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Appearance. The Lahore is large for a pigeon, approximately 26 centimeters (10 inches) tall and 29 cm (11 in) long. From shoulder to shoulder, it measures 14 cm (5.5 in). Its markings are also unusual: the base color is white, with a secondary color beginning at the juncture of beak and wattle and spreading in an arc over the eyes and across ...
lahore.punjab.gov.pk. Lahore(/ləˈhɔːr/lə-HOR; Punjabi: لہور[lɔː˩˥ɾ]; Urdu: لاہور[laːˈɦɔːɾ]ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani provinceof Punjab. It is the second largestcity in Pakistan, after Karachi, and 26th largest in the world, with a population of over 13 million.[10] Located in north-eastern ...
The Walled City of Lahore ( Punjabi: اندرونِ شہر لہور; Urdu: اندرونِ شہر لاہور, "Inner City of Lahore" ), also known as the Old City, forms the historic core of the city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. The city was established around 1000 CE in the western half of the Walled City, [1] which was fortified by a mud ...
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An old street-scene in Lahore. According to oral traditions, Lahore was named after Lava, son of the Hindu god Rama, who supposedly founded the city. Lahore Fort has a vacant temple dedicated in honour of Lava. Likewise, the Ravi River that flows through northern Lahore was said to be named in honour of the Hindu goddess Durga.
1759 – Marathas defeat the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Lahore. [ 10] 1765 - Lehna Singh and Gujar Singh of the Sikh Bhangi Misl (Punjab), occupy Lahore. [ 11] 1779 - Timur Shah Returns to Punjab to Punish the Sikhs (1776-1780) 1798 – Ranjit Singh in power. [ 8] 1799 – Ranjit Singh occupies Lahore. [ 12][ 13] and shifts his capital ...
Origins of Lahore. Rama fighting Lava and Kusha. A Hindu legend based on oral traditions holds that Lahore, known in ancient times as Nokhar (City of Lava in Sanskrit ), [1] was founded by Prince Lava, [2] the son of the goddess Sita and Rama; Kasur was founded by his twin brother Prince Kusha. [3] To this day, Lahore Fort has a vacant Lava ...
Lahore is the capital of Punjab, the most populous province of Pakistan.It has a rich cosmopolitan history and was the principal city of the vast plain of the entire Punjab region for many centuries, and was the capital of the Sikh empire of Maharaja Ranjit Singh until the mid-1850s when it was conquered by the British.