Lahore Cantonment | |
Native Name: | |
Settlement Type: | Cantonment |
Coordinates: | 31.5167°N 97°W |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Lahore |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Lahore Cantt |
Parts Type: | Neighbourhoods |
Parts Style: | coll,para |
Parts: | 4 |
P1: | Cantonment |
P2: | Defence Housing Authority, Lahore |
P3: | Cavalry Ground |
P4: | Islamnagar |
Government Type: | Cantonment Board |
Leader Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Leader Title1: | Hassan Akthar |
Established Title: | Established |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 374,872 |
Lahore Cantonment (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|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 it mostly consists of numerous housing schemes and high-end markets.[2]
Lahore Cantonment serves as the headquarters of 4 Corps. The 10th and 11th Divisions of the Pakistan Army are also based in Lahore Cantonment.[2]
The DHA Graveyard in Lahore is a Muslim cemetery in Lahore Cantonment, Pakistan operated by the Defence Housing Authority.[3] [4] It is located in S-Block, Phase II (DHA) adjutant to Ghazi Road of Lahore Cantonment.[5]