Batapur

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Batapur
Residential area
Batapur
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
District & city Lahore
Code042
Language
  • Punjabi
  • Urdu
  • English

Batapur is a town near the city of Lahore, Pakistan. [1] It was established[ when? ] as a residence for the workers of a Bata shoe factory. The nearest airport is the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, an approximately 20-minute drive on the Lahore Ring Road.

History

Memorial to the Battle of Batapur Battle of Batapur.jpg
Memorial to the Battle of Batapur

During the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, a battle took place at Batapur, in which a Pakistani regiment defeated an Indian regiment and pushed it back to the eastern bank of the Bambawali-Ravi-Bedian Canal towards Dograi and blew up the bridge over the canal. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan- Settlements". data.humdata.org. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Cloughley, Brian (2016). A History of the Pakistan Army: Wars and Insurrections (5th edition). Carrel Books. p. 104. ISBN   978-1631440380.

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