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* [[Gora Kabristan, Lahore|Gora Kabristan]] | * [[Gora Kabristan, Lahore|Gora Kabristan]] | ||
| + | ==Cantonment== | ||
| + | The Cantonment was situated 3 miles east of the civil station of Lahore and until 1906 was known as Mian Mir (alternative spelling Mean Meer, Meean Meer) | ||
==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| + | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/imperialgazette05unkngoog#page/n69/mode/1up "Lahore City"], pages 37-40 and [http://www.archive.org/stream/imperialgazette05unkngoog#page/n72/mode/1up "Lahore Cantonment"], page 40 from ''Imperial Gazetteer of India : Provincial Series Punjab Volume II The Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan Divisions and Native States'', 1908 Archive.org | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/punjabdisturbanc01lahouoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''Punjab disturbances, April 1919; compiled from the Civil and military gazette''] 1919 Archive.org | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/punjabdisturbanc01lahouoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''Punjab disturbances, April 1919; compiled from the Civil and military gazette''] 1919 Archive.org | ||
Revision as of 00:53, 15 April 2010
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
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| Place Name: | Lahore |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Lahore was the capital of undivided Punjab until Partition in 1947, after which it became the capital of West Punjab in Pakistan.
Contents
History
Places of interest
- Walled City of Lahore
- Lahore Fort
- Lahore Museum
Churches
Anglican
- Lahore Cathedral (Cathedral Church of Resurrection) - consecrated in 1887
- St Andrew's (The Railway Church) - built in 1899 to serve the Railway colony, near the North Western Railway Headquarters
- St Anthony's - also near the North Western Railway Headquarters on Empress Road
Roman Catholic
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - built 1861
- Sacred Heart Cathedral - consecrated 1907, the seat of the Diocese of Lahore
Education
Schools
- Convent of Jesus and Mary
- Queen Mary College
Colleges/University
- Government College (now University) (1864).
- University of Punjab
Cemeteries
Cantonment
The Cantonment was situated 3 miles east of the civil station of Lahore and until 1906 was known as Mian Mir (alternative spelling Mean Meer, Meean Meer)
Transport
Railways
- Lahore Railway Station
Maps
Lahore Map 1912 from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin
External links
Historical books online
- "Lahore City", pages 37-40 and "Lahore Cantonment", page 40 from Imperial Gazetteer of India : Provincial Series Punjab Volume II The Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan Divisions and Native States, 1908 Archive.org
- Punjab disturbances, April 1919; compiled from the Civil and military gazette 1919 Archive.org
