Bhati Gate (; ) is one of the historic thirteen gates of the

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. Bhati Gate also serves as a union council located in the Ravi Zone. The gate is located near

Data Darbar Data Darbar () is an Islamic shrine located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the largest Sufi shrine in South Asia. It was built to house the remains of al-Hujwiri, commonly known as ''Data Ganj Baksh'' or more colloquially as ''Data Sahab'', ...

and is similar in design to Kashmiri Gate.

Background

Bhati Gate entrance is located on the western wall of the Old City. It is one of the two oldest entry points into the Walled City which controlled the only major north-south thoroughfare during Ghaznavid period. The gate is said to be named after the Bhati clan.

History

It is named after Great Bhati warriors. When Emperor Akbar expanded the city eastward and divided it into nine districts, Bhati Gate and its bazar marked the boundary between Mubarak Khan in the east, and Talwarra in the west. The famed poet Allama Iqbal lived in a house near Bhati Gate between 1901 and 1905.

Environs

Bhati Gate is known historically as a centre for arts and literature in Old Lahore. The area inside the gate is well known throughout the city for its food. Just outside Bhati Gate is Data Durbar, the mausoleum of the

Sufi Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism. Practitioners of Sufism are r ...

saint Ali Hajweri (also known as Data Ganj Baksh). Every Thursday evening musicians used to gather here to perform

Qawwali Qawwali is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in the Indian subcontinent. Originally performed at Sufi shrines throughout the Indian subcontinent, it is famous throughout Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and has ...

music, though these are sometimes replaced with Naats and religious sermons. The gate serves as the starting point for Lahore's ''Hakiman Bazaar'', and is located near the Fakir Khana Museum. Near the gate is also located the Old City's Oonchi Mosque. Bhati Gate neighbourhood also serves as Union Council 29 (UC 29) in Tehsil Ravi of Lahore City District.

Gallery

File:Bhati Gate 1.JPG File:Bhati Gate 10 (WCLA).jpg, Buildings inside the gate feature colonial architecture

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