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Nankana Sahib

April 2 2013

Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan. Nankana Sahib (Urdu: ننكانہ صاحِب ), (Punjabi: ਨਨਕਾਣਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ), is a city and capital of Nankana Sahib District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is named after the first guru of the Sikhs, Nanak,...

Tag(s) : #Nankana Sahib, #Sikh, #Gurdwara, #Guru Nanak, #Zulfikar Ali Khan, #Sheikhupura District, #Sikhism, #Pakistan

Sheikhpura

April 1 2013

Sheikhupura Pakistan Shaikhupura (Urdu: شَيخُوپُورہ ), is an industrial city and capital of Sheikhupura District in the province of Punjab about 35 km northwest of Lahore in Pakistan. [1] It is known for its historical places, and is commonly known locally...

Tag(s) : #Sheikhupura Tehsil, #Mughal Empire, #Sikh, #Nader Shah, #Jahangir, #Sheikhupura District, #Gujranwala District, #Sheikhupura

The Khewra Salt Mine

March 26 2013

View of the mosque made of salt bricks inside the khewra salt mines complex. The Khewra Salt Mine (or Mayo Salt Mine) is located in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, [1] an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's...

Tag(s) : #Pind Dadan Khan, #Sikh, #Salt Range, #Hari Singh Nalwa, #Khewra Salt Mine, #Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation, #Pakistan, #Jhelum District

The Jamrud Fort

March 24 2013

Afghan chiefs and a British Political Officer posed at Jamrud fort at the mouth of the Khyber Pass in 1878. The Jamrud Fort is located at the entrance to the Khyber Pass in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. In 1837, the fort was captured from Afghan ruler...

Tag(s) : #Dost Mohammad Khan, #Khyber Pass, #Sikh, #Jamrud, #Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, #Afghanistan, #Pakistan, #Peshawar

Gujrat

March 19 2013

The Chenab river Railway bridge in Gujrat, Pakistan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Gujrat (Urdu: گُجرات ), is a city in Pakistan. It is the capital of Gujrat District and the Gujrat Tehsil subdivision in the Punjab Province. [1] The major sources of livelihood...

Tag(s) : #Mughal Empire, #Sikh, #Gujrat, #British Empire, #Pakistan, #Gujrat District, #Gujrat City, #Syed Ahmad Khan

History of Lahore

March 18 2013

Mughal architecture: Naulakha pavilion (1633) in the fortress of Lahore (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Tomb of Malik Ayaz in the Walled City (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Shahi Qila, Lahore Fort (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The second level of the Shalimar...

Tag(s) : #Lahore Fort, #Lahore, #History of Lahore, #Mughal Empire, #Sikh, #Mughal, #Jahangir, #Malik Ayaz, #Punjab

Gurdwara Panja Sahib Hasanabdal, Pakistan

March 17 2013

Interior of Panja Sahib Gurdwara in Hasan Abdal (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Panja Sahib Gurdwara (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Panja Sahib Gurdwara (Photo credit: Wikipedia)...

Tag(s) : #Sikh, #Gurdwara, #Harmandir Sahib, #Sahib, #Asia, #Government, #Pakistan, #Amazing Pakistan, #Business and Economy, #Gurdwara Panja Sahib Hasanabdal