Lahor
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Lahor is a town of Swabi District
in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
. The town serves as the headquarters of Lahor Tehsil
and is administratively subdivided into two Union councils
. The town is a settlement of 35,000 people and is located at 34.048472°N 72.365583°W with an altitude of 308 metres and lies west of Swabi
and on the northern bank of the Indus River
. Lahor is surrounded by Yar Hussain
, Tordher
, Ambar
and the Indus River.
.
, and faced significant of resistance from the people of Lahor.
According to the historical background Lahor (the historical and original one) is very rich and has the oldest history, civilization, culture, and tradition than the capital of Punjab
(Lahore
).
In ancient times Lahor was named Salatura, Sala in Pushto means advice or unity and Tura means sword thus Salatura means "Unity of Swords". Lahor is a Pushto name, La means more and Hor means fire, Lahor means 'more fire'.
Shaeed Baba and his family belonged to Lahor, Baba along with his eleven brother fought against British imperialism and died fighting the British army
. The grave of Shaeed Baba and one of his brother is still in Lahor. Shaeed Baba's grave is in Mollah Taous Khani
Although it is known that Panini (c. 450 - 350 BCE) was born in Shalatula, a small town near Attock on the northwestern Indian peninsula in what is now Pakistan, historians remain uncertain as to the exact dates of Panini's birth and death. One theory, supported by internal references that indicate Panini had contact with or was at least aware of Greek civilization, place his life after the year 327 BCE, when Macedonian Alexander the Great reached northwestern India. However, historical evidence supports limited contact between the two civilizations as early as the sixth century BCE. http://www.answers.com/topic/panini
Swabi District
Swabi District is the fourth most populous district of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. The residents are referred to as Swabva'l. The Mandanr Yusufzai subsection of the Yousafzai clan of the Pashtuns form a majority of the population.-...
in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The town serves as the headquarters of Lahor Tehsil
Lahor Tehsil
Lahor is an administrative subdivision of district Swabi in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The town of Lahor is the headquarters of the tehsil.-Administration:...
and is administratively subdivided into two Union councils
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
. The town is a settlement of 35,000 people and is located at 34.048472°N 72.365583°W with an altitude of 308 metres and lies west of Swabi
Swabi
Swabi is the capital of Swabi District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°7'0N 72°28'0E. Its residents are referred to as 'Swabiwaal.'-Geography:...
and on the northern bank of the Indus River
Indus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
. Lahor is surrounded by Yar Hussain
Yar Hussain
Yar Hussain is a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan about from Mardan. It is a very beautiful town with lush green fields all around and is the largest village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa....
, Tordher
Tordher
Tordher is a town in the Swabi District and Mardan Division in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Tordher is the second leading trading city after Swabi in the district...
, Ambar
Ambar
Ambar may refer to:* Hambar, the Serbo-Croatian and original Turkish form, the name for a Balkan and Central European building for drying maize* A common Indian given name meaning "The Sky" in Hindi...
and the Indus River.
Administration
The village of Lahor contains two Union Councils, Lahor Gharbi and Lahor Shirqi (East and West), each Union is administered by its own nazimNazim
A nazim is the coordinator of cities and towns in Pakistan. Nazim is the title in Urdu of the chief elected official of a local government in Pakistan, such as a district, tehsil, union council, or village council....
.
History
Lahor has a very old history. Alexander the Great is said to have passed through it, in trying to cross Indus River through the HundHund
Hund is a small village in Swabi district, situated on the right bank of the Indus River about 15 km upstream of Attock Fort and at a distance of about 80 km to the east of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, of Pakistan...
, and faced significant of resistance from the people of Lahor.
According to the historical background Lahor (the historical and original one) is very rich and has the oldest history, civilization, culture, and tradition than the capital of Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
(Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
).
In ancient times Lahor was named Salatura, Sala in Pushto means advice or unity and Tura means sword thus Salatura means "Unity of Swords". Lahor is a Pushto name, La means more and Hor means fire, Lahor means 'more fire'.
Shaeed Baba and his family belonged to Lahor, Baba along with his eleven brother fought against British imperialism and died fighting the British army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. The grave of Shaeed Baba and one of his brother is still in Lahor. Shaeed Baba's grave is in Mollah Taous Khani
Although it is known that Panini (c. 450 - 350 BCE) was born in Shalatula, a small town near Attock on the northwestern Indian peninsula in what is now Pakistan, historians remain uncertain as to the exact dates of Panini's birth and death. One theory, supported by internal references that indicate Panini had contact with or was at least aware of Greek civilization, place his life after the year 327 BCE, when Macedonian Alexander the Great reached northwestern India. However, historical evidence supports limited contact between the two civilizations as early as the sixth century BCE. http://www.answers.com/topic/panini