national carpet exports come from the city.
The city school and Beaconhouse school system, two of Pakistan's largest Private schools with more than 160,000 students and 200 branches combined. Headoffices in Lahore
LUMS Lahore university of management sciences. Pakistan's most renowned business school
Punjab University Pakistan's oldest university and currently the largest university by area. (Soon to be surpassed by the Agha Khan University near karachi]
NCA Pakistan's oldest and most renowned Arts College
Field Hockey stadium, the world's largest
TRG, Largest telemarketing company of Pakistan
Pakistan railway headqaurters
Noble/TLC Head office, the only Pakistani Televsion manufacterer
ATS Headoffice, Pakistan's largest synthetic Leather manufacterer
DGcement Headoffice, Pakistan's largest cement manufactuerer
Bata Pakistan Headoffice
Wateen telecom Headoffice
Warid telecom Headoffice
Worldcall Headquarters
Reebok Pakistan Headoffice
Daewoo Pakistan Headoffice
Nestle Pakistan Headoffice
Coca Cola Pakistan HeadOffice
Tetra pack Pakistan Headoffice
Monsanto Pakistan Headoffice
Porsche Pakistan's dealership Headoffice
Rolls Royce Pakistan's first showroom


Sites of interest !


Lahore Fort
Badshahi Masjid
Minar-e-PakistanLahore Fort
Badshahi Masjid
Minar-e-Pakistan
Hazuri Bagh
Data Durbar Complex
Lahore Zoo
Gawal Mandi

Other Sites !

Gates of Lahore
Akbari Gate
Bhati Gate
Delhi Gate
Kashmiri Gate
Lohari Gate
Masti Gate
Mochi Gate
Mori Gate
Roshnai Gate
Shahalmi Gate
Shairanwala Gate
Taxali Gate
Yakki Gate
Mausoleums
Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal
Bibi Pak Daman
Samadhi of Ranjit Singh
Tomb of Shah Jamal
Tomb of Lal Hussain
Tomb of Anārkalī
Tomb of Jahangir
Tomb of Empress Nur Jehan
Tomb of Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan
Amusement Parks
Joy Land
Sindbad
Sozo Water Park
Famous Roads
The Mall (shopping and business)
Jail Road (business)
M M Alam Road (restaurants and shopping)
Main Boulevard (commercial and shopping)
Canal Bank (residential and educational)
Ferozepur Road (commercial and sports)
Food Street (outdoor cafés)
Shahi Mohalla
Tourist Street

Hotels :

Avari Hotel
Pearl Continental Hotel
Holiday Inn
Best Western
Grand Hyatt (2010)
Hyatt Regency (2009)
Royal Palm Golf and Country Club & Intercontinental Hotel

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Numerous other small & big hotels near Lahore railway station and Mcleod Road.