Pakistan's second largest city, situated on the
Ravi River. Capital of the
Punjab province, it is filled with the
art,
history and
culture of this prosperous region, especially from the time of the
Mughal Empire.
After the Mughal period the city changed hands several times, suffering especially in the Sikh invasion of the 18th century.
Gives its name to the Lahore Resolution, the 1940 declaration by the All-India Muslim League stating that only a separate state for Muslims would be acceptable to them in the event of British withdrawal.