PAKISTAN | Thursday, 17 Nov 2011 | Views [313] | Video
The
last gate on our list and the 13th gate of Old Lahore is The Roshnai Gate, (the
Gate of Lights), located between the Lahore Fort and the Badshahi Mosque. As
the gate was one of the main entrances into the city, it was constantly visited
by ... Read more >
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PAKISTAN | Thursday, 20 Oct 2011 | Views [263] | Video
Taxali
Gate is also known as the red light area (Heera Mandi). It is the only opening
of the Walled City to the West. Once it was also called Lakhi Gate. Behind this
gate is the single arterial route of the Walled City which runs from East to
West ... Read more >
PAKISTAN | Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011 | Views [406] | Video
Technically
speaking there are thirteen gates encompassing the ‘inner city’ each having
their own history and specific life styles, they are thirteen different but
complete worlds surrounded by a wall in a universe named Lahore. So far we have
been ... Read more >
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PAKISTAN | Monday, 3 Oct 2011 | Views [508] | Video
We
have now come to the famous Mori Gate in our journey through the inner city of
Lahore. It is located between the two main gates to the south, Bhati and Lohari
Gate, in front of Urdu bazaar. The people of Lahore have a strange sense of
humour.... Read more >
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PAKISTAN | Saturday, 1 Oct 2011 | Views [458] | Video
Lohari
Gate is one of the thirteen gates of Lahore. Being your guide to the walled
city, today I will take you to Lohari Gate. In Urdu loha means iron and the
gate is named Lohari because many lohars (blacksmiths) had their workshops just
outside ... Read more >
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PAKISTAN | Tuesday, 13 Sep 2011 | Views [443] | Video
Mochi
Gate is another one of the thirteenth gates of Old Lahore, built by Akbar the
great, and the name Mochi is in fact a corruption of the word moti or pearl. It
was so called after the name of a Hindu employee, Moti Ram, who was an officer
for ... Read more >
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PAKISTAN | Tuesday, 13 Sep 2011 | Views [515] | Video
The
‘Shah Alam Gate’ is named after one of the sons of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb,
Shah Alam I, a gentle and generous Prince, who died at Lahore in 1712. However,
before his death, the gate was called the ‘Baherwala Gate’. During
independence, ... Read more >
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PAKISTAN | Sunday, 4 Sep 2011 | Views [370] | Video
Akbari
gate is named after the Mughal emperor Jala-Ud-Din Muhammad Akbar‘, who rebuilt
the town and the citadel. Close to this gate the emperor also founded a market,
which was named Akbari Mandi. It is the biggest retail market of Lahore, in
which ... Read more >
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PAKISTAN | Wednesday, 24 Aug 2011 | Views [415] | Video
Delhi
gate is one of the thirteen gates of old Lahore, built by Akbar the great-
third Mughal Emperor- who enclosed the city of Lahore within red brick walls
during the sixteenth century. This gate is an opening towards Delhi, which was
the ... Read more >
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PAKISTAN | Monday, 22 Aug 2011 | Views [637] | Video
Right
after Sheranwala Gate in clockwise order there is Yakki Gate; this gate is
famous for its havelies and temples. Join me for a walk through this gloroius
gate. All I want is for you to comprehend the present situation of this
historical ... Read more >
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PAKISTAN | Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 | Views [554] | Video
In
the walled city of Lahore, Sheranwala is one of the twelve gates. It is also
known as ‘Khiziri gate’, and in olden times the River Ravi followed by the city
walls and the ferry was near this part. The gate was, therefore, named as
Khiziri ... Read more >
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PAKISTAN | Saturday, 13 Aug 2011 | Views [367] | Video
There
are thirteen gates around the inner city of Lahore, and as I mentioned
previously in my article; all these gates have their own history and specific
lifestyles. There are thirteen different but complete worlds surrounded by a
wall in ... Read more >
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PAKISTAN | Friday, 12 Aug 2011 | Views [774] | Video
There
are thirteen gates around the inner city of Lahore, all these gates have their own history and specific
lifestyles. These are thirteen different but complete worlds surrounded by a
wall in a universe named Lahore.
Let’s visit the
first ... Read more >
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PAKISTAN | Saturday, 24 Jul 2010 | Photo Gallery
My beloved city Lahore
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WORLDWIDE | Wednesday, 2 Jun 2010 | Views [670] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I am a young journalist from
Pakistan. Being
a responsible citizen of the walled city of Lahore, I have produecd this short documentary on Walled city of Lahore. here is a brief introduction of my city and the subject
of my documentaries.... Read more >
