Batapur Explained

Batapur
Type:Residential area
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District & city
Subdivision Name2:Lahore
Subdivision Type3:Code
Subdivision Name3:042
Subdivision Type4:Language
Established Title:Established
Established Title2:53400

Batapur is a town near the city of Lahore, Pakistan. It was established as a residence for the workers of a Bata shoe factory. The nearest airport is the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, an approximately twenty-minute drive on the Lahore Ring Road, which was destroyed during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965[1] and again during Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

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31.5942°N 74.4936°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bucksjournal.com/Essays/lahore.htm Lahore Situationer (11/20/71)