Lahore Cantonment

Lahore Cantonment (Urdu: لاہور چھاؤنی‎) is a garrison located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Although the cantonment is located within Lahore City District (UC 152), it is an independent municipality under control of the Military Lands & Cantonments Department of the Ministry of Defence. Lahore Cantonment is regarded as an upscale neighbourhood of Lahore. As of April 2013, the average value of a 1 Kanal home is worth is ₨50 million (US$300,000).[2]

Lahore Cantonment


لاہور چھاؤنی
Cantonment
Lahore Cantonment
Coordinates: 31°31′N 74°23′E
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DistrictLahore
TehsilLahore Cantt
Neighbourhoods
4
Government
 • TypeCantonment Board
Population
 • Total374,872

Neighbourhoods

Military

Lahore Cantonment serves as the headquarters of 4 Corps. The 10th and 11th Divisions of the Pakistan Army are also based in Lahore Cantonment.

Cemetery

The DHA Graveyard in Lahore, Pakistan is a Muslim cemetery in Lahore Cantonment, Pakistan operated by the Defence Housing Authority.[3][4][5][6] It is located in S-Block, Phase II (DHA) adjutant to Ghazi Road of Lahore Cantonment.[7]

Transportation

Attractions

See also

References
  1. "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: PUNJAB (LAHORE DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. Houses for Sale in Cantt Archived 2013-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Graveyards - Welcome to DHA Lahore". dhalahore.org.
  4. Habib, Yasir (29 January 2011). "A Grave Concern – To find a grave in DHA's graveyard…". Pakistan Today.
  5. Iqbal, Atif (13 May 2008). "Grave concerns in DHA".
  6. "LHC dismisses challenge to DHA graveyards policy". The Express Tribune. 15 October 2011.
  7. "DHA Graveyard Ph 2, Punjab, Pakistan". pk.geoview.info.


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