Visiting places in Punjab Pakistan
It provides an inclusive collections of beautiful pictures of Punjab and all of the famous and attractive visiting places there. Travel guide about Punjab is also available to visit various visiting places there to enjoy the best and memorable moments of your life while exploring there.
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Asif Khan Tomb
Mirza Abul Hassan, known as Asif Khan, was brother of Noor Jahan and he was commander in-chief and later Governor of Lahore. He was died in 1641 and Emperer Shah Jahan constructed a Tomb for him near the Tomb of Jahangir.
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Baddomalhi
Baddomalhi is a small town situated at the right bank of the River Ravi at the distance of 72 km from Lahore on Narowal-Lahore Road. It is named after Muhammad Jahi Badhomalhi, who was granted a Jagir by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, and present Baddomalhi is the center of that Jagir.
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Badshahi Mosque
Badshahi Mosque was constructed by Mughal Emperor, Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir, in April 1673 in front of Alamgiri Gate of Lahore Fort. Its work was supervised by Muzaffar Hussain, also known as Fadai Khan Koha, brother of Aurangzeb. It is the third-largest mosque in Pakistan and has a capacity of 60,000 people at a time.
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Baghwali Mosque
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Bahawalpur museum
Bahawalpur Museum is located at the distance of 5 km on Medical Colony Ave Road via Railway Circular Road. It has a wonderful collection of coins, postage stamps of the former State of Bahawalpur, medals, manuscripts, documents, inscriptions, camel skin paintings, wood carvings, historical models and stone carvings, etc. of the Islamic and pre-Islamic period. There is a complete set of medals issued by State for military officers as well as for civilians.
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Bhurban
Bhurban is located at the distance of 9 km from Murree City at Kashmir Road and a very attractive hill station, at an elevation of 6,000 feet in Murree, Punjab
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Botanical Park
Botanical is new modern style park near Jallo Forest Park. It has a collection of different kind of beautiful and colorful flowers and different kind of plants. There are many other attractions in the parks such as butterflies house, fish house, tree top walkway, tree house, etc. It is located opposite of Jallo Forest Park at the distance of 18 km from Lahore Railway Station.
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BRB Canal
BRB, Bambawali Ravi Bedian Canal, is started from Wazirabad Nandipur Canal and finally ends in the River Satluj for the purpose to irrigate the surrounding agricultural land. It also serves as a defense line for Pakistan against India. The famous Lahore Canal in Lahore is generated from it from Jallo.
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Centaurus Mall Islamabad
There are number of high rising building in Islamabad, one of them is the Centaurus which is beautifully designed by the British firm. It has three skyscrapers, containing 36 floors, with hotels, shopping mall, and residential floors.
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Central Library
Central Library of Bahawalpur is an old and important library of Pakistan in Bahawalpur, situated at the distance of 5 km on Medical Colony Ave Road via Railway Circular Road before Bahawalpur Museum. There is a huge collection of books around 1,05,000 in number. It is the second biggest public library in Punjab.
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Chenab club
The Chenab Club is the social club in Faisalabad. It is located at the distance of 2km from Faisalabad Railway Station via Mall Road and turns right on Club Road. It provides a variety of activities to all of its members and visitors. The sports facilities include swimming, tennis, kids play area, badminton, and basketball, and there is also a restaurant offering all kinds of food. Club also has a medium-size library with some rare books.
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Chinar Family Resort Bhurban
Chinar Family Resort is a beautiful resthouse in Bhurban Murree with different facilities such as restaurant, meeting rooms, indoor and outdoor games, etc.
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Cholistan Desert
The Cholistan Desert is the most popular and largest desert in the Southern Punjab, that is the part of the Thar Desert. It was fertile land in 4000 BC due to water from the Himalayas, but due to climate change and with scarcity of water, it turns into barren desert. It also has ancient settlements from the Indus Valley civilization.
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Clock Tower Faisalabad
Clock Tower or Ganta Ghar is an old historical building of Faisabad, was constructed in British Raj. Building is located in the center of eight markets in different direction like flag of England. It is located at the distance of 2 km from Faisalabad Railway Station via Railway Road, turn left after General Post office building.
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Clock Tower Multan
Ghanta Ghar or Clock Tower of Multan is located at the distance of 5 km from Multan Railway Station, on Abdali Road, It was constructed in 1884 during British Raj. It has three clocks on top of its building on three side.
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Clock Tower Sheikhupura
Clock Tower Sheikhupura is beautiful clock tower in square form constructed with red bricks. It is situated at Saddar Chowk on Lahore-Sargodha Road.
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Clock Tower Sialkot
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CSD Park
CSD Park is a beautiful park for a one-day picnic and located at Sarwar Road at the distance of 4 km from Multan Railway Station via Sher Shah Road and turns right for the park after Multan Cantonment. It is the famous park in town where tourists can spend their time for a day. CSD Park is full of beautiful plants with colorful flowers and shady trees.
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Dai Anga Tomb
Dai Anga Tomb is situated in Lahore near Begumpura on G. T. Road in Gulabi Bagh. She is the nurse of Shahjahan, the Mughal Emperor and she was died in 1671.
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Daman-e-Koh
Daman-e-Koh is another beautiful location in the Margalla Hills, Islamabad to visit. On the top of Daman-e-Koh, the broader view of the whole Islamabad is an amazing and memorable event of one's life. Pir Sohawa is another attraction next to Daman-e-Koh for tourists. It looks most glamorous and wonderful in the evening and gives a shining and glooming view of Islamabad city.
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About Punjab
Punjab is an important province of Pakistan. It is the second largest province of Pakistan by area, whereas it is the largest province by population. The meaning of Punjab is, five-waters, as there are five main rivers flowing in it.
Historical Importance of Punjab
Punjab has historical importance due to the Indus Valley Civilization in 2600 BC, discovered at Harappa. Then it remained as a part of the Hindu Dynasty in 326 BC, finally the height of its values in the Mughal Empire. At the time of independence in 1947, its was divided among India and Pakistan by Radcliffe Line.
Sufism & Cultures of Punjab
Punjab is also strongly influenced by Sufism, as number of shrines across Punjab. There are famous shrines in Multan and Lahore. The annual celebration, known as Urs, are conducted year where thousands of foreign and local visitors participate to explore the local cultures of Punjab.
Punjab is a well-developed province in Pakistan due to industrialization and better literacy rate in the province as compare to other provinces of Pakistan. Nearly 60% of population of Pakistan lives in Punjab only. Most of the people from other provinces migrate to Punjab to earn better.
Landscape of Punjab
The landscape of Punjab consists of fertile alluvial plains of the Indus River and its main tributaries, the Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas rivers. Punjab also has largest system of canals, which are mostly used to transit water from one river to other to irrigate its vast land of different districts of Punjab.
There are also number of medium and small size mountain ranges in Punjab such as the Sulaiman Mountains, the Salt Range, and the Margalla Hills. Some of the area of Punjab is also part of the Thal and Cholistan deserts.
Weather Conditions
The weather conditions in Punjab are mostly extreme in summer as well as in winter, whereas monsoon period causes heavy rain in July and August. The South Punjab is hotter and warm as compare to the North side of Punjab.
Punjab Travel Plan
To explore Punjab, one can start from Lahore, heart of Punjab. Lahore is also known as cultural capital and one can explore Lahore in 2 to 3 days. Lahore is the provincial capital of Punjab, which is an historical and culture center of Pakistan. The most exciting itinerary must include the Walled City architecture, Imperial Mughal monuments and landmarks, and museum collections. The local food gives you the superb experience of the taste through the famous culinary streets.
On the North side along the G. T. Road, one can visit the ancient Rohtas Fort in the Salt Range. The sacred Katas Raj and Salt mines are other most attractive places in the Salt Range. Then, you may enjoy the pleasant and cool weather in the pine forests of Murree Hills.
On the south side, Multan is famous for Sufi shrines leading toward the Cholistan Desert, where Derawar Fort shows the powers of the princely State of Bahawalpur. The Cholistan Dsert Jeep Rally is the most wonderful event in the months of February. Harappa archaeological site near Sahiwal city depicts the historical aspects of the ancient Indus Civilization.