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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]].==History==
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'''Lahore''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_102.gif Lahore District] in the Lahore Division of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period.
It was the capital of undivided [[Punjab]] until Partition in 1947 after which it became the capital of West Punjab in [[Pakistan]].
==HistorySpelling Variants ==Modern name: Lahore<br>Variants: Lahaur
==Churches==
==External links==
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Lahore lahore] Love to Know 1911<br>
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_111.gif Lahore City] Imperial Gazetteer of India<br>
*[http://www.tcaup.umich.edu/workfolio/glover.pdf "'A Feeling of Absence from Old England:' the Colonial Bungalow"] by William J Glover. ''Home Cultures Volume 1 Issue 1'' pages 61-82 2004(?). Contains references to Lahore from page 3 of the pdf. “By the late nineteenth century, Lahore was a desirable posting for European officers and civilians due to its large size, moderate climate, and relatively cosmopolitan range of institutions and activities.”
*[http://pakistaniat.com/2010/06/22/ava-gardner-in-lahore-for-bhowani-junction/ Ava Gardner in Lahore for 'Bhowani Junction'] 22 June 2010 All Things Pakistan
*[http://www.travelintelligence.com/travel-writing/lahore-blood-tracks Lahore: Blood on the Tracks] by William Dalrymple 1997. travelintelligence.com. Also an episode in the 1997 TV documentary series [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/28568 Stones of the Raj]
====Historical books on-line====
*[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
