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Qila Gujar Singh (Fort of Gujjar Singh) is a residential neighborhood located in the central part of the city of Lahore, Pakistan. [1]

It is the site of the fort of the 18th-century Gurjar king Gujjar Singh Banghi, and the fort's walls and a gate still remain. There is a busy market in the streets of this neighborhood 'Qila Gujar Singh'. It is surrounded by Police Lines Road, the Lahore Hotel, a TV station, and a radio station. [2]

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References

  1. "Towns & Unions in the City District of Lahore - Qila Gujar Singh (see it listed under column Tehsil - 'Data Ganj Bakhsh Town')". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. Sheikh, Majid (28 June 2015). "HARKING BACK: Amazing genius of Gujjar Singh and his Lahore 'qila'". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

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