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The Walled City of Lahore Authority [a] is a semi-governmental organisation established and funded by the Government of Punjab for the conservation, planning and development, regulation and management of the Walled City of Lahore, the historic fortified interior of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. [1] [2]
' Inner City of Lahore '), also known as the Old City, forms the historic core of the city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. The city was established around 1000 CE in the western half of the Walled City, [ 1 ] which was fortified by a mud wall during the medieval era .
Mochi Gate entrance. The Mochi Gate locally known as Mochi Darwaza (موچی دروازہ) is located in the south of the Walled City of Lahore between Akbari Gate and Shah Alam Gate in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Unfortunately, during the anarchic rule of the 18th century, all the city gates, except Lohari Gate along with two other gates were walled up. Lohari gate was rebuilt in 1864 by Sir Robert Montgomery, the then Governor of Punjab. [4] The Walled City Lahore Authority has completed the renovation of Lohari Gate recently. [3]
' Royal Fort ') is a citadel in the walled interior of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. [1] The fortress is located at the northern end of the Walled City of Lahore and spreads over an area greater than 20 hectares (49 acres). [2] It contains 21 notable monuments, some of which date to the era of Emperor Akbar.
The British carried out a census of Lahore in 1901, and counted 20,691 houses in the Walled City. [107] An estimated 200,000 people lived in Lahore at this time. [97] Lahore's posh Model Town was established as a "garden town" suburb in 1921, while Krishan Nagar locality was laid in the 1930s near The Mall and Walled City.
The Fakir family settled in Lahore around 1730, and established a publishing house. [2] Their status in Lahore society derived from its connections to the Sikh Empire - three of the family's ancestors, Fakir Nooruddin, Fakir Azizuddin, and Fakir Imamuddin, served as emissaries to Maharaja Ranjit Singh. [2]
Delhi Gate (Urdu: دہلی دروازه, romanized: Delhī Darwāzā) is one of six remaining historic gates of the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan. Delhi Gate and the adjacent Shahi Hammam were restored in 2015 by the Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan.