Sheikhupura
Sheikhupura, also known as Qila Sheikhupura, is a city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It was founded by the Mughal emperor Jahangir in 1607 as a citadel, west of Lahore.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sheikhupura and Sheikhupura Fort.
Sheikhupura
Railway station
Qila Sheikhupura Junction Railway Station is in Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan.
Sheikhupura Fort
Fort
Photo: Bhaur, Public domain.Sheikhupura Stadium
Stadium
Sheikhupura Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the city of Sheikhupura in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches.
Sheikhupura
- Type: City with 473,000 residents
- Also known as: “شیخوپورہ”
- Category: locality
- Location: Punjab, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.7085° or 31° 42′ 31″ north
Longitude
73.9864° or 73° 59′ 11″ east
Population
473,000
Elevation
204 metres (669 feet)
Open location code
8J3MPX5P+CH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=city
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Sheikhupura” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شيخوبورا”
- Chinese: “谢胡布尔”
- French: “Sheikhupura”
- French: “Shekhupura”
- German: “Sheikhupura”
- Greek: “Σεϊχουπούρα”
- Hindi: “शेखपुरा”
- Japanese: “シークープラ”
- Kannada: “ಶೇಖುಪುರ”
- Portuguese: “Shekhupura”
- Russian: “Шекхупура”
- Spanish: “Sheikhupura”
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