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Walled City of Lahore - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Beset, Besieged, Bound, Caged, Cloistered, Covert

The Walled City of Lahore, also known as the Old City, or Anderoon Shehr (اندرون شهر), is the section of Lahore, Pakistan that was fortified by a city wall during the Mughal era. Much of the wall remains intact today.

The fabled thirteen gates of Lahore are:

  • Akbari Gate
  • Bhati Gate
  • Delhi Gate
  • Kashmiri Gate
  • Lohari Gate (also known as 'Lahori Gate')
  • Masti Gate
  • Mochi Gate
  • Mori Gate
  • Roshnai Gate
  • Shahalmi Gate
  • Shairanwala Gate
  • Taxali Gate
  • Yakki Gate

See also: Lahore Fort, Badshahi Mosque

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