Pakistan
Punjab
Lahore District

Minar-e-Pakistan

Minar-e-Pakistan is a located in , , . The tower was built during 1960–1968 on the site where on 23 March 1940, the All-India Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution which was later called the Pakistan Resolution – the first official call for a separate and independent homeland for the Muslims of British India, as espoused by the two-nation theory.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lahore Fort and Tomb of Allama Iqbal.

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The is a citadel in the of in , Pakistan. The fortress is located at the northern end of the Walled City and spreads over an area greater than 20 hectares. is situated 700 metres southeast of Minar-e-Pakistan.

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The , or Mazar-e-Iqbal, is the final resting place of Muhammad Iqbal, the national poet of Pakistan. Designed in the Mughal architectural style, the mausoleum is located next to the walls of the iconic Mughal-era , within the in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. is situated 540 metres south of Minar-e-Pakistan.

City gate
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is one of the thirteen gates within the in , Punjab, . It was the main entry into Lahore for emperors and nobles during the Mughal, and later Sikh period. is situated 430 metres southeast of Minar-e-Pakistan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner City of Lahore and Mazang.

Suburb
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The Walled City of Lahore, also known as the Old City or Inner Lahore, refers to the historic core of , the capital and largest city of .

Suburb
Mozang Chungi or Mozang is an area in , . Nearby areas are Miani Sahib Graveyard, Jail Road, Choubarji, Shama and the . It is located at 31°32'55N 74°18'54E. The January 2011 Raymond Davis incident took place here. is situated 4½ km south of Minar-e-Pakistan.

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is 's second largest city after , and the capital of the north-eastern Punjab province. It is widely considered the country's cultural capital.

Minar-e-Pakistan

Latitude
31.59251° or 31° 35′ 33″ north
Longitude
74.30949° or 74° 18′ 34″ east
Open location code
8J3PH8V5+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 232401426
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q996962
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Minar-e-Pakistan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منارة باكستان”
  • Azerbaijani: “Minar-e-Pakistan”
  • Bengali: “মিনারে পাকিস্তান”
  • Chinese: “巴基斯坦决议日纪念塔”
  • Chinese: “巴基斯坦決議日紀念塔”
  • Dutch: “Minar-e-Pakistan”
  • Esperanto: “Minareto de Pakistano”
  • Esperanto: “Turo de Pakistano”
  • Finnish: “Minar-e-Pakistan”
  • French: “Minar-e-Pakistan”
  • German: “Minar-e-Pakistan”
  • Hebrew: “מינרט פקיסטן”
  • Hindi: “मीनार-ए-पाकिस्तान”
  • Indonesian: “Minar-e-Pakistan”
  • Italian: “Minar-e-Pakistan”
  • Japanese: “ミナーレ・パキスタン”
  • Nepali: “मिनारे पाकिस्तान”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Minar-e-Pakistan”
  • Panjabi: “ਮੀਨਾਰ-ਏ-ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ”
  • Polish: “Minar-e-Pakistan”
  • Portuguese: “Minar-e-Pakistan”
  • Russian: “Минар-э-Пакистан”
  • Sindhi: “مينار پاڪستان”
  • Slovenian: “Minar-e-Pakistan”
  • Tamil: “மினார்-இ-பாக்கித்தான்”
  • Thai: “มีนาเรปากิสตาน”
  • Ukrainian: “Мінар-е-Пакистан”
  • Urdu: “مینار پاکستان”
  • Vietnamese: “Minar-e-Pakistan”
  • Western Panjabi: “مینار پاکستان”

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Highlights include Bilal Marriage Hall and Bādāmi Bāgh Minto Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Minar-e-Pakistan”. Photo: Irfan0552007, CC BY-SA 3.0.