Situated
on the east bank of the Ravi River, Lahore is
very old. Legend traces its origin to Loh, the
son of Rama Chandra, the hero of the Ramayana,
but history records that it began as a dependency
of the 8th century AD Hindu ruler, Lalitiditya.
In the early 11th century it came under Muslim
rule and evolved as a centre of Islamic culture
and learning as well as trade and commerce.
In the 13th century it was depopulated and razed
to the ground by the Tartar-Mongol hordes of
Genghis Khan. Timurlane and his Muslim Turks
also arrived and destroyed the city.
Lahore
was a cultural and intellectual centre during
both the Moghul and British eras, and it's an
atmosphere which still pervades today, but it
is the diversity and contrast of the different
sections of the city which make Lahore interesting.
Apart from local tourists with their blaring transistors,
you could almost be back in the Moghul era.
Lahore
is 213 metres above sea level and has a population
of approximately 3 million. The temperature here
drops down to 10C in winter, but in summer can
soar to 40C or more. The best time to visit is
straight after the monsoon period when the weather
is cool and pleasant.
Although
most parts of the Royal fort were constructed
around 1566 AD by the Mughal Emperor, Akbar the
Great, there is a evidence that a mud fort was
in existence here in 1021 AD as well, when mud
fort and constructed most of the modern Fort,
as we see it today, on the old foundations. Constructions
of the fort dates back to the early Hindu period.
When
to go:
October
to March is the best time to visit Lahore. it
is only 213 meters (698 feet) above sea level,
so it is hotter then Islamabad , and can get very
hot in summer.
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