A Brief Introduction about Lahore
This blog is all about the culture, heritage, architecture, traditions, customs and food of exclusively the city rather the Heart of Pakistan, Lahore. Besides the Heart of Pakistan, Lahore is considered as the Gem of Pakistan, Pearl of Punjab and the City of Lively Hearts. It's also well-said in Punjabi Language which says, "The one who hasn't seen Lahore, has not yet born!" Lahoris also claim that "Lahore is Lahore" as it is incomparable with any other city of Pakistan in respect of culture, traditions, food and festivities. In short, Lahore is unique in its own way.
Lahore is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Punjab, the second largest metropolitan area in the country and 16th most populous city in the world with over 10 million population (according to the Jan 2015 census). Going back to the pages of history, Lahore is a City which has been invaded, ruled and plundered by a number of different dynasties and hordes whose identities still exist in some form. Due to its rich background in history of culture, Lahore is a cultural hub of the Punjab region as well as Pakistan, and it is the largest Punjabi city in the world. Simultaneously, due to the same reason Lahore is considered to be the tourists' destination as it attracts millions of people from the globe. That's the reason why Lahore has been rated by The Guardian as the 2nd best tourist destination in Pakistan after Taxila.
This blog continues to update the latest news about Lahore in the following categories:-
- History
- News
- Facts
- Sights & Tourists' Resorts
- Traveller’s Guide
- Festivities
- Gossips
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Sunday, 18 October 2015
Walled City of Lahore
Samadhi of Ranjit Singh
Anarkali Bazaar
The market derives its name from a nearby mausoleum thought to be that of a slave girl named Anarkali, buried alive by order of the Mughal Emperor Akbar for having love affair with the Emperor's son, Prince Salim, later to become Emperor Jahangir.
Anarkali Bazar is the oldest bazaar of Lahore, Pakistan. It sells textiles, garments, jewellery, and many other items. This market is divided into two portions; one was the old Anarkali Bazar where variety of food items are available and second one called New Anarkali Bazar where different traditional handicrafts, clothes and gift centre are available. You can buy beautiful jewllery here and you can also bargain. It is better to bargin because normaly people bargain here a lot so now shop keepers try to tell the price which is more so that even after bargaining they get some good profit. Be careful before fixing any price.
The mausoleum of Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aybak of Mamluk Sultanate is also located at Anarkali Bazaar. One should not forget to visit historical Mohkam din Bakery the oldest bakery of subcontinent, and Pak Tea House while visiting Anarkali Bazaar.