Shalimar Tehsil

Shalimar
تحصیل شالیمار
Tehsil
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
City DistrictLahore
Union Councils56
Government
 • TypeTehsil Municipal Administration
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
2,670,140
The second level of the Shalimar Gardens Also known as the level of fountains

Shalimar (Punjabi, Urdu: شالیمار) is an administrative town (tehsil) in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It forms one of the 10 municipalities of Lahore City District..Its population is 2670140 according to 2023 census. The tehsil has an area of 272 km sq.The population density is 9817/km.sq.

History

Shalimar is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Lahore, located along the historic Grand Trunk Road. Settlement in this area dates back to the 15th century during the Mughul Empire. The town is named after the Shalimar Gardens, built by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1640. The Mela Chiraghan festival used to take place at Shalimar Gardens, until President Ayub Khan banned it in 1958. Shalimar was officially declared a township in 1962 and became an administrative town (tehsil) of Lahore City District in 2001.

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References

  1. ↑ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. ↑ "Convenience stalls - TNS - The News on Sunday". tns.thenews.com.pk.
  3. ↑ "TMA Lahore Division - Local Government and Community Development". lgcd.punjab.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. ↑ REHMAN, ABDUL (24 February 2018). "CHANGING CONCEPTS OF GARDEN DESIGN IN LAHORE FROM MUGHAL TO CONTEMPORARY TIMES". Garden History. 37 (2): 205–217. JSTOR 27821596.