Hiran Minar

Hiran Minar, also known as Royal hunting resort, was built by Mughal Emporer in memory of his pet Antelope, named Mans Raj, in 1607 in Skeikhupura, also known as Jahangirpura. It is located at the distance of 5 km from Sheikhupura Railway Station and accessed via Hafizabad Road. A 30-meter high tower was constructed on his grave, which is circular and tapers toward its top on the flat platform. There is a spiral staircase having 108 steps inside the tower that leads to the top of the top. There are 210 square holes in the outer surface of the tower to accommodate the birds living in the surrounding jungle.

In the front of the minaret, there is a two-story octagonal Baradari, also called Daulat Khana, in the center of a huge square-shaped water tank with a causeway, constructed by the order of Shah Jahan. There are square pavilions on each side of the water tank. In past, a channel was cut from the local canal to fill the water in the tank. On the four corners of the tank, there was a system to collect the rainwater from the surrounding area to fill the water tank.

Hiran Minar is also a popular fishing point, one can use fishing rode for fishing by having a license.

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Hiran Minar is just one of the beautiful attractions of the region. To get complete guidelines, full list of hotels, local restaurants, and other useful travel information, check out our complete Sheikhupura Travel Guide.

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About Sheikhupura
Sheikhupura, also called The Rice Valley, is an industrial city at the distance of 38 Km from Lahore on the northwest side in Punjab on the old G. T. Road. Its old name was Jahangirpura developed by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1607, as it was a major area to stay at the time of the Mughal Empire while visiting the military headquarters in Lahore Fort.

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Address: sheikupura fort, skeikhupura, punjab, pakistan

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  • Hiran Minar Burial Place

  • Old Water Channel Hiran Minar

  • Staircase opening to Water Tank

  • Beautiful Baradari View

  • Baradari Entrance Gate

  • Baradari Causeway

  • Baradari back view

  • Baradari Front Hiran Minar

  • Baradari Front Hiran Minar

  • Habitant place of Antelope

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