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The origin of Lahore's name is unclear. The city's name has been variously recorded by early Muslim historians as Luhawar, Lūhār, and Rahwar. [31] The Iranian polymath and geographer, Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni, referred to the city as Luhāwar in his 11th century work, Qanun, [31] while the poet Amir Khusrow, who lived during the Delhi Sultanate period, recorded the city's name as Lāhanūr. [32]
Data Darbar (Urdu: داتا دربار, romanized: Dātā Darbār) is an Islamic shrine located in Lahore, Punjab. [1] It is the largest Sufi shrine in South Asia.It was built to house the remains of al-Hujwiri, commonly known as Data Ganj Baksh or more colloquially as Data Sahab, a Sufi saint from Ghazni in present-day Afghanistan, who is believed to have lived on the site in the 11th century CE.
Lahore 's culture is unique. It is sometimes referred as the cultural capital or the heart of Pakistan, the city was a seat of the Mughal Empire and the Sikh Empire as well as the capital of Punjab in Mahmud Ghaznavi 's 11th century empire and in the British Empire. Presently, it is the capital of the Punjab province of Pakistan .
Leader. Maulana Nazar-ur-Rehman [1] Raiwind Ijtema ( Urdu: رائے ونڈ اجتماع) is an annual three-day congregation held at Raiwind Markaz, Lahore, Pakistan . The congregation is attended by thousands of people from across the world every year. [2] [3] After Dua of last day, groups ( Tablighi Jamaat) are formed that go to different ...
Daily Times (Pakistan) Daily Times. (Pakistan) The Daily Times ( DT) is an English-language Pakistani newspaper. [4] Launched on 9 April 2002, Daily Times, is simultaneously published from Lahore and Islamabad. [5] The newspaper was owned by Governor of Punjab and Pakistan Peoples Party member Salmaan Taseer. [6]
The Walled City of Lahore known locally as the "Un-droone Shehr" (Inner City) is the oldest and most historic part of Lahore. The Punjab government embarked on a major project in 2009 to restore the Royal Trail (Shahi Guzar Gah) from Akbari Gate to the Lahore Fort with the help of the World Bank under the Sustainable Development of the Walled ...
Religion in Lahore. It is estimated that the city of Lahore, Pakistan, has a Muslim majority with 94.7% and Christian minority constitute 5.1% of the population and rest Sikhs and Hindus constitute the remaining 0.2%. There is also a small but longstanding Zoroastrian community. [ 1] Religion in Lahore City 2017 [ 2][ 3] Religion. Percent. Islam.
Under the 2001 revision of Pakistan's administrative structure [3] Lahore was tagged as a City District, and divided into nine towns. [4] Each town in turn consists of a group of Union Councils. All in all 152 Union Councils existed in the City District of Lahore, including the Cantonment area. [5] Administrative towns of Lahore [6] #