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.