Faqir Khana Museum
Fakir Khana is a private museum and house located in Lahore, Pakistan, owned by the Fakir family. Fakhir Khana contains over 20,000 objects, and is the largest privately owned museum in South Asia.Photo: Meemjee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Lahore, Pakistan
- Also known as: “Fakir Khana”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lahore Fort and Minar-e-Pakistan.
Lahore Fort
Photo: Rohaan Bhatti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lahore Fort is a citadel in the walled interior of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. The fortress is located at the northern end of the Walled City and is spread over an area greater than 20 hectares. Lahore Fort is situated 740 metres northeast of Faqir Khana Museum.
Minar-e-Pakistan
Photo: Irfan0552007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Minar-e-Pakistan is a national monument located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The tower stands in the Greater Iqbal Park, an urban park in Lahore. The tower was built during 1960–1968 on the site where on 23 March 1940, the All-India Muslim League passed the… Minar-e-Pakistan is situated 1 km north of Faqir Khana Museum.
Bhati Gate
City gate
Photo: Amna 1212, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bhati Gate is one of the historic thirteen gates of the Walled City of Lahore in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Bhati Gate also serves as a union council located in the Ravi Zone. This gate is located near Data Darbar and is similar in design to Kashmiri Gate. Bhati Gate is situated 480 metres south of Faqir Khana Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walled City of Lahore and Mazang.
Walled City of Lahore
Suburb
Photo: D.ahmex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Walled City of Lahore, also known as the Old City or Inner Lahore, refers to the historic core of Lahore, the capital and largest city of Punjab, Pakistan.
Mazang
Suburb
Mozang Chungi or Mozang is an area in Lahore, Pakistan. Nearby areas are Miani Sahib Graveyard, Jail Road, Choubarji, Shama and the Anarkali Bazaar. It is located at 31°32'55N 74°18'54E. The January 2011 Raymond Davis incident took place here. Mazang is situated 3½ km south of Faqir Khana Museum.
Lahore
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lahore is Pakistan's second largest city after Karachi, and the capital of the north-eastern Punjab province. It is widely considered the country's cultural capital.
Faqir Khana Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.58321° or 31° 34′ 60″ northLongitude
74.30974° or 74° 18′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8J3PH8M5+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1000032160OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q125589
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Western Panjabi—“Faqir Khana Museum” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Fakir-Ĥana”
- Indonesian: “Fakir Khana”
- Panjabi: “ਫ਼ਕੀਰ ਖ਼ਾਨਾ ਮਿਊਜ਼ੀਅਮ”
- Urdu: “فقیر خانہ”
- Western Panjabi: “فقیر خانہ”
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