| LAHORE
is a Municipal city, has been the capital of Punjab
for nearly a thousand years, and the administrative
head-quarters of a Division and District of the same
name. It is situated one mile to the south of the river
Ravi, and some 23 miles from the eastern border of the
district. The city is built in the form of a parallelogram,
the area within the walls, exclusive of the citadel,
being about 461 acres. It stands on the alluvial plain
traversed by the river Ravi. The city is slightly elevated
above the plain, and has a high ridge within it, running
east and west on its northern side. The whole of this
elevated ground is composed of the accumulated debris
of many centuries. The river, which makes a very circuitous
bend from the East, passes in a semi-circle to the North
of Lahore.
Lahore has a friendly,
relaxed atmosphere. It is a fine place to watch the
world rush by. The improbable mix of painted trucks,
cars, bullock carts, buses, handcarts, scooters with
whole families. A classical city, according to the
words of Noor Jahan.
"I have purchased
Lahore with my life, By giving my life for Lahore,
Actually I have purchased another Paradise,"
Empress Noor Jahan |
