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Lahore, Punjab: 100,000: 25,642 m 2 (276,010 sq ft) 1673 Second largest mosque in Pakistan and the fifth in the world; it was the largest mosque in the world from 1673 to 1986. The mosque is located west of Lahore Fort along the outskirts of the Walled City of Lahore, and is widely considered to be one of Lahore's most iconic landmarks. [29 ...
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 Mall, Lahore's pre-independence commercial core, features many examples of colonial architecture. Lahore played an important role in the independence movements of both India [106] and ...
The architect of the mosque was Nawab Bukhari Khan, deputy governor of Lahore during the reign of Muhammad Shah. [1] Local shopkeeper had objected to the construction of a large mosque in a congested area, so Bukhari Khan acquired a fatwa from local religious leaders in order for construction to begin.
Pakistan has a number of shrines that have become places of pilgrimage.They include mausolea and shrines of political leaders (of both pre-independence and post-independence Pakistan), shrines of religious leaders and pirs (saints) and shrines of leaders of various Islamic empires and dynasties.
Data Darbar (Punjabi: داتا دربار, romanized: Dātā Darbār) is an Islamic shrine located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] It is the largest Sufi shrine in South Asia . It was built to house the remains of al-Hujwiri , commonly known as Data Ganj Baksh or more colloquially as Data Sahab , a Sufi saint from Ghazni in present-day ...
While Lahore is widely known for its Mughal-era monuments, Naveen Mosque is believed to have been built in 1460 CE by the Lodi dynasty under the rule of its first king, Bahlul Lodi. [1] The dynasty was founded in Multan in Pakistan's Punjab province, though the founders were of Pashtun extraction. The mosque is believed to have been built by ...
The culture of Lahore refers to the cultural traditions and customs from Lahore, which form a central part of the Punjabi culture, and is a manifestation of the lifestyle, history, festivals, literature, music, language, politics, cuisine and socio-economic conditions of its people.