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Anarkali Bazaar (Punjabi, Urdu: اناركلى بازار) is a major bazaar in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] Anarkali also serves as a neighbourhood and union council of Data Sahib Zone of Lahore. It is situated in the region that extends from the south of Lahori Gate of the Walled City to across the Mall Road .
The tomb of Anarkali is located on the grounds of Lahore's Punjab Civil Secretariat complex near the British-era Mall, southwest of the Walled City of Lahore.It is considered to be one of the earliest Mughal tombs still in existence, and is considered to be one of the most significant buildings of the early Mughal period.
The Anarkali station serves the Anarkali Bazaar, which is one of the oldest surviving markets in the Indian Subcontinent, dating back at least 200 years.It derives its name from the nearby mausoleum thought to be that of a courtesan named Anārkalī, who was chased out of town by the order of the Mughal Emperor Akbar for having a love affair with his son, Prince Salīm, who later became ...
Mayo Hospital Road, Anarkali Lahore: King Edward Medical University More images. PB-P-65 ... Lahore: State Bank of Pakistan Building More images. PB-P-68
Following the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the temple underwent a period of neglect. [3] Significant damage was inflicted in 1992 in the wake of the Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Due to prevailing misconceptions linking Jainism with Hinduism , the Jain Mandir in Lahore was targeted. [ 3 ]
Under the 2001 revision of Pakistan's administrative structure [3] Lahore was tagged as a City District, and divided into nine towns. [4] Each town in turn consists of a group of Union Councils. All in all 152 Union Councils existed in the City District of Lahore, including the Cantonment area. [5] Administrative towns of Lahore [6] #
Paan Gali (Punjabi: پان گلی, Urdu: پان گلی) is a bazaar in Lahore, Pakistan that is known for selling goods imported from India. [1] It is located within Anarkali Baazaar and comprises three lanes and around fifty shops. [2] Paan Gali became a centre of selling Indian goods after the partition of India in 1947. [3]
On 17 August 1947, Lahore was awarded to Pakistan on the basis of its Muslim majority in the 1941 census and was made capital of the Punjab province in the new state of Pakistan. The city's location near the Indian border meant that it received large numbers of refugees fleeing eastern Punjab and northern India, though it was able to ...