Heart of Pakistan
Lahore Lahore is the Heart of Pakistan Etymology A legend based on oral traditions holds that Lahore , was known in ancient times as Lavapuri (City of Lava in Sanskrit and was founded by Prince Lava , the son of Sita and Rama while Kasu r was founded by his twin brother Prince Kusha. History Ancient Lahore Lahore had been called by different names throughout history. Ptolemy, the celebrated 2nd-century Egyptian astronomer and geographer, mentions in his Geographia a city called Labokla situated on the route east of the Indus River, in a region described as extending along the Jhelum, Chenab, and Ravi rivers which may have been in reference to the ancient settlement of Lahore Medieval Lahore Lahore appears as the capital of the Punjab for the first time under Anandapala – the Hindu...