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  2. 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.

  3. The present day Lahore is a three-in-one city. That is why, when one visits Lahore; he finds three different cities – each distinguished from other in one way or other. The old city – existed for at least a thousand years – developed in and around circular road.

  4. 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]

  5. May 24, 2024 · The Walled City of Lahore, also known as the “Old City” or “Anderoon Shehr,” is the area of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, that was protected by a city wall during the Mughal era.

  6. The original building of Lahore may have taken place 4,000 years ago, in 2000 B.C.E., making the ancient city of Lahore contemporaneous with the Indus Valley Civilization that lay on the northwestern coast of India and Pakistan.

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  7. lahore.city-history.com › walled-city-of-lahoreWalled City Of Lahore

    Jun 21, 2015 · The Walled City of Lahore, also known as the "Old City", or "Androon Shehr" that was fortified by a city wall during the Mughal era In the Mughal days, the Old City was surrounded by a 9 meter high brick wall and had a rampart running around it which served as a protection for the city.

  8. Sep 11, 2024 · Lahore consists of an old city area flanked on the southeast by newer commercial, industrial, and residential areas that are in turn ringed by suburbs. The old city was at one time surrounded by a wall and a moat, but these structures have been replaced, except in the north, by parklands.