Lahore

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Lahore

Total population

11,126,285

Elevation214 m

Coordinates31.57°, 74.31°

Demographic figures from Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Lahore is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is the second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and 27th largest in the world, with a population of over 14 million. Lahore is one of Pakistan's major industrial, educational and economic hubs. It has been the historic capital and cultural centre of the wider Punjab region, and is one of Pakistan's most socially liberal, progressive, and cosmopolitan cities.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Asif Masood

cricketer

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Asim Butt

Scottish cricketer (1967-2009)

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Asim Khan

Dutch cricketer

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Aslam Pervaiz

Pakistani film actor

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Aslam Khokhar

Pakistani cricketer (1920-2011)

Aspy Engineer

Indian Air Marshal and diplomat

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Ata-ur-Rehman

Pakistani cricketer

Athar Abbas

Pakistani general and diplomat

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Atif Rauf

Pakistani cricketer

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Atiq-ul-Rehman

English cricketer (born 1981)

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Avtar Singh Rikhy

Indian civil servant

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Sardar Awais Leghari

politician in Pakistan

Ayesha Jalal

Pakistani historian

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Ayesha Sana

Pakistani actress

Ayesha Siddiqa

Pakistani journalist and scholar

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Azhar Saeed

cricketer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Punjab

• Baía da Traição
  7591.9 mi away · pop. 9,224
• Aldeia Acajutibiro
  7592.2 mi away
• Aldeia Forte
  7592.2 mi away
• Aldeia do Galego
  7592.5 mi away
• Aldeia São Francisco
  7593 mi away
• Tapuio
  7593.8 mi away
• Camurupim
  7594.1 mi away
• Barra do Mamanguape
  7594.1 mi away
• Aldeia Laranjeira
  7594.7 mi away
• Lagoa de Praia
  7594.7 mi away
• Praia de Campina
  7595.1 mi away
• Lucena
  7595.4 mi away · pop. 12,560

Browse all places in Punjab →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lahore

Tafsili fihrist makhtutat-i 'Årabiyah

Lahore. Punjab Public Library · 1957

Greater Than a Tourist – Lahore Punjab Pakistan

Shehr Naz Ashraf · 2017

Sabad-i gul ya`ni farsi zuban ka nisab

Lahore Punjab University · 1930

Tafşili fihrist makhtutat-i Farsiyah

Lahore. Punjab Public Library · 1963

Tafsili fihrist makhtutat-i mutafarriqah

Lahore. Punjab Public Library · 1964

Tafṣīlī fihrist makhṭūṭāt-i Fārsīyah

Lahore. Punjab Public Library · 1963

List of non-herbaceous plants grown in the gardens

Lahore, Punjab. Agri.-horticultural gardens · 1916

Lahore & the Punjab

Zulfiqar Ahmad · 1982

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-05-24

Indian Pond-Heron

Ardeola grayii

Seen 2026-05-24

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Seen 2026-05-24

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-05-24

Common guava

Psidium guajava

Seen 2026-05-20

Jungle Cat

Felis chaus

Seen 2026-05-17

Red-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer

Seen 2026-05-16

Jungle Babbler

Argya striata

Seen 2026-05-16

Snake Plant

Sansevieria trifasciata

Seen 2026-05-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Lahore, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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