Lahore Cantonment Explained

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]

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.[2]

Cemetery

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]

Transportation

Attractions

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: PUNJAB (LAHORE DISTRICT). 2018-01-03. 2023-04-27. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20180508151242/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/LAHORE_BLOCKWISE.pdf. 2018-05-08. dead.
  2. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/cantt-lahore.htm Lahore Cantonment on GlobalSecurity.org website
  3. News: A Grave Concern – To find a grave in DHA’s graveyard… . 29 January 2011 . Yasir . Habib. Pakistan Today (newspaper). 27 April 2023.
  4. News: LHC dismisses challenge to DHA graveyards policy . 15 October 2011 . The Express Tribune (newspaper). 27 April 2023.
  5. Web site: DHA Graveyard Ph 2, Punjab, Pakistan. pk.geoview.info.