Lahore | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-15

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Lahore


00:02:37 1 Etymology
00:03:54 2 History
00:04:02 2.1 Early
00:05:38 2.2 Medieval
00:05:46 2.2.1 Ghaznavid
00:07:13 2.2.2 Mamluk
00:09:37 2.2.3 Tughluq
00:10:22 2.2.4 Late Sultanates
00:11:34 2.3 Mughal
00:11:42 2.3.1 Early Mughal
00:13:02 2.3.2 Akbar
00:14:12 2.3.3 Jahangir
00:15:02 2.3.4 Shah Jahan
00:15:51 2.3.5 Aurangzeb
00:16:34 2.3.6 Late Mughal
00:18:03 2.4 Durrani Empire
00:19:19 2.5 Sikh
00:19:27 2.5.1 Early
00:20:25 2.5.2 Sikh Empire
00:23:04 2.5.3 Late
00:24:30 2.6 British
00:28:52 2.7 Partition
00:31:07 2.8 Modern
00:33:43 3 Geography
00:34:20 3.1 Climate
00:35:53 4 Demographics
00:36:02 4.1 Population
00:36:53 4.2 Religion
00:37:46 5 Cityscape
00:37:55 5.1 Urban form
00:39:26 5.2 Architecture
00:40:00 5.2.1 Sikh period
00:41:26 5.2.2 British period
00:42:51 5.3 Parks and gardens
00:43:57 6 Economy
00:46:10 7 Transport
00:46:18 7.1 Public transportation
00:46:28 7.1.1 City buses
00:47:24 7.2 Metro
00:47:32 7.2.1 Orange Line
00:48:36 7.2.2 Blue Line
00:48:52 7.2.3 Purple Line
00:49:06 7.3 Rickshaw and taxi
00:49:43 7.4 Intercity transportation
00:50:27 7.5 Airports
00:52:02 7.6 Roads
00:52:48 8 Government
00:52:57 8.1 Metropolitan Corporation
00:53:38 8.1.1 Mayor
00:54:30 8.2 Neighbourhoods
00:54:52 8.3 Politics
00:55:07 9 Festivals
00:56:22 10 Tourism
00:57:30 10.1 Religious sites
00:58:22 10.2 Museums
00:58:50 10.3 Tombs
00:58:58 10.4 Shrines
00:59:59 10.5 Samadhis
01:00:10 10.6 Havelis
01:00:33 10.7 Other landmarks
01:04:04 10.8 Historic neighbourhoods
01:04:23 11 Education
01:06:17 12 Fashion
01:06:34 13 Sports



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Lahore (; Urdu: لاہور‎; Punjabi: لہور) is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Punjab, and is the country’s second-most populous city after Karachi. The city is located in the north-eastern end of Pakistan's Punjab province. Lahore is one of Pakistan's wealthiest cities with an estimated GDP of $127 billion (PPP) as of 2017.  Lahore is the historic cultural centre of the Punjab region, and is one of Pakistan's most socially liberal, progressive, and cosmopolitan cities.Lahore's origins reach into antiquity. The city has been controlled by numerous empires throughout the course of its history, including the Hindu Shahis, Ghaznavids, Ghurids, and Delhi Sultanate by the medieval era. Lahore reached the height of its splendour under the Mughal Empire between the late 16th and early 18th century, and served as its capital city for a number of years. The city was captured by the forces of Persian Emperor Nader Shah in 1739, and fell into a period of decay while being contested between different powers. Lahore eventually became capital of the Sikh Empire in the early 19th century, and regained much of its lost grandeur. Lahore was then annexed to the British Empire, and made capital of British Punjab. Lahore was central to the independence movements of both India and Pakistan, with the city being the site of both the declaration of Indian Independence, and the resolution calling for the establishment of Pakistan. Lahore experienced some of the worst rioting during the Partition period preceding Pakistan's independence. Following independence in 1947, Lahore was declared capital of Pakistan's Punjab province. It is also the largest city of the entire Punjab region of both Pakistan and India.
Lahore exerts a strong cultural influence over Pakistan. Lahore is a major centre for Pakistan's publishing industry, and remains the foremost centre of Pakistan's literary scene. The city is home to the annual Lahore Literary Festival, considered to be one of South Asia's premier cultural events. The city is also a major centre of education in Pakistan, with some of Pakistan's leading universities based in the city. Lahore is also home to Pakistan's film industry, Lollywood, and is a major centre of Qawwali music. The city also hosts much of Pakistan's tourist industry, with major attractions including the famed Walled City, numerous Sikh shri ...