PRESENTATION ON

LAHORE

INTRODUCTION

Its the capital of the of Punjab.

Second largest city of Pakistan.

The city lies along the Ravi

River.

It is situated approximately 25
kilometers from the Wagah
border.

And is 32 kilometers from the

Indian city of Amritsar.

SUB DIVISION OF LAHORE

Lahore is divided into

Old Lahore and New
Lahore.
Historical artifacts
and many legendary
places comprise Old
Lahore region. Old
Lahore is enclosed
by walls and is home
to Lahore Fort,
Badshahi Mosque

SUB DIVISION OF LAHORE

SUB DIVISION OF LAHORE

New Lahore has a
new get up with
posh buildings and
shopping malls. This
is the area where
modernity has made
a definite impact.

SUB DIVISION OF LAHORE

A D M I N IST R AT I V E T O W N S
There are 9 administrative
towns which are
A. Lahore Cantonment
1) Ravi Town
2) Shalimar Town
3) Wagah Town
4) Aziz Bhatti Town
5) Data Gunj Bakhsh
Town
6) Gulberg
7) Samanabad Town
8) Iqbal Town
9) Nishtar Town

FAMOUS GATES OF LAHORE

There are 13 Gates of
Lahore but out of them
only these gates survive

Bhati Gate
Delhi Gate
Kashmiri Gate
Lohari Gate
Roshnai Gate
Shairanwala Gate

ECONOMY
The city is home to 20% of Pakistan's
industrial producers
Manufactures include

textiles,
rubber,
iron, and steel.
Handicrafts, especially gold and silver work
famous as the hub of handmade carpet
manufacturing in Pakistan
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ECONOMY
Lahore has a diversified base spanning

from telecommunication, information

technology, manufacturing industry,
engineering, pharmaceuticals, steel,
chemicals and construction materials.
Lahore is the second largest financial

hub of Pakistan
Industrial areas
Kot Lakhpat
New Sundar Industrial Estate (near
Raiwand).
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FESTIVELS
Basant is a Punjabi festival.
Basant celebrations in
Pakistan are centered in
Lahore, and people from all
over the country.
Kite-flying competitions
traditionally take place on
city rooftops during Basant.

LAHORE FORT
The Lahore Fort,
locally referred to as
Shahi Qila, the citadel of
the city.

BADSHAHI MASJID
Badshahi Masjid
The Badshahi Masjid or
the Emperor's Masjid, was
built in 1673 by the Mughal
Emperor Aurangzeb.
It is one of the city's best
known landmarks, and a
major tourist attraction.

WAZIR KHAN
MOSQUE
The
Wazir
Khan
Mosque
in
Lahore,
Pakistan, is famous for
its extensive faience tile
work.
It has been described
as "a mole on the cheek
of Lahore." It was built
in seven years.

FOOD CULTURE
Lahore is a city with an extremely rich
food culture.
People from Lahore are famous all over
the country for their love for food.
The city offers a vast variety of options
when it comes to gastronomy.
In recent times, the style of food has
achieved popularity in a number of different
countries, because of its palatable and
milder taste, mainly through the Pakistani
diaspora.

FOOD CULTURE
Pakistanis focus on other areas
of food such as beef, lamb,
chicken, fish, and vegetables as
well as traditional fruit and dairy.

FOOD CULTURE
Popular Dishes Of
Lahore
Meat karahi
(Chicken/Beef)
Chicken Tikka
Faluda
Samosa
Nihari
Paya

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