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Encyclopedia > Mosques of Lahore

There are a large number of new, old, and ancient mosques in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. This is consistent with the general personality of the city, which has a culture that mixes the old and the new with superb ease. Lahore (لاةور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ...

On a normal day in Lahore, you may see the latest four wheel drive SUV with a five thousand year old two wheel drive bull cart (reminiscent of the prehistoric civilisations of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa) travelling next to it. And neither would seem to notice the other or find anything strange about this free mixing of centuries and millennia. Mohenjo-daro (literally, mound of the dead), like Harappa, was a city of the Indus Valley civilization. ... Harappa is a city in Punjab, northeast Pakistan, located beside a former course of the Ravi River; about 35km southwest of Sahiwal. ...

This characteristic of Lahore, is probably the one trait that truly defines its unique culture. Here are some of the mosques in Lahore.

See also:Badshahi Masjid, Wazir Khan Mosque, Shia Masjid Badshahi Masjid The Badshahi Masjid (بادشاهى مسجد), literally the Royal Mosque, was built in 1673 by Aurangzeb in Lahore, Pakistan. ... The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, was constructed in seven years, starting around 1634-1635 A.D., during the reign of the Mughal Emperor ShahJehan. ... Shia Masjid is one of the largest Shia mosques in the mainly Shiite populated area of Lahore, Islampura. ...



 

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