Lahore Is the City Of Punjab Pakistan with Some Amazing Facts

 

Lahore is the city of Punjab Province and is also known as the heart of Punjab. After the rich heritage of the Mughal empires, One of Lahore’s nicknames is “the city of gardens. Lahore is the historical-cultural place of Punjab and the second biggest city of Pakistan. So far as I can tell, history, the city Lahore centuries ago by the place of A lavatory, after some time which was changed with “Lavhur” and then “Lahore”.

Amazing Facts about Lahore

Let’s talk about Lahore’s famous historical places and the facts about its rich culture.

Lahore Museum: 

The Lahore Museum is one of Pakistan’s most visited and well-regarded museums. During the British colonial period, the Lahore Museum was established in 1865. The Museum is directly in front of the building, as is the Zamzam gun, which is mentioning in Rudyard Kipling’s famous British novel Kim. This Museum is now well-known for its extensive collection of Buddhist artefacts from ancient India, Greece, and the Gentiles.  Museum of Origin was in 1865-66 at the location of the current talent market – an exhibition built for the 1864 Punjab exhibition. 

Delicious Food:

Lahori cuisine is well-known throughout Pakistan. Lahore has a wide variety of food, all of which are completely desi food, also famous as Punjabi food. Lahoris are known for their hospitality and unexpectedness. Another way to say it is ‘Lahore ki Shaan, Mazadar Pakwaan.’ The most famous food items in Lahore are Phajjay kay Paye, Amritsari Hareesa, Saqib halwa puri, Fiqay ki lassi, Muhammadi nihari and Sheermal, butt karahi, Tooba kay Chanay and kulcha, Katlama, Lahori Chargha, and Yousaf Falooda. 

Minar-e-Pakistan:

Minar-e-Pakistan is Pakistan’s national monument and most famous historical site, located in Lahore and also known as Minto Park. The Minar-e-Pakistan tower was constructing between 1960 and 1968. On March 23, 1940, the All-India Muslim League made the first legal announcement for the separation of the subcontinent and the establishment of an independent homeland for Muslims from this tower. The tower was designed by a highly qualified architect. Also an expert engineer from Punjab. 

Festivals: 

There are many things and festivals to do in Lahore to keep you entertained. Moreover, Every year, Lahore hosts the National Horse and Cattle Show at Fortress Stadium, where people are entertain by for example,  tent pegging, folk dances, camel and horse dances, tattoo shows, and much more. Despite this, Jahn-e-Bahran is held at Jelani Park every spring, along with a floral exhibition. Throughout the spring season, the canal has been decorating with numerous lights, models, and flowers. Furthermore, the Urs of Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh was organizing on a grand scale, with people travelling long distances to attend.

Masjid Badshahi

The Badshahi Mosque is one of the biggest mosques in Pakistan and the second-largest in the country. earliest examples of Mughal-style mosque construction. Furthermore, During his reign, Emperor Aurangzeb commissioning the construction of this mosque, which was completing in 1673. Similarly, The red sandstone and marble inlay of the mosque’s construction are both intricate works of art in themselves. Western Lahore is where you’ll find the Badshahi mosque. Moreover, Known now as one of Pakistan’s most recognisable landmarks, the mosque served as a fortification for the Sikh and British empires after the fall of the Mughal empires.

System of Education:

 Lahore has the best educational system in Pakistan. The old Punjab University has two campuses in the city. Government College University (GCU), Family Crescent College, and Women for Canary College are some of the more senior and famous educational institutions. A special art institute, National College of Arts, is also here. Aquinas College Lahore, One of Pakistan’s finest educational institutions, is located in this city. There’s the Central Model School and the St. Anthony School.

Beacon House Academic Programs, and Lahore University of Science and Technology are among the other institutions (LAA), as well as Lahore Grammar School (LGS). Students from all over the world came to study in well-known and prestigious institutes in order to better their future.

Bibi Pak Daman (A.S)

 Located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Syeda Bibi Pak Daman (Hazrat Syeda Bibi Pak Daman, RA) is the tomb to Hazrat Ruqayyah bint Hazrat Ali (RA).  Moreover, It’s say to be the last resting place of six women. Who belongs to the The Holy Quran of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) family (Ahl-e-Bayt). Similarly, Syeda Ruqayyah bint Ali (RA), the wife of Hazrat Muslim ibn Aqeel (RA), was the step-sister of Hazrat Abbas ibn Hazrat Ali (RA) (the messenger of the third Shia Imam Hussain ibn Ali to Kufah). Similarly, Some say these women came here after the 10th of Muharram in 61 AH, just after the Battle of Karbala (680 AD).

The six women whose remains are saying to be house in this mausoleum go under the name Bibi Pak Daman (RA). Which translates to “chaste woman.” However, the term is also often using to designate specifically to Hazrat Ruqayyah bint Ali (RA). Furthermore, They did preaching and missionary activity to spread Islam throughout South Asia.

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