Pakistan

Coran	Lahore	Lahore	Lahore	Lahore
Lahore	Lahore	Lahore	Lahore	Peshawar
Peshawar	Peshawar	Peshawar	Peshawar	Peshawar
Peshawar	Peshawar	Peshawar	Peshawar	Peshawar
Peshawar	Gilgit	Gilgit	Gilgit	Gilgit

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Lahore

Lahore is a major city in Pakistan that is the capital of the province of Punjab.
A native of Lahore is called a Lahori. It is located near the river Ravi and the Indian border. Lahore has 6.5 million inhabitants and thus is the second largest city in Pakistan ( Karachi being the largest). It is considered to be the 23rd largest city of the world . Punjabi is the language of the province, and is the most widely spoken language in lahore. Punjabi spoken by the people of lahore is known as 'lahori punjabi' due to a mixture of punjabi and causual/slang urdu spoken in lahore.

Badshahi Masjid

The Badshahi Masjid, literally the 'Royal Mosque ', was built in 1674 by Aurangzeb . It is one of Lahore 's best known landmarks, and epitomizes the beauty and grandeur of the Mughal era. Capable of accommodating 50,000 worshippers, it is the largest mosque in Pakistan .

Lahore Fort

The Lahore Fort , locally referred to as Shahi Qila is the citadel of the city of Lahore , in modern day Pakistan . It is located in the northwestern corner of Lahore's Walled City .
Some of the famous sites within the fort are: Sheesh Mahal , Alamgiri Gate , Naulakha Pavilion , and Moti Masjid .

Peshawar

Peshawar (known as Purushapura in the old days of South Asian history) is a city in Pakistan 's North-West Frontier Province (pop. 570,000) near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass .
Peshawar's inhabitants consist mainly of two groups: minority Pishoris (native Peshawar people speaking Hindko) and majority Pashtuns , an ethnic group found mostly in Afghanistan.
Industries include textiles, shoes, and pottery. The Peshawar Museum houses a fine collection of Gandharan art. The main postgraduate educational center of Peshawar is " university Campus" of Peshawar which consist of University of Peshawar, NWFP Agricultural University Peshawar and University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar. In recent years many private universities have also started operating in the city.

Khyber Bazaar

The old city holds the Khyber Bazaar, exactly like the oriental bazaar of most popular imagination and is one of the most exotic places for a westerner.

Hostels in Lahore, Peshawar and Gilgit
Youth Hostel Lahore Address: 110-B-3 Gulberg-III near Firdaus Market, Lahore, Pakistan Phone: +92 51 2826899	Youth Hostel Peshawar Address: Plot No 37 Block B/ 1, Phase V Hayatabad, Peshawar, Pakistan Phone: +92 51 2826899
Youth Hostel Islamabad Address: Adjoining Akhabar Market Aabpata, Shaheed -e-Millat Rd. Sector G-6/4, Islamabad, Pakistan Phone: +92 51 2826899	Youth Hostel Gilgit Address: islamabad-Gilgit road Gilgit, Pakistan Phone: +92 51 2826899

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