Know More About Lahore Pakistan

Lahore, also known as the heart of Pakistan is the second largest city of Pakistan after Karachi. It's among the easily accessible cities of Pakistan. Popular places in Lahore include Mughal Structures like Badshahi Mosque, Shalimar Gardens and Lahore Fort. Anarkali being the most famous traditional bazaar of Lahore is also a point of interest.

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Brief History:

Ptolemy's "Geographia", written about 150 AD, refers to it as "Labokla" and locates it with reference to the Indus, the Ravi, the Jhelum and the Chenab rivers. Another place revealed that it was founded by Loh the son of Rama Chandra.

However the accorded history of Lahore dates back to 850 AD., conquered by Mahmood Gaznavi in 1021 AD, it was made the capital of the Ghaznavid east of Indus and later captital of entire Ghaznavid Empire by Masud, son of Mahmood.

It was then that Lahore became the centre of social, cultural and educational activities reaching the pinnacle of its glory under the Mughals who gave it its famous architecture including the magnificent fort, gardens, tombs, mosques and pavilions. Some of the old names of Lahore can be observed as:

Laha-noor
Loh-pur
Mahmood-pur
Samandpal Nagiri
Lohar-pur

Area and Population:

With a population of more than 6,563,000 people, Lahore is Pakistan's second largest city. The city is built in the form of a parallelogram, the area within the walls (central Lahore or Old Lahore), being about 461 acres. The district lies at 31-34' North latitude and 74-20' East longitude.

Climate:

There are two main seasons, namely the winter and the summer. The monsoons are at their peak during July and August, and during these two months there is more than half of the annual rainfall. October and November are the drieat months and average rain fall during these months is about one third of an inch only. There are Winter rains during December - February, the average rainfall during these months being 3 inches.

About the Author

Suzain Allen is a Travel Consultant and she has years of experience in travel industry. She in now introducing her views about Lahore, Pakistan. It can be impressively to book flights to Lahore from UK.