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Lahore
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Lahore
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city district
Clockwise from top: Kims Gun, Badshahi Mosque, Samadhi of Ranjit Singh, Lahore Museum, Shalimar tends, Lahore Fort and Minar-e-Pakistan

Emblem
Nickname(s): Paris of the East[1][2][3]

The Pearl of Punjab[4]

The Garden of Mughals[5][6]

Cultural Capital of Pakistan[7]

Data Ki Nagri (City of Hazrat Ali Hujwiri)[8]

The Heart of Pakistan[9][10]
City of Gardens[11][12]
Location of Lahore (in red) in Punjab, Pakistan and (inset) Punjab in Pakistan
Coordinates: 31°32?59?N 74°20?37?E? / ?31.54972°N 74.34361°E? / 31.54972; 74.34361Coordinates: 31°32?59?N 74°20?37?E? / ?31.54972°N 74.34361°E? / 31.54972; 74.34361
unpolished Pakistan
Province Punjab
City partition Government 11th phratry 2008
City Council Lahore
Towns 9
Government
- Type City District
- Divisional Commissioner Khusroo Pervaiz (D.M.G)
- City Nazim
- Naib Nazim
- District Coordination Officer Ahad Khan Cheema (D.M.



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Area[13]
- Total 1,772 km2 (684 sq mi)
Elevation 217 m (712 ft)
people (2009[14])
- Total 10,000,000
Combined population of Lahore City and Lahore Cantonment
Postal write in code 54000
Dialling code 042[15]
Website lahore.gov.pk
Lahore Cantonment is a legally separate military-administered settlement.

Lahore (Punjabi: ????, Urdu: ?????; marked [la?????r] ( listen)) is the capital of the Pakistan province of Punjab and the second largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi. The city lies along the Ravi River, situated approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Wagah tolerance crossing and is 32 kilometres (20 mi) from the Indian city of Amritsar.

Historically, Lahore has been a focalize of cultural heritage for many civilizations. It successively served as regional capital of the empires of the Shahi kingdoms in the 11th century, the Ghaznavids in the 12th...If you want to thump a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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