Taxali Gate Explained

Taxali Gate
Location:	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Type:	City gate
Coordinates:	31.586°N 74.3078°W

Taxali Gate (Urdu: {{nq|ٹکسالی دروازه, Taxali Darwaza) was one of several historic gates of the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan.^[1]

History

Also known as the Taxal, or royal mint,^[2] it was built from 1575 -1585 during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar.^[3] There is a shoe market located here known as Sheikhupurian Bazaar as well as a variety of special food - the most famous are Sri Pai of Fazal Din commonly known as Phajja.

Among specialist sweet stores are Taj Mahal and Shahabuddin Halwai. Heera Mandi, a defunct red light district also used to lie close by to this gate,^[4] where Mughal Emperors used to keep their royal consorts. Taxali Gate also serves as Union Council 30 (UC 30) in Tehsil Ravi of Lahore City District.

See also

• Lahore
• Lahore Fort
• Walled City of Lahore
• Badshahi Mosque

External links

• Walled City Has thirteen gates - Archived
• Islamic Web Sites About Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh

Notes and References

1. News: Qureshi . Tania . Lahore's Taxali Gate — more than just a red light area . Daily Times (newspaper) . 3 July 2023. 7 March 2018.
2. News: Qureshi . Tania . Taxali Gate — Afar the red light! . Pakistan Today (newspaper). 3 July 2023 . 14 November 2015.
3. Web site: Jamil . Sidra . A Walk through Taxali Gate, Lahore - Sidra Jamil . www.youlinmagazine.com . Youlin Magazine . 17 December 2018 . en . 21 May 2018.
4. Web site: Butt . Zohaib . Dancing Girls of Lahore (Taxali Gate) • We Blog The World . We Blog The World . 17 December 2018 . 9 August 2010.