Kasur (Urdu/Punjabi: قصور), the city of Bulleh Shah, located 55 km southeast of Lahore, is one of the oldest cities in Pakistan. Kasur is adjacent to the border between Pakistan and India. It is a major tourist attraction because of the famous guard changing ceremony. Urdu ( , , trans. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjābÄ« in ShāhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Bulleh Shah Bulleh Shah (1680 – 1757)(Punjabi: ), whose real name was Abdullah Shah, was a Punjabi Sufi poet and humanist. ...   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ...

It is famous for its very spicy fish, a sweet dish called Andrassay, Falooda and Kasuri methi. Apart from that, it is also the birthplace of Noor Jehan, the famous Pakistani singer and actress who gained popularity in the 1950s. A glass of falooda Falooda is a South Asian refreshment drink made by mixing milk, vermicelli, basil seeds (sabja/takmaria), tutti frutti and sugar along with ice cream. ... Binomial name Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) belongs to the family Fabaceae. ... Noor Jehan (Urdu: نور جہاں) (September 21, 1926 – December 23, 2000) was a famous Punjabi and Urdu singer and actress. ...

There are different traditions about the name of Kasur. One is that the town was founded by Kasur/ Kasu the son of Lord Ram and named after him as Kasurpur. (One of Kasu brother was Loh and the City of Lahore was named after him.) The other tradition tells us that the town was founded by Pashtun families of Kabul (The capital of, nowadays Afghanistan) during the period of Mughal King Akbar. The Pashtuns constructed 12 small forts known as Kot. There were about twelve Kots named after the heads of various families. These names still exist. Kusha (also spelt Kush and Kusa) has more than one meaning:- Kusha and his twin brother Lava are the children of the Hindu God Rama and his wife Sita Devi, whose story is told in the Ramayana. ... Rama ( in IAST, in DevanāgarÄ«) or Ramachandra is a legendary or historical king of ancient India. ... Lava and his twin brother Kusha are the children of the Hindu God Rama and his wife Sita Devi, whose story is told in the Ramayana. ...   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, ethnic Afghan, or Pathan) are an ethno-linguistic group consisting mainly of eastern Iranian stock living primarily in eastern and southern Afghanistan, and the North West Frontier Province, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Baluchistan provinces of Pakistan. ... For other places with the same name, see Kabul (disambiguation). ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

History

The historical fort of Kasur

Kasur has been alloted by Mongols now called Mughal to Pashtuns or Afghans of Kabul and remains in the possession of them as a remarkable colony of Pashtuns, perhaps the most remarkable on this side of the Indus. There is little doubt, however, that the site was occupied by a Rajput town long before the period of the earliest Muslim invasions. There are various traditions about the origin of the name of Kasur. Kasur was named after Kusha, son of Lord Rama of Hindu epic Ramayana, who supposedly founded the city. His twin brother Loh founded the city of Lahore Image File history File linksMetadata Historical_Fort. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Historical_Fort. ... For other uses, see Mongols (disambiguation). ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, or ethnic Afghan; in referring to the period of the British Raj or earlier, sometimes Pathan) are an ethnic/religious group of people, living primarily in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India who follow Pashtunwali, their indigenous religion. ... For other places with the same name, see Kabul (disambiguation). ... The Indus is a river; the Indus River. ... Rajput constitute one of the major Hindu Kshatriya groups from India. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Kusha (also spelt Kush and Kusa) has more than one meaning:- Kusha and his twin brother Lava are the children of the Hindu God Rama and his wife Sita Devi, whose story is told in the Ramayana. ... Rama ( in IAST, in DevanāgarÄ«) or Ramachandra is a legendary or historical king of ancient India. ... For the television series by Ramanand Sagar, see Ramayan (TV series). ... Lava and his twin brother Kusha are the children of the Hindu God Rama and his wife Sita Devi, whose story is told in the Ramayana. ...   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ...

Hujra Building: an old culturally designed building at Kasur

Kasur District came into existence on July 1, 1976 after being detached from Lahore District. It is named after Kasur town situated 55 Kilometres south of Lahore. It has a glorious past set in spiritual and cultural traditions nurtured by Sufi Saints, like Bulleh Shah;SYED HAMEED GULL SHAH SWATI;SHAH KAMAL CHISHTI; KHAWAJA GHULAM MURTAZA [R:A] musicians like Ustad Ghulam Muhammad and singers like Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan ,world fameous incologist Dr Amanullah Khan and Noor Jahan. Kasur though not as old as Lahore, is a brother town of Lahore.^[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 698 KB) Hujra Building, taken from http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 698 KB) Hujra Building, taken from http://www. ... Kasur District is one of the districts in the province of ( Punjab , Pakistan. ... Lahore District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ...   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... Bulleh Shah Bulleh Shah (1680 – 1757)(Punjabi: ), whose real name was Abdullah Shah, was a Punjabi Sufi poet and humanist. ... Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (b. ... Noor Jehan (Urdu: نور جہاں) (September 21, 1926 – December 23, 2000) was a famous Punjabi and Urdu singer and actress. ...

Kasur as bordering district and district headquarters town is the most important after Lahore built upon the high bank which marks the termination of the Majha and looking down upon the Majha is name of the region of Punjab (India) comprising of the districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran Sahib. ...

Walled city reflects the architectural history of his ancient city

Low-Lands of the Satluj Hither. It is a place of great antiquity and is identified by the historians as one of the place visited by the Chinese pilgrim, Howang Tsang in the 7th century A.D but it does no appear in history until late in the Muslim period when it was settled as a Pashtun colony from east of the Indus. These migrants entered the town either in the reign of Baber or in that of his grandson Akbar and founded a considerable principality with territory on both sides of the Satluj. When the Sikhs rose to power, they met great opposition from the Pashtuns of Kasur. The chiefs of the Bhangi confederacy stormed the town in the 1763 and again in 1770 and although they succeeded in holding the entire principality for a while, the Pashtun leaders re-established their independence in 1794 and resisted many subsequent attacks also. The town of Kasur was incorporated in the Kingdom of Lahore by Ranjit Singh in 1807 and had been a municipality since 1885. Image File history File links Kasur_ancient_architechture. ... Image File history File links Kasur_ancient_architechture. ... The Sutlej, also known as Satluj, is the longest of the five rivers of Punjab (five waters) that flows through Northern India, with its source in Tibet near Mount Kailash. ... (6th century - 7th century - 8th century - other centuries) Events Islam starts in Arabia, the Quran is written, and Arabs subjugate Syria, Iraq, Persia, Egypt, North Africa and Central Asia to Islam. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, ethnic Afghan, or Pathan) are an ethno-linguistic group consisting mainly of eastern Iranian stock living primarily in eastern and southern Afghanistan, and the North West Frontier Province, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Baluchistan provinces of Pakistan. ... The Indus is a river; the Indus River. ... Zahir-ud-din Mohammad Babur, (alternative spellings Zaheeruddin and Babar or Baber (February 14, 1483 - December 26, 1530) was a famous conqueror of North India. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A Sikh man wearing a turban The adherents of Sikhism are called Sikhs. ...   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ... Maharaja Ranjit Singh (Punjabi: ), also called Sher-e-Punjab (The Lion of the Punjab) (1780-1839) was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. ...

Fresh Sohan Halwa, Andrassay and other sweets attract many visitors of this city everyday

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Customs and Traditions

Kasur has a glorious past set in spiritual and cultural traditions, nurtured by Sufi Saints like Baba Bulleh Shah, Baba Kamal Chishti, SYED HAMEED GULL SHAH SWATI, Imam Shah Bukhari, on one hand and by musicians, singers like Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Barkat Ali Khan, Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Malka-e-Tarrannam Noor Jehan etc. on the other hand. The important cultural events in the district are the Urs of Baba Bulleh Shah and Urs of Baba Imam Shah Bukhari.^[2] Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... Bulleh Shah Bulleh Shah (1680 – 1757)(Punjabi: ), whose real name was Abdullah Shah, was a Punjabi Sufi poet and humanist. ... Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (b. ... Ustad Amanat Ali Khan (1932-1974) was a Hindustani classical music singer of Patiala Gharana. ... Noor Jehan (Urdu: نور جہاں) (September 21, 1926 – December 23, 2000) was a famous Punjabi and Urdu singer and actress. ...

Kots (residential areas)

The city of Kasur is an aggregation of fortified hamlets, called kots, small in themselves, but together forming a considerable town. In 1592 originally there were 12 principal residential colonies were built under the rule of Mogul Chagatai Genghis Khan's descendant Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar in promulgation with the grace extended from Moguls to Pashtuns. The names of 12 kots are as follows: Mogul may mean: a bump in the snow in alpine skiing, a Mongolian the Mughal empire, or any member of its ruling dynasty by extension, any ruler or powerful person, such as a industrial mogul or media mogul a railroad steam locomotive type called the Mogul the largest size light... Chagatai can refer to different things: Chagatai Khanate Chagatai Khan Chagatai language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the person. ... Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar (Persian: جلال الدین محمد اکبر), (alternate spellings: Jellaladin, Celalettin) also known as Akbar the Great (Akbar-e-Azam) (October 15, 1542 – October 27, 1605) was the son of Nasiruddin Humayun whom he succeeded as ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1605. ... Mogul may mean: a bump in the snow in alpine skiing, a Mongolian the Mughal empire, or any member of its ruling dynasty by extension, any ruler or powerful person, such as a industrial mogul or media mogul a railroad steam locomotive type called the Mogul the largest size light... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, or ethnic Afghan; in referring to the period of the British Raj or earlier, sometimes Pathan) are an ethnic/religious group of people, living primarily in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India who follow Pashtunwali, their indigenous religion. ...

Tomb of Sufi Saint Baba Bulleh Shah at Kasur

Mosque of Baba Bulleh Shah Tomb

Internal view: Baba Bulleh Shah Tomb

The Grave of Baba Bulleh Shah

1. Kot Pacca Qila
2. Kot Nawan Qila
3. Kot Azam Khan
4. Kot Ghulam Mohammad Khan
5. Kot Murad Khan
6. Kot Haleem Khan
7. Kot Peeraan
8. Kot Fateh Din Khan
9. Kot Usman Khan
10. Kot Badar-ud-Din Khan
11. Kot Ruken Din Khan
12. Kot Nawab Hussain Khan

The following residential areas are built latter on. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 504 KB) Tomb of Sufi Saint Baba Bulleh Shah Taken from Kasur Education Department Website: http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 504 KB) Tomb of Sufi Saint Baba Bulleh Shah Taken from Kasur Education Department Website: http://www. ... Bulleh Shah Bulleh Shah (1680 – 1757)(Punjabi: ), whose real name was Abdullah Shah, was a Punjabi Sufi poet and humanist. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 481 KB) Mosque of Tomb, Saint Bulleh Shah Taken from Kasur Education Department Website: http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 481 KB) Mosque of Tomb, Saint Bulleh Shah Taken from Kasur Education Department Website: http://www. ... Bulleh Shah Bulleh Shah (1680 – 1757)(Punjabi: ), whose real name was Abdullah Shah, was a Punjabi Sufi poet and humanist. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 571 KB) Internal view of Baba Bulleh Shah Tomb Taken from Kasur Education Department Website: http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 571 KB) Internal view of Baba Bulleh Shah Tomb Taken from Kasur Education Department Website: http://www. ... Bulleh Shah Bulleh Shah (1680 – 1757)(Punjabi: ), whose real name was Abdullah Shah, was a Punjabi Sufi poet and humanist. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 699 KB) The grave of Baba Bulleh Shah , taken from Kasur Education Department Website: http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 699 KB) The grave of Baba Bulleh Shah , taken from Kasur Education Department Website: http://www. ... Bulleh Shah Bulleh Shah (1680 – 1757)(Punjabi: ), whose real name was Abdullah Shah, was a Punjabi Sufi poet and humanist. ...

• Khara Road
• Pakeeza Colony
• Bhatta Gorian Wala
• Munir Shaheed Colony
• Kot Ghulam Muhammad Khan
• Kot Mir Baz Khan
• Kot Sherbaz Khan
• Kot Abdul Qadir
• Rod Kot
• Dhoor Kot
• Jinnah Colony
• Baghdadia Colony
• Bulley Shah Colony
• Mushtaq Colony
• Ghosia Colony
• Gulberg Colony
• Gora Nagar
• Fazal Colony
• Roshan Colony
• Shakoor Colony
• Bhasar Pura
• Sheikh Bhago
• Rukan Pura
• Salamat Pura
• Din Garh
• Ali Garh
• Niaz Nagar
• Wylie Pur
• Jamat Pura
• Kirshna Nagar
• BASTI SHAHDRA SHARIF Basti Chiragh Shah
• Basti Barat Shah
• Basti Qadir Abad
• Basti Babian Wali
• Basti Noor Shah Wali
• Garden View Housing Scheme Steel Bagh

Weather

The city has extremes of climate; the summer season begins from April and continues till September. June is the hottest month. The mean maximum and minimum temperature for this month are about 40 and 27 degree Celsius respectively. The winter seasons lasts from November to March. January is the coldest month. The mean maximum and minimum temperatures for the coldest month are 20 and 6 degree Celsius respectively.

Rainfall

Towards the end of June monsoon conditions appear and during the following two and a half months spell of rainy season alternates with intervals of sultry weather. The winter rain falls during January, February and March ranging from 23 to 31 millimetres. Details data on temperature and precipitation is not available for Kasur. These are however, available for the nearest meteorological station Lahore which as close proxy of the district and can be easily found. For other uses, see Monsoon (disambiguation). ...

Banks

An Army Tank placed at 'Chowk Shola Figan', which commemorates Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 at Kasur-Khem Karan front. One road from this roundabout (chowk) lead to Khem Karan city of India

Tomb of Baba Kamal Chishti

• Bank Alflah Limited Railway Road Kasur
• Bank Al Habib Railway Road Kasur
• Bank Alfalah Limited
• Habib Bank Limited(2 branches)
• National Bank (2 branches)
• Muslim Commercial Bank Limited (8 branches)
• United Bank Limited
• Allied Bank Limited (2 branches)
• Meezan Bank Limited Railway Road Kasur
• Habib Metro Bank Railway Road Kasur
• Picic Commercial Bank Limited Railway Road Kasur
• ASKARI BANK CHOK CHANDNI RAILWAY ROAD KASUR

Image File history File linksMetadata Tank_at_Shola_figan_chowk. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Tank_at_Shola_figan_chowk. ... In Indian English, a chowk is a place where paths intersect. ... Combatants India Pakistan Commanders Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri Harbakhsh Singh Ayub Khan Musa Khan Casualties 3,264 killed[1] 8,623 wounded[1] (From July to ceasefire) 3,800 killed[2] (September 6 - 22) 4,000 - 8,000 killed/ captured[3][4][5] (July to September 6) The Indo-Pakistani War... Khem Karan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab. ... A roundabout is a type of road junction at which traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island. ... In Indian English, a chowk is a place where paths intersect. ... Khem Karan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 513 KB) Tomb Saint Kamal Chishti , taken from Kasur Education Department Website: http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 513 KB) Tomb Saint Kamal Chishti , taken from Kasur Education Department Website: http://www. ...

Schools and colleges

• Government Islamia College, Kasur
• Moon Star Public High School Krishna Nager Kasur
• Saint Paul Joseph Christen School
• Kasur Model High School
• Govt. High School Kacha Pacca
• Kasur Public School, Kasur
• Bhatti International Public School
• Main Khara Road, Kasur]
• Dhing Shah Model High School, Khudian
• Sadiq memorial High School, Khudian
• Government Model High School, Kasur
• Government Degree College for Women, Kasur
• Pakistan Model High School, Kasur
• Allama Iqbal Cadit High School, Kasur
• Bank Model High School, Kasur
• Sharif Model High School (Campuses in Bhatta Gorian Wala, Kot Rukin Din Khan Kasur, Muhalla Haji Shah Sharif, Near Khan Mehal Cinma Raiwind Road and Kot Usman Khan)
• Al-Madina Ideal High School Khara Road Kasur
• Pappa Educational Academy of Literature And Sciences Kasur

Beaconhouse Educators, a franchise of the Beaconhouse group, has recently opened up in Kasur, and is providing quality English medium education.

Developments

Radio

New Radio Channel in Kasur City. (FM 92)^[3]

Sui gas supply

In 2004 the work for laying a gas pipe line from Lahore to Kasur was completed, allowing the residents of Kasur access to a gas supply for domestic purposes. But most of the city area has not yet received the gas.   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ...

Kasur-Lahore Motorway

The Kasur-Lahore Motorway, a 6-lane highway inaugurated by President Pervez Musharraf is under construction and is expected to be completed by the end of 2007. This is particularly important to Kasur's development as many people commute from Kasur to Lahore on a regular basis ^{[citation needed]}. General Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: ) (born August 11, 1943) serves as President of Pakistan and the Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. ...

Industries

Kasur Museum at Kachehri Road

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Tanneries

Kasur is famous in all over the world for producing supreme quality Leather and Leather made ups. Here are some main Tanneries of Kasur.

• Al-Tawaqal Tanneries (Exporters of Leather)
• Akhtar Tanneries (Exporters of Leather & Leather Garments)
• Yousaf Tanneries (Exporters of Leather garments in Kasur)
• Riaz Tanneries (Exporter of Leather Garments)
• Leader Tanneries (Exporters of Leather Garments)
• Allah Wasaya & Company (Exporters of Leather Garments) www.awleather.com
• Hakim Ali Tanneries (Exporters of Leather Garments)
• Hashmat Tanneries (Leather Garments Exporters)
• The Real Leather
• Sheep Apparels ( Leather Garments Specially in Sheep)

References

Website

• Kasur City Website
• Kasur City Portal Website
• Kasur City Government Website
• Kasur District Police Website
• Kasur District Education Website