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Lahore

Southern Asia

Lahore is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab, and the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. It has long been the historic capital and cultural center of the wider Punjab region, and is a major industrial, educational and economic hub. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
13,004,135 1
Area (sq km)
1772 1
Founding Year
982 1
Founding Year
Between 1st and 7th centuries CE 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
217 2
Latitude
31.54972 degrees north 1
Longitude
74.34361 degrees east 1
FAQs

What survives of the thirteen gates of the Walled City of Lahore?

According to the Punjab Walled Cities and Heritage Areas Authority, Akbar fortified the whole inhabited city with a nine-meter high brick wall pierced by thirteen gates. The gates still bear their original names, but only one has its original structure, named Roshnai Gate.
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Associated With

Pakistan, Countries

Lahore is a city in Pakistan.

Source Lahore (Wikipedia)
Punjab, States or Territories

lahore is associated with punjab-pakistan.

Source Lahore (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Punjab, States or Territories

lahore is the capital of punjab-pakistan.

Source Lahore (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Shah Jahan

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Site Of

Pakistan Railways

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Source Wikipedia: Pakistan Railwaystier 2
Bhai Daya Singh

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Source Daya Singh (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_place
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Lahore, Punjab (modern-day Pakistan)
Bhai Taru Singh

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Source Bhai Taru Singh (Wikipedia)Infobox: death_placetier 2
Quote, Infobox: death_place
Lahore, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Sada Kaur

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Source Sada Kaur (reference article)Wikipedia contributorsInfobox: death_placetier 3
Quote, Infobox: death_place
Lahore, Punjab, Sikh Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan)
University of the Punjab

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Source University of the Punjab (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The University of the Punjab (PU) is a public research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

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Sources
1. Lahore (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2023) 13,004,135
  • Infobox: area_metro_km2
    1,772
  • Infobox, coordinates
    31.54972 degrees N 74.34361 degrees E
  • Introduction
    Lahore is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab.
  • Infobox, Founded
  • Source text, founding-year: 982
    The first document that mentions Lahore by name is the Hudud al-'Alam ("The Regions of the World"), written in 982 CE, in which Lahore is mentioned as a town which had "impressive temples, large markets and huge orchards".
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2. Lahore (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 217 m
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Wikidata: Lahore
Wikidata Q11739, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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