Shalimar (
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
, ur, ) is an administrative town (
tehsil) in
Lahore,
Punjab,
Pakistan. It forms one of the 10 municipalities of
Lahore City District.
History
Shalimar is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in
Lahore, located along the historic
Grand Trunk Road. Settlement of this area dates back to the 15th century during the
Mughul Empire
The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...
. The town is named after the
Shalimar Gardens, built by Emperor
Shah Jehan in 1640.
The
Mela Chiraghan
Mela Chiraghan or Mela Shalimar ( pa, ; "Festival of Lights") is a three-day annual festival to mark the urs (death anniversary) of the Punjabi poet and Sufi saint Shah Hussain (1538-1599) who lived in Lahore in the 16th century. It takes pla ...
festival used to take place at Shalimar Gardens, until President
Ayub Khan
Ayub Khan is a compound masculine name; Ayub is the Arabic version of the name of the Biblical figure Job, while Khan or Khaan is taken from the title used first by the Mongol rulers and then, in particular, their Islamic and Persian-influenced ...
ordered against it in 1958. Shalimar was officially declared a township in 1962 and become an administrative town (tehsil) of Lahore City District in 2001.
Neighbourhoods
Academic Institutions
*
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
The University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (UET Lahore) is a public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan specializing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects. It is the oldest and one of the most ...
Healthcare
*
Shalimar Hospital
See also
*
Lahore City District
*
Metropolitan Commission Lahore
References
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Shalamar Zone