Lahore
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Lahore is the capital city of the province of Punjab, the second largest metropolitan area in Pakistan and the 18th most populous city in the world.
It is an important historical centre in South Asia. With a rich history dating back over a millennium, Lahore is a main cultural centre of the
Punjab region and Pakistan, and is the largest Punjabi city in the world. Lahore remains an economic, political, transportation, entertainment,
and educational hub of Pakistan.
A legend based on oral traditions holds that Lahore, known in ancient times as Lavapura was founded by Prince Lava the son of Sita and Rama,
the king of Ayodhya and an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu according to the Ramayana epic. The city of Kasur was founded by his twin brother, Prince Kusha
To this day, Lahore Fort has a vacant temple dedicated to Lava Ptolemy, the celebrated 2nd-century Egyptian astronomer and geographer, mentions in his
Geographia a city called Labokla situated on the route between the Indus River and Palibothra, or Pataliputra (Patna) mostly, in a tract of country
called Kasperia (Kashmir). It was described as extending along the rivers Bidastes or Vitasta (Jhelum), Sandabal or Chandra Bhaga (Chenab), and Adris or
Iravati (Ravi). This city may have been ancient Lahore.
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| Wahga Border
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| Hiran Minaar
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| Minar-E-Pakistan
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| Badshahi Masjid
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Lahore is known as Pakistan's educational capital, with more colleges and universities than any other city in Pakistan. Lahore is Pakistan's largest
producer of professionals in the fields of science, technology, IT, engineering, medicine, nuclear sciences, pharmacology, telecommunication, biotechnology
and microelectronics, nanotechnology and the only future hyper high tech centre of Pakistan.
- Government College Lahore (now Government College University, Lahore), established in 1864.
- Forman Christian College, a chartered university established in 1864.
- Government Islamia College Lahore, established in 1892.
- University of the Punjab, established in 1882
- Kinnaird College, established in 1913.
- Lahore College for Women University , established in 1922.
- Queen Mary College, Lahore, established in 1908.
- University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
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