Lahore is Pakistan's second largest city, and the capital of the north-eastern Punjab province. It is widely considered the country's cultural capital. The heart of Lahore is the Walled or Inner City, a very densely populated area of about one square kilometre. Founded in legendary times, and a cultural centre for over a thousand years, Lahore has many attractions to keep the tourist busy. The Mughal and Sikh legacy survives in the Lahore Fort, Badshahi Mosque and Gurdwara, the Mall is lined with colonial-gothic buildings from the British Raj, and the suburbs of Gulberg and Defence feature palatial mansions and trendy shopping districts.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Raushnai Gate, or the "Gate of Light" is between the royal mosque and the citadels. There is a very famous gali (row or narrow street) commonly known as the Shahi Mahala. The name Shahi has been given after the Shahi Qila. People living here are simple. There are various food shops located around the gate.
• The Kashmiri Gate is so called because it faces the direction of Kashmir.
• The Masti Gate.
• The Khizri or the Sheranwala Gate. The gate was named after the name of Khizr Elias.
• The Yakki Gate. The original name was "Zaki," which was derived from the name of a martyr saint.
• The Dehli Gate is so called because it faces the direction of Delhi.
• The Akbari Gate is named after Muhammad Jala-ud-din Akbar, who rebuilt the town and citadel.
• The Mochi Gate might be called after the name of Moti Ram, an officer of Akbar.
• The Shah 'Almi Gate is named after Muhammad Mo'azzam Shah 'Alam Bahadur Shah.
• The Lahori Gate also known as the Lohari gate has been named after the city of Lahore.
• The Mori Gate is the smallest of the gateways.
• The Bhatti Gate was named after the Bhatis, an ancient Rajput tribe who inhabited these quarters in old times.
• The Taxali Gate was named after the Taxal or royal mint, that used to be in its neighborhood in earlier times.