Things to see in Lahore
Lahore is a city in Pakistan, with an urban population of about 6.6 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 9 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Badshahi Mosque Place of worship
The Badshahi Mosque is a Mughal-era imperial mosque located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was constructed between 1671 and 1673 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, opposite to the Lahore Fort in the northern outskirts of the historic Walled City.
2Shalamar Gardens Park
The Shalamar Gardens are a Mughal garden complex besides Baghbanpura, located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The 17th-century gardens date from the period of the Mughal Empire, and are now one of country's most popular tourist destinations.
3Lahore Fort History
The Lahore Fort is a citadel in the Walled City of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. The fortress is located at the northern end of the Walled City and is spread over an area greater than 20 hectares (49 acres).
4Wazir Khan Mosque Place of worship
The Wazir Khan Mosque is a 17th-century Mughal mosque located in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
5Lahore Museum Museum
The Lahore Museum is a museum located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest and most significant museums in the country, being founded in 1865.
6Tomb of Jahangir History
The Mughal emperor Jahangir is buried in a mausoleum dating from 1637 in Shahdara Bagh, along the western bank of the Ravi River, in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
7Moti Masjid Place of worship
Moti Masjid, one of the "Pearl Mosques", is a 17th-century religious building located inside the Lahore Fort, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
8Mosque of Mariyam Zamani Begum Place of worship
Begum Shahi Mosque, officially the Mosque of Mariyam Zamani Begum, is a 17th-century mosque situated in the interior walled city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan.
9Sacred Heart Cathedral Place of worship
Sacred Heart Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore, located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
10Suneri Mosque Place of worship
The Sunehri Mosque, also known as the Talai Mosque, is a late Mughal architecture-era mosque in the Walled City of Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab.
11Tomb of Allama Iqbal History
The Tomb of Allama Iqbal or Mazar-e-Iqbal is the final resting place of Muhammad Iqbal, the national poet of Pakistan. Designed in the Mughal architectural style, the mausoleum is located next to the walls of the iconic Mughal-era Badshahi Mosque, within the Hazuri Bagh in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
12Tomb of Anarkali History
The Tomb of Anarkali is an octagonal 16th-century Mughal monument in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
13Tomb of Asif Khan History
The tomb of Asif Khan is a 17th-century mausoleum located in Shahdara Bagh, in the city of Lahore, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It was built for the Mughal statesman Mirza Abul Hassan Jah, who was titled Asif Khan.
14Tomb of Nur Jahan History
The Tomb of Nur Jahan is a 17th-century mausoleum in Lahore, Pakistan, that was built for the Mughal empress Nur Jahan. The tomb's marble was plundered during the Sikh Empire era in the 18th century for use at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
15Data Durbar Complex History
Data Darbar is an Islamic shrine located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
16Delhi Gate History
Delhi Gate is one of the six remaining historic gates of the Walled City of Lahore in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Delhi Gate and the adjacent Shahi Hammam were restored in 2015 by the Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan.
17Bagh-e-Jinnah Park
Bagh-e-Jinnah, formerly known as Lawrence Gardens, is a historical park in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. The large green space contains a botanical garden, Masjid Dar-ul-Islam, and Quaid-e-Azam Library.
18Dai Anga Mosque Place of worship
Dai Anga Mosque is a mosque situated to the southeast of the Lahore Railway Station, in the city of Lahore in Pakistan's Punjab province. The mosque is said to have been built in 1635 in honour of the wetnurse of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, Dai Anga.
19Shaheed Ganj Mosque Place of worship
The Shaheed Ganj Mosque, originally named the Abdullah Khan Mosque, is a former mosque, since demolished, that was located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
20Kashmiri Gate History
Kashmiri Gate, Lahore is one of the thirteen gates of Walled City of Lahore in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The gate gets its name as it faces in the direction of Kashmir.
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