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Lahore is the Capital of the province of Punjab and the second largest city of Pakistan. Lahore is Pakistan's cultural, educational and artistic capital. Lahore is an ancient city and its history dates back to 630 AD. It was at its most glorious during the Mughal rule and has some of the best examples of Mughal architecture in South Asia. Also seen in Lahore are some fine colonial buildings of the British Era. Most of the Mughal monuments are located in and around the old city of Lahore which had twelve gates and a wall around it. Although most of the wall is gone, some gates are still there. The old city is still very alive and vibrant with a maze of narrow roads, lanes and bustling bazaars. Lahore has expanded immensely over the last 50 years and is still growing. The new city has various modern sites of interest, many open spaces and some notable parks, various commercial centers and many smart residential areas. Although Lahore has a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, it is one of Pakistan's major industrial hubs and is linked to the rest of the country through a network of highways, railways and airline connections.

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You could consider Lahore the San Francisco of Pakistan. As the nation's cultural, artistic and educational center, it is the most-visited city in Pakistan and features a wide variety of attractions. It is the site of the famous Shalimar Gardens, the Old City bazaars and an active film industry.

Like Shalimar Gardens, which were built in 1642 and contain more than 400 fountains, many of Lahore's other highlights are part of the legacy left from its days as the capital of the Mogul empire. Among them are the Lahore Fort, the Shish Mahal (Palace of Mirrors), the Mausoleum of Jahangir and the Badshahi Mosque.

Other sights to see in Lahore, a city of about 6 million that is the capital of the Punjab province, are Changa Manga, a forest planted by the British to provide wood for railway engines; Lahore Central Museum, which houses a Koran that is more than 1,000 years old; and the Fortress Stadium, which incorporates the style of fort in a sports stadium.

The many bazaars help define Lahore, as do the dancing girls in Tart's Quarter behind the fort. On a more refined note, Lahore also is noted for being home to Aitchison College, the National College of Arts and the Lahore University of Management Sciences.

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