Lahore

Summary

Lahore is a city^[1]. Lahore ranks in the top 0.74% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,952 views/month, #41 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lahore was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Lahore was a member of League of Historical Cities^[4].
• Lahore is located in Lahore District^[5].
• Lahore is in the country of Pakistan^[6].
• Lahore is in the country of India^[7].
• Lahore is on the continent of Asia^[8].
• Lahore's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Lahore's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Lahore's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[11].
• Lahore's instance of is recorded as border city^[12].
• Lahore's instance of is recorded as megacity^[13].
• Lahore's instance of is recorded as provincial capital^[14].
• Lahore's official language is recorded as English^[15].
• Lahore's official language is recorded as Urdu^[16].
• Lahore's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mashhad^[17].
• Lahore's twinned administrative body is recorded as Isfahan^[18].
• Lahore's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[19].
• Lahore's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bukhara^[20].
• Lahore's twinned administrative body is recorded as Samarkand^[21].
• Lahore's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dushanbe^[22].
• Lahore's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fez^[23].
• Lahore's twinned administrative body is recorded as Glasgow^[24].
• Lahore's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xi'an^[25].
• Lahore's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chicago^[26].
• Lahore's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fresno^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Pakistan^[6], a sovereign state^[28], in Pakistan^[29], founded in 1947^[30] and India^[7], a country^[31], in India^[32], founded in 1947^[33]. Lahore is located in Lahore District^[5]. Lahore is on the continent of Asia^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+7129629'}^[34], {'amount': '+10665000'}^[35], and {'amount': '+11126285'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], big city^[10], administrative territorial entity^[11], border city^[12], megacity^[13], and provincial capital^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lahore include Lahore Declaration^[37], a bilateral treaty^[38]; Lahore Gate^[39], a gate building^[40], in India^[41]; and Lahore Book Shop^[42], a publishing house^[43], in India^[44], headquartered in Ludhiana^[45].

Why It Matters

Lahore ranks in the top 0.74% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,952 views/month, #41 of 5,534).^[2] Lahore has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Lahore is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Lahore include Lahore Declaration^[37], a bilateral treaty^[38]; Lahore Gate^[39], a gate building^[40], in India^[41]; and Lahore Book Shop^[42], a publishing house^[43], in India^[44], headquartered in Ludhiana^[45].