Jul 18, 2008

Hotels In Lahore

Hotels and Addresses

Hotel Name Addresses Phone & Faxes



Adnan Hotel
Main Boulevard, Defence, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6663142Fax: 92-42-6671114
Al-Najam Hotel
3-Lake Road, Old Anarkali, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7359088
Ali Continental
1-Mozang Road, Behind Lahore High Court, Lahore-54000
Phone: 92-42-7351421Fax: 92-42-7125097
Amer Hotel
46-Lower Mall, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7115015 Fax: 92-42-7115013
Amin Sara Hotel
Main Boulevard, Defence Society, Opp. Adil Hospital, Lahore Cantt.
Phone: 92-42-5724601 Fax: 92-42-5724629
Asia Hotel
Near Railway Station, Lahore
Phone: 92-42-6366450Fax: 92-42-6366328
Avari Hotel
87-Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Lahore
Phone: 92-42-6375805Fax: 92-42-6365367
Baadees Hotel
35-Empress Road, Opp. Radio Station, Lahore
Phone: 92-42-6365378 or 6365379
Bakhtawar Hotel & Resturant
11-Abbot Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6316763 Fax: 6316762
Best Eastern Hotel
50-52, E III, Commercial Zone, Liberty Market, Gulberg III, Lahore-54660
Phone: 92-42-5751081Fax: 92-42-5751085
CC Motel
105A Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Opp. Chief College, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6360346or 6311361
Canal View Motel
2 Upper Mall, Canal Bank, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-877153Fax: 5760987
Central Hotel
Chowk New Anarkali, Lahore
Phone: 92-42-7353544
Citytrac Holiday Hotel
Room #6, Naqi Market, 75-The Mall, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6303990 or 6302990
Clifton Hotel
Near Railway Station, Lahore.
Phone: 6366740Fax: 6366282
Country Comfort Motel
105A Mall Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6360346
Davis Hotel
8-Davis Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6364150Fax: 92-42-6372821
Emperor's Inn
32A Zafar Ali Road, Behind State Guest House, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-875577Fax: 92-42-5710349
Executives Inn
7A Upper Mall, Canal Bank, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-5753253Fax: 5753253
Faletti's Hotel
3-Egerton Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6363955Fax: 92-42-6364819
Gillanis Hotel
4-Montgomory Road, Chowk McLeod Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6368062 Fax: 92-42-6373989
Gino's Pizza
Subs & Sandwiches, Ijaz Centre, Main Boulevard, Gulberg III, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-5762971 or 5762973
Grace Hotel
25 Nicholson Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6300991Fax: 6300997
Gulistan Hotel
37 McLeod Road, Chowk Lahore Hotel, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6372011or 6363956
Herfa Inn Hotel
23/3, Race Course Road, Near Circuit House, China Chowk, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6376101Fax: 5713150
Holiday Time Resorts
# 41, 42 and 43, 3rd Floor, Land Mark, Jail Road, Lahore.
Phone: 5711997Fax: 92-42-5713150
Hotel Parkway (Pvt.) Ltd. Lahore
Near Railway Station,
Phone: 6365912
Hotel Alpine
38M Model Town (Ext.) Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-5168401 Fax: 92-42-5168405
Hotel Ambassador
7 Davis Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6316830Fax: 92-42-6301855
Hotel Chaman International
93-General Bus Stand, Badami Bagh, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7720788 or 200788
Hotel Dubai International
53-Shadman Market, Shadman, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7576772 or 7591961, Fax: 7581003
Hotel Indus
56-Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Lahore-54000,
Phone: 92-42-6302858Fax: 92-42-6311683
Hotel Kashmir Palace (Pvt.) Ltd
14-Empress Road, Lahore-54000
Phone: 92-42-6316703Fax: 92-42-6316709
Hotel Liberty & Resturant
44-Commercial Zone, Liberty Market, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-875233 or 875731
Hotel Menora & Falcon Resturant
41 McLeod Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6314029
Hotel Rise
22 Liberty Market, Gulberg III, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-870338
Hotel Serene House
3S LCCHS, Defence, Lahore Cantt.
Phone: 92-42-5725565Fax: 92-42-892253
Hotel Services International
Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-5750598 Fax: 92-42-5712363
Hotel Shahtaj
13-Nicholson Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6367451Fax: 92-42-6279174
Hotel Shan
46 McLeod Road, Chowk Fawwarah,Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7238654Fax: 92-42-7223952
Hotel Shine Shadman
56 Shadman 1, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7570600
Hotel Sunfort
72-D/1, Liberty Commercial Zone, Gulberg III, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-5763810Fax: 92-42-5754277
Hotel Tezmin
Darbar Market, Gunj Bakhsh Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7249956 or 7243663
Ittehad Hotel
Talah Mala Ram, 8 Railway Station, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6363554 or 6363552
Jubilee Hotel
92-McLeod Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7222361
Kija Royal Suites
8J Gulberg III, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-851532Fax: 92-42-5837586
Lahore Continental
70 Cavalry Ground, Lahore Cantt.
Phone: 92-42-6670830Fax: 92-42-6670828
Lahore Hotel
Farooq Centre, McLeod Road, Lahore-54000
Phone: 92-42-7235964Fax: 92-42-7227057
Magnum Hotel & Resturant Co.
60 Street No. 2, Main Cavalry Ground, Lahore Cantt.
Phone: 92-42-6664665Fax: 92-42-6669091
Modern Hotel
10 Railway Station, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-636304
National Hotel
1 Abbot Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6363013Fax: 92-42-6363152
Nemat-e-Noor
Shah Alam Chowk, 127 Circular Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7650327Fax: 92-42-6770642
New Hotel
6 Montgomery Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6363125
New Prince Hotel
77 McLeod Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6363419
Olympic Hotel
1 Sanda Road, Riwaz Garden, Lahore
Phone: 92-42-7114521Fax: 92-42-7226864
Orient Hotel
74 McLeod Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7223908Fax: 92-42-223991
Oriental Palace Hotel
104B-1 MM Alam Road, Gulberg III, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-5755617 Fax: 92-42-5760472
Panache Motel
6 Allaudin Road, Bridge Colony #2 Next to Sherpao Bridge, Lahore Cantt.
Phone: 92-42-6672814
Parkway Hotel
1 McLeod Road, Near Railway Station, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6365908Fax: 92-42-6366029
Pearl Continental Hotel
Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Lahore-54000
Phone: 92-42-6360560 Fax: 92-42-6362760
Prince Hotel
32 Nicholson Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-417802
Ravi Lodge
12 Tufail Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6663968Fax: 92-42-6663967
Regency Inn Hotel
5/G-1 Block H, Jail Road, Gulberg II, Near Sherpao Bridge, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-5716030Fax: 92-42-5710636
Rex Hotel,
44 Nicholson Road, Boharwal Chowk, Railway Station, Lahore-54000
Phone: 92-42-6375098 or 6375230
Royal City Hotel
Austria Chowk, Railway Station, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6366453Fax: 92-42-6311914
Safari Motel
98C Anand Road, Upper Mall, Near Gymkhana, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-5750841Fax: 92-42-6672744
Salman International Hotel
Mohafiz Plaza, 28 New Anarkali, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7229611Fax: 92-42-7222344
Sara Continental Hotel
Khayaban-e-Jinnah, Cantt., Main Boulevard, Defence, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-5732223Fax: 92-42-5724598
Serenity Hotel
50B, Nagi Road, Lahore Cantt.
Phone: 6661238,Fax: 92-42-6666584
Seven Stars Motel
323 Upper Mall, Lahore-54000
Phone: 92-42-5711098 Fax: 92-42-5710734
Shabistan Hotel
McLeod Road, Near Railway Station, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6366744 or 6366193
Shahtaj Hotel
13 Nicholson Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6367451Fax: 92-42-6279174
Shahzadi Hotel
83, Nishtar Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7659014Fax: 92-42-7658623
Shalimar Hotel & Resturant
36-Liberty Market, Gulberg III, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-5758815Fax: 92-42-5712800
Sheraton Hotel & Towers
172 Tufail Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6670400Fax: 92-42-6670500
Shezan Hotels & Resturants (Pvt.) Ltd.
7 Dyal Singh Mansion, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7244106 or 7320492
Shobra Hotel
55 Nicholson Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6364961Fax: 92-42-6374797
Station Hotel
1 Railway Station Scheme, Opp. Railway Station, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-7352171
The Ashiana Motel
5 Larex, Near Fortress Statdium, Opp. Cantt. Railway Station, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6654611Fax: 92-42-6654613
Uganda Hotel
45 McLeod Road, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-6364394
White House
103 Bridge Colony, Lahore.
Phone: 92-42-201365

Jul 17, 2008

Shrines & Mosques in Lahore, Pakistan

Shrines:

Shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh Ali Hajvery

The shrine of this renowned saint of Lahore (d. 1071 C.E.), is close to the junction of the Lower Mall and the Circular Road. Data Sahib was a great Sufi saint whose well-known work, "Kashf-ul-Mahjub" has been translated from original Persian into several European languages and is considered a classic. His grave is surrounded by a beautiful mosque.




Mosques:

Badshahi Masjid

The Imperial or the Badshahi Mosque is across the courtyard from Alamgiri Gate of the Lahore Fort. The Mosque, which is made up entirely of red sandstone was built by Emperor Aurangzeb, the last of the great Mughals, in a record time of two and-a-half years. Its construction was completed by 1674 AD.
It has a beautiful gate-way which measures 21.33 metres in length and a courtyard that measures 161.5 x 160.6 metres and is said to be the largest mosque courtyard in the world for outdoor prayers. The marble domes cover seven prayer chambers. Four lofty minarets stand at the four corners of the mosque, each with an outer circumference of 20 metres, soaring up to 54 meters.





Golden Mosque or Sunehri Masjid

The founder of the mosque was Nawab Shah Bhikari Khan, son of Raushan-ud-Daula Turrabaz Khan, deputy governor of Lahore during the reign of Muhammad Shah and the viceroyalty of Mir Noin-ul-Malik. Golden Mosque is situated in the Kashmiri Bazaar. It was built in 1753 AD. It is remarkably beautiful with three golden domes. The mosque is elevated on a higher plinth, surrounded by old bazaars. Because of its color the mosque glitters in the sunshine as if it is a golden miniature place to bow before the Almighty Allah.
It has a beautiful gate-way which measures 21.33 metres in length and a courtyard that measures 161.5 x 160.6 metres and is said to be the largest mosque courtyard in the world for outdoor prayers. The marble domes cover seven prayer chambers. Four lofty minarets stand at the four corners of the mosque, each with an outer circumference of 20 metres, soaring up to 54 meters.




Pearl Mosque

Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque, beyond the audience hall, was for the exclusive use of royal ladies. It is carved from marble having the luster of pearls. Nearby "Naulakha", a marble pavilion is inlaid with floral motifs and precious gems.



Wazir Khan's Mosque

Wazir Khan's Mosque is in the old city, 300 meters from Delhi Gate. This unique mosque is one of the most beautiful in Pakistan. It was built in 1634 by Hakim Ali-ud-din, popularly known as Wazir Khan, who was governor of the area during the reign of Shah Jahan. The Mosque is justifiably famous for the colorful fresco and tile decoration which adorns both the interior and exterior of the building.



Tombs In Lahore, Pakistan

Allama Iqbal's Tomb

Outside the Badshahi Mosque, near its steps, lies the Tomb of Allama Iqbal, the poet-philosopher of the East. The mausoleum is a blend of Afghan and Moorish styles of architecture and is constructed entirely of red sandstone which was quarried and brought from Rajasthan.




Jehangir's Tomb

The tomb of the fourth great Mughal Emperor, Jehangir, lies three miles north-west of Lahore across the River Ravi. It has a majestic structure made of red sand-stone and marble. The outer entrance to the tomb opens out into a court-yard which was used as a caravan Serai during Mughal times. An entrance to the right leads into a Mughal garden with exact geometrical pattern balancing each side. The marble tomb is approached from four corridors leading from the garden.



Noor Jehan's Tomb
The Empress Nur Jehan, "Light of the World", was the only empress whose name appeared on the coins of the Mughal empire. She was buried in 1845 AD at Shahdara (Lahore) outside Jehangir's mausoleum across the railway line.

Empress Noor Jahan lies buried in a tomb not far from that of her husband, Emperor Jahangir. Once part of the Jahangiri cluster, the estate was bifurcated when the railway line was laid. To reach it today, you will need to travel west along the road that runs past Jahangiri Serai and the tomb of Asaf Khan. This road leads to a recently constructed underpass, traveling through which you will arrive at grade. However, instead of proceeding towards G.T. (Grand Trunk) Road you should take the turning to the left, which will lead you to your destination. Once Noor Jahan's chahar bagh had adjoined that of Asaf Khan's, but today Noor Jahan's tomb is situated across the railway line, to the southwest of the tombs of her brother and husband.




Qutub-ud-Din Aibak

He was appointed Governor of India in 1191 AD by Muhammad Ghauri. He established the Slave Dynasty on the death of Muhammad Ghauri in 1206 when he assumed independence of his reign and was followed by nine other slave kings. He was a patron of the building art and is known to have erected some monumental stone buildings in Delhi and elsewhere. A very avid player of polo, he died in Lahore in 1210 AD while playing the game. His tomb can be visited in Anarkali Bazaar.



Tomb of Asif Khan

In the courtyard near Jehangir tomb lies buried his brother-in-law, Asif Khan, father of Shah Jehan's beloved Queen Arjumand Bano. He lies in a tomb that today shows little of its former splendor.




Jul 16, 2008

Sikh Holy Places In Pakistan

Nankana Sahib

Guru Nanak (1469 - 1539 AD) was born at Rai Bhoeki Talwandi now known as Nankana Sahib situated in Punjab province of West Pakistan. Nankana is located about 75 kilometers west-south-west of Lahore and 39 km southwest of Sheikhupura. Nankana Sahib is connected to the district town by rail and road.


Gurdwara Janam Asthan


This shrine in Lahore represents the home of Baba Kalu and Mata Tripta, father and mother respectively of Guru Nanak Dev, (where the Guru was born). It was established by Baba Dharam Chand (1523-1618) son of Baba Lakhmi Das and Grandson of Guru Nanak Dev.


Gurdwara Bal Lila


Gurdwara Bal Lila is another magnificent shrine, about 1.5 furlongs east-south-east of Gurdwara Janam Asthan. It is said to have been built initially by Rai Bular.


Diwan Kaura Mal


Diwan Kaura Mal had this Gurdwara built in 1748. It was reconstructed by Maharaja Rangit Singh, who also enlarged and properly lined the sarovar Nanaksar. It present three-story domed building was raised during the 1930's and 1940's and was completed shortly before 1947.

Chuharkana - Sacha Sauda


It is about 20 kilometers Northeast of Talwandi Rai Bhoi (it is now a railway station on the Sheikhupura-Faisalabad section of Pakistan Railways).

Gurdwara Dehra Sahib


Gurdwara Dehra Sahib symbolizes the Sikh tradition and marks the martyrdom of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (1563 - 1606). This shrine was built in the memory of Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru who compiled the Adi Granth, the principal part of Sikh scriptures.

Kartarpur


Some writers say that the Guru founded Kartarpur (city of the Creator) after his third Udasi. Others believe that he started the habitation of Kartarpur in 1516 right after he came back from his first travel in 1515.

Gurdwara Patti Sahib


It is also called Gurdwara Maulvi Patti and lies midway between Gurdwara Janam Asthan and Gurdwara Bal Lila. It is along the road leading from Janam Asthan to the railway station.

Gurdwara Janam Asthan Ramdas


In Chuna Mandi area stands the ancestral home and birthplace of Siri Guru Ram Das Ji who was born here on 24th September 1534.

Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh


The ashes of the great Sikh ruler of Punjab, Maharaha Ranjeet Singh, and of his four wives and several slave girls lie in a dome adjacent to the Hazoori Bagh.

Gurdwara Shaheed Bhai Taru Singh Ji


There is another holy place by the name of Gurdwara Shaheed Bhai Taru Sing Ji which is situated near Naulakha Bazar.


Gurdwara Rohri Sahib And Chaki Sahib


Eminabad is near Lahore. Here the Sikh yatris pay homage to the Gurdwara Rori Sahib and Chaki Sahib.

Shahid Gang


Another small gurdwara close to the Lahore Railway Station known as Shahid Gang has been preserved by Pakistan as it was when occupied by the Sikhs.

Historical Places in Lahore, Pakistan

Lahore Fort

The massive walls of Lahore Fort, built by Akbar in the 1560s, tower over the old city of Lahore, and the huge rectangle they define, 380 by 330 meters (1,250 by 1,080 feet), is filled with buildings from a variety of periods. A complete tour of the fort takes about two hours. The entrance to the fort is through Alamgiri Gate The inscription outside the Fort tells that Jehangir built it in 1618.



Shalimar Gardens


Three miles east of Lahore are the famous Shalimar Gardens laid out by the Mughal emperor Shah Jehan in 1642 AD. The Gardens are spread out in typical Mughal style and are surrounded by high walls with watch towers at the four corners. Originally, the gardens were spread over seven ascending terraces, but only three remain now, which cover an area of about 42 acres.







Shish Mahal


Shish Mahal, or Palace of Mirrors, which stands on the fort's north side, is by far the most splendid. It consists of a row of high domed rooms, the roofs of which are decked out with hundreds of thousands of tiny mirrors in the fashion of the traditional Punjabi craft of "Shishgari" (designs made from mirror fragments). A fire-brand lit inside any part of the Palace of Mirrors throws back a million reflections that dizzy the eye and seem like a galaxy of far-off stars turning in an ink-blue firmament.





Kim's Gun


Out side the museum, not far away, Zamzama, the 18th century fire piece immortalized by Kipling as "Kim's Gun", takes up a surprising length of space in the middle of road.




Minar-e-Pakistan


Minar-e-Pakisan is a new landmark in Lahore and stands in the Iqbal Park to commemorate the date when a resolution was passed there back in 1940 demanding the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of this sub-continent. The Minar is a blend of Mughal and modern architecture and stands 60 meters tall.


Jul 15, 2008

Culture of Pakistan

The society of Pakistan comprises numerous diverse cultures from the Punjabis and Sindhis in the east to the tribal cultures of the easternmost of Pakistan's provinces. The cultures have been greatly influenced by the surrounding cultures of India, Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Middle East along with other places. Pakistan in ancient times was a major cultural hub, the home of ancient civilizations, including the Indus Valley Civilization, the foundation of Indian culture. Many cultural practices and monuments have been inherited from the rule of many rulers of the region that have added their cultural traditions to the region. One of the most influenced cultures being the Mughals.



Pictures of Pakistani Areas