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  Lahore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lahore (لاہور) is a city in Pakistan, capital of the province of Punjab.
Lahore has 6.5 million inhabitants and thus is the second largest city in Pakistan (Karachi being the largest).
During Akbar's rule, Lahore was the capital of the empire from 1584 to 1598.
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 Oh! Lahore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lahore was seized by Shahryar on Jahangir's death; but he was soon defeated, and between 1628 and 1637 Lahore enjoyed peace and prosperity under the rule of All Mardan Khan and.
Lahore is, moreover, an, im- portant centre for the collection of agricultural produce and five cotton-ginning factories, three cotton-presses, and one combined ginning and pressing factory employed 427 hands in 1904.
Lahore Cantonment.--Cantonment and head-quarters of the third or Lahore division of the Northern Command in the District of the same name, Punjab, situated in 31° 31' N. and 74° 22' E., 3 miles east of the civil station of Lahore.
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  LAHORE HISTORY
Lahore was a cultural and intellectual center during the Moghul and British eras.
Lahore is the second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab.
The Imperial or the Badshahi Mosque is accross the courtyard from Alamgiri Gate of the Lahore Fort.
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 Lahore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lahore (لاةور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab.
According to a legend, Lahore was named by Loh (called Luv in Sanskrit), the once ruler, son of Rama, the hero of the Hindu epic Ramayana.
Lahore is famous as the hub of handmade carpet manufacturing in Pakistan.
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 Encyclopedia: Mosques of Lahore
There are a large number of new, old, and ancient mosques in the city of Lahore, Pakistan.
On a normal day in Lahore, you may see the latest four wheel drive SUV with a five thousand year old two wheel drive bull cart (reminiscent of the prehistoric civilisations of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa) travelling next to it.
Shia Masjid is one of the largest Shia mosques in the mainly Shiite populated area of Lahore, Islampura.
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 AllRefer.com - Lahore (Pakistan And Bangladesh Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
According to Hindu legend, Lahore was founded by Loh, or Lava, son of Rama, the hero of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana.
Lahore declined after the reign of Aurangzeb; it was annexed in 1767 by the Sikhs, who, under Ranjit Singh, made it their capital.
When Pakistan won independence in 1947, Lahore became the capital of its West Punjab; from 1955 to 1970 it was the capital of the entire province of West Pakistan, composed of all provinces in the western wing; and upon the province's dissolution it became the capital of Punjab prov.
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 Lahore
Lahore Lahore (لاہور) is a city in Punjab.
Mosques of Lahore There are a large number of new, old, and ancient mosques in the city of Pakistan.
The fabled thirteen gates of Lahore are: Ak...
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 Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the province of the Punjab.
Lahore is an important educational centre and is known as the City of Colleges with a large number of educational institutions.
Lahore there is the University of the Punjab, King Edward Medical College, University of Engineering and Technology, F. College, Islamia College, Kinnaird College and lot of other educational institutions spreading the light of knowledge throughout
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 Lahore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lahore, city in northeastern Pakistan, on the Ravi River, capital of Punjab Province.
Lahore boasts a wealth of architecturally significant buildings, many dating from the Mughal Empire (circa 1526-1707), during which the city achieved great prominence.
With the eventual decline of the Mughals, Lahore became the seat of a Sikh kingdom in 1767.
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 travel LAHORE tours.
Lahore is the Capital city of Punjab Province.
The Lahore Museum is the largest in the country and houses articles from all over the country.
You will visit Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Fort a treasure of Moghul architecture from the early 16th century to 18th century (takes about 1½ Hours to visit), and Anarkali Bazaar a Bazaar with big activity and colorful streets.
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 Lahore
History of this city is very rich, Lahore reached it `s full glory during the period in which the Mughal ruled Sub-continent.in fact Lahore was the favourite city of Mughal emperors.
Lahore has got the richest culture when compared with other parts of the country, the reason is that it has been under light from a very long period.
Badshahi mosque is one of them, the mosque is really a masterpiece of architecture and shows the class and taste of Mughal architecture.
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 avari lahore
Lahore, pulsating with life and set like a verdant jewel in the heart of the Punjab province, is a city rich with the imprints of time.
It was the Mughal dynasties that made Lahore the center of social, cultural, and educational activities and who gave it its famous architecture, forts, gardens, tombs, mosques and pavilions.
Lahore has a more conservative dress code than does Karachi; care must be taken not to give offence by wearing clothing considered revealing.
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 Mosques   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It is the oldest extant mosque in China to survive into the 20th century in its original form, and was designed on the style of the Great Mosque of Damascus, Syria and built with pure granite.
The mosque lies 60 miles southeast of Marrakech and was established in memory of Muhammad ibn Tumart, founder of Almohad movement, which started from Tinmal.
The principal mosque of Marrakech, the spiritual and administrative centre of Almohad dynasty (1130-1269 AC) in the Maghreb.
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 Worldisround - Pakistan: Wazir Khan Mosque - Churches, Temples & Mosques in Lahore pictures
Churches, Temples & Mosques in Lahore - travel photos - The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, was constructed in seven years, starting around...
It was built by Ilam-ud-Dinansari, Governor of Lahore till 1639 A.D., who was commonly known as Nawab Wazir Khan.
One of the interesting things about the mosque is that a bazaar consisting of 22 shops with little doors, forms an integral part of the mosque's plan.
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 MOSQUES OF LAHORE
The Imperial or the Badshahi Mosque is across the courtyard from Alamgiri Gate of the Lahore Fort.
The Mosque, made up entirely of red sandstone, was built by Emperor Aurangzeb, the last of the great Mughals, in a record time of two and-a-half years.
In the chambers above the gate of the mosque, are housed relics attributed to the Holy Prophet of Islam, his daughter and his son in law and are said to have been brought to South Asia by Amir Taimur.
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 Metroblogging Lahore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Traffic in Lahore is the 'survival-of-the-fittest' to say the least,and as a fellow pedestrian I would plead everyone to look both ways before hurtling yourself on to the street.
It is that time of the year again when in some parts of the city, old men with flowing white beards will lecture their grandchildren about the sacrifices that went into establishing a free country.
Lahore is probably the only city where the old stands tall with all the arrogance of esteemed heritage with neo-modern fluffy beauties.
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 Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam Lahore (UK) Bulletin April 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The opening session of the Convention was held at the Arouca Mosque from 7.00 p.m.
The formal opening of the mosque involved the joint unveiling of a plaque by Sister Samina Malik (U.S.A.) and Imam Usman Ali of the Arouca Mosque.
The second session of the Convention was held at the Ahmadiyya Anjuman’s mosque, Fireburn.
www.islamic-book-depot.org.uk /bulletins/april_2001.htm   (2641 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: India
In the fourteenth century the country south of the Kistna was held by the Indian princes with their capital at Vijayanagar, while north of this the Bahmani kingdom, and those of Malwa, Gondwana, Telingana, Behar, Bengal, Jaunpur, etc., were in various degrees independent of the Afghan dominion of Delhi.
The empire of Akbar comprised the provinces of Kabul, Lahore, Multan, Delhi, Agra, Oudh, Allahabad, Ajmere, Gujerat, Malwa, Behar, Bengal, Khandesh, Berar, Ahmednagar, Orissa, Sind, and Kashmir, the southern boundary being roughly speaking marked by the River Godaveri and the latitude of Bombay.
Among modern buildings of note may be mentioned the cathedrals of Allahabad and Lahore, the college churches of Mangalore and Trichinopoly, and the parish churches of Karachi and the Holy Name, Bombay.
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 The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Ulta-pulta
Jis Lahore na wekhya oh jamiya nahin (One who has not seen Lahore is not born), so goes an old saying.
She bequeathed the collection of paintings and objects d’ art to Pir Karim Baksh Supra of Lahore, who sold it to the Pakistan Government in the ‘60s.
Lehna Singh Majithia was an astronomer in the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
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 Feature
He was the first in a thousand years to stem the incessant tide of invasions from the north-west frontier holding aloft his flag into the homeland of the invaders.
Ranjit Singh entered Lahore fort as a conqueror on July 7, 1799 at the age of nineteen.
All the trees around Lahore had been cut off and used by the invading hordes to warm themselves in wintry cold and to cook food.
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 CBBC Newsround | Pictures | On location in Pakistan
At the Mosque school in Lahore the girls and boys are taught separately as teachers believe they will study harder in all girls or all boy classes
The girls from the Mosque school study a similar curriculum to UK students including maths, languages and science.
Lahore is extremely busy, there are street markets all over the city with stalls outside in the sun.
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 Articles - Lahore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Kipling began working as an editor for a local newspaper and continued tentative steps into the world of poetry; his first professional sales were in 1883.
Lahore's most famous tech-bazaar is the Hafeez Center, located on the Gulberg Main Boulevard and Electronics Market at Hall Road.Other well known and popular malls are the Liberty Market Center in Gulberg.
While Lahore has a great many traditional and modern restaurants, the turn of the century has seen the appearance of western fast food chains such as McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Subway Sandwiches, Dunkin Donuts, Nandos and Kentucky Fried Chicken in new shopping centres all over the city.
www.beadscenter.com /articles/Lahore   (1236 words)

  
 Lahore - Current News & Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has quashed a Hadood case registered against a married couple on the complaint of the father of girl with direction to the police...
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) said on Thursday that it was a violation of the fundamental rights of the prisoner if he was not released because of a...
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has restrained Kharian police from arresting a married couple and directed the police to act in accordance with the law in a...
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 Iranica.com - GÚOLAÚM SARVAR
He offered GÚola@m Sarvar an assignment for the purpose, but he refused; in fact, he never liked to be involved in any literary or cultural event that was sponsored by the government.
It was first published in two volumes in Lahore in 1284/1867-68.
Akòtar Ra@hi, Tadòkera-ye ¿olama@-ye Panja@b I, Lahore, 1981, pp.
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 Lahore - Iridis Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
When Qutub-ud-din Aibak was crowned in 1206 here, he became the first Muslim Sultan of the subcontinent.
While Lahore has a great many traditional and modern restaurants, the turn of the century has seen the appearance of restaurant chains such as McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken in the new shopping centres all over the city.
Photographs from undroon shehr (the walled city) of Lahore
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 LAHORE: 4,500 cops to guard Lahore mosques -DAWN - Local; 09 October, 2004
LAHORE, Oct 8: As many as 4,500 policemen have been deployed at places of worship in the city in the wake of Multan carnage.
City Police Chief DIG Tariq Salim said on Friday that all divisional SPs had been directed to ensure effective patrol in the areas under their jurisdiction.
Dr Faiza, who is also chief of the bureau, said a comprehensive plan had been evolved to deal with child beggary and other problems in the province.
www.dawn.com /2004/10/09/local14.htm   (486 words)

  
 Marvelous Mosques   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Although not as impressive as the large city mosques, the structures in the smaller northern towns were almost always colorful and, well, almost cute.
Perhaps it would be annoying after a few years, but while you're staying in these small towns, you're always awoken in the morning by the prayers from the mosques ringing up and down the valleys.
This larger-than-usual mosque for a small village sits below the jagged peaks of the Hushe Valley.
www.kenzemach.com /pakistanphotos/mosques.html   (143 words)

  
 Govt of the Punjab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Re-construction of Mosque at Shrine Hazrat Ghulab Shah Randheer.
Installation of 26-Nose Electric Water Cooler (40-gallon capacity) and Ultra Violet Filters to be installed at various shrine/mosques in Lahore Zone, under Administrative control of Auqaf Department.
Construction / Protection of Retaining wall on North side near new mosque and along ladies graveyard, Zaireen Verandah, Jalla Khana, Langer Khana and renovation of Deorihies at Shrine Hzt.
www.punjab.gov.pk /auqaf/ongoing_projects.htm   (362 words)

  
 Lahore
According to Hindu legend, Lahore was founded by Loh, or Lava, son of Rama, the hero of the Sanskrit epic
The city, which suffered Mongol raids in the 13th and 14th cent., entered the period of its greatest glory in the 16th cent., when it became one of the capitals of the
Lahore; or, the Islamic Gale.(religion, Islam, and society in Lahore, Pakistan) (Commentary)
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 GN Online: Religious leaders come down heavily on speech
Soon after the speech security measures were put in place with mosques in Lahore being placed "under watch" as part of an effort to guard against any incident.
In a message, the leader of the Tehrik-e-Jafria Pakistan (TJP), Allama Sajjid Naqvi, who is in detention, described the ban announced on his party as "deplorable" and said the Supreme Court of Pakistan would be moved against it on Monday.
Another TJP leader Sibtain Kazmi speaking to Gulf News in Lahore, said that the ban would "deeply hurt the feelings of people who the TJP represents", while adding "it also goes against fundamental constitutional rights".
www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=37699   (427 words)

  
 Mosques of Lahore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This is consistent with the general personality of this city, which has aculture that mixes the old and new with superb ease.
And by the way, neither would seem tonotice the other or find anything strange about this free mixing of centuries and millennia.
This charecteristic of Lahore, probably is the singular trait that truly defines its unique culture.
www.therfcc.org /RFCC/mosques-of-lahore-221744.html   (131 words)

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