#lockdown Lahore is called the heart of Pakistan
Little is known of the history of the settlement prior to the Muslim period. Hindu legend attributes the founding of Lahore to Lava, or Lōh, son of Rāma, for whom it is said to have been named Lōhāwar.
Little is known of the history of the settlement prior to the Muslim period. Hindu legend attributes the founding of Lahore to Lava, or Lōh, son of Rāma, for whom it is said to have been named Lōhāwar.
The city of “Labokla” mentioned in Ptolemy’s 2nd-century Guide to Geography may have been Lahore.
According to oral traditions, Lahore was named after Lava, son of the Hindu god Rama, who supposedly founded the city. Lahore Fort has a vacant temple dedicated in honour of Lava.
According to oral traditions, Lahore was named after Lava, son of the Hindu god Rama, who supposedly founded the city. Lahore Fort has a vacant temple dedicated in honour of Lava.
Likewise, the Ravi River that flows through northern Lahore was said to be named in honour of the Hindu goddess Durga.
Lahore is a major centre of Qawwali music. The city also hosts much of Pakistan's tourist industry, with major attractions including the Walled City,
Lahore is a major centre of Qawwali music. The city also hosts much of Pakistan's tourist industry, with major attractions including the Walled City,
The famous Badshahi and Wazir Khan mosques, as well as several Sikh and Sufi shrines.
The Delhi Gate is one of nine gates leading in and out of the old, walled city of Lahore, and one of the few that have stood the test of times.
The Delhi Gate is one of nine gates leading in and out of the old, walled city of Lahore, and one of the few that have stood the test of times.
This location is considered the most ancient part of the city. Some historians believe this area dates back to 2,000 BC. There are now about 22,000 properties within just a 2.5 square kilometer area. The current population inside the Lahore Wall is around 200,000.
Nokhar
A legend based on oral traditions holds that Lahore, known in ancient times as Nokhar (City of Lava in Sanskrit), was founded by Prince Lava, the son of Goddess Sita and Lord Rama; Kasur was founded by his twin brother Prince Kusha.
A legend based on oral traditions holds that Lahore, known in ancient times as Nokhar (City of Lava in Sanskrit), was founded by Prince Lava, the son of Goddess Sita and Lord Rama; Kasur was founded by his twin brother Prince Kusha.
Uruk in ancient Sumer (Mesopotamia) is one of the world's oldest known walled cities. Before that, the proto-city of Jericho in the West Bank had a wall surrounding it as early as the 8th millennium BC.
The noted Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited Multan in 641. During the Pre-Islamic period, Multan was known as the city of gold for its large and wealthy temples. The Sun temple, Suraj Mandar was considered one of the largest and wealthiest temples in the entire sub-continent.
Ravi River, in northwestern India and northeastern Pakistan, one of the five tributaries of the Indus River that give the Punjab (meaning “Five Rivers”) its name. It rises in the Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh state, India, and flows west-northwest past Chamba,
Turning southwest at the boundary of Jammu and Kashmir union territory. The river then flows to the Pakistani border and along it for more than 50 miles (80 km) before entering Pakistan’s Punjab province. It flows past Lahore and turns west near Kamalia, emptying into the Chenab
River south of Ahmadpur Sial after a course of about 450 miles (725 km).
University of the Punjab, also called Punjab University, Urdu Jamia Punjab, residential and affiliating university located in Lahore, Pakistan.
University of the Punjab, also called Punjab University, Urdu Jamia Punjab, residential and affiliating university located in Lahore, Pakistan.
Punjab was founded in 1882 to take on some of the colleges then affiliated with the University of Calcutta (Kolkata), whose jurisdiction included most of northern India and parts of Burma (Myanmar).
After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the university in Lahore relinquished its colleges on Indian territory, which then became affiliated with the newly established Punjab University in Chandigarh, India.
The original university in Lahore comprises a number of colleges and postgraduate faculties of arts, science and engineering, Islamic and Oriental learning, law, commerce, medicine and dentistry, and education. Instruction is in English.
Urban civilization existed in the Indus River valley from about 2500 to 1500 BCE, when, it is believed, Aryan incursions brought it to an end. The area entered recorded history with the annexation of Punjab and Sindh to the Persian empire by Darius I (c. 518 BCE).
The founder of the Maurya dynasty, Chandragupta, incorporated the region into his Indian empire about 322 BCE. The first Muslims to penetrate northern India were the Arabs, who in 712 CE conquered the lower Punjab.
The rest of the Punjab was conquered (1007–27) by Maḥmūd of Ghazna. The area subsequently came under various other Muslim rulers until the victorious entry of the Mughals in 1526. Under the Mughals the province enjoyed peace and prosperity for more than 200 years.
Their power declined after 1738, however, and in 1747 Lahore fell under weak Afghan rule marked by lawlessness and disorder. The religious sect called the Sikhs rose to power in the latter part of the 18th century.
The Punjab came under British occupation in 1849, after the British victory over the Sikhs in the battles of Chilianwala and Gujrat.
When the Indian subcontinent received its independence in 1947, Punjab was split between Pakistan and India, with the larger western portion becoming part of Pakistan. The present provincial boundaries were established in 1970.
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