Lahore Cantonment

Lahore Cantonment (Urdu: 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

لاہور چھاؤنی
Cantonment
Lahore Cantonment is located in Pakistan
Lahore Cantonment
Lahore Cantonment
Coordinates: 31°31′N 74°23′E
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DistrictLahore
TehsilLahore Cantt
Neighbourhoods
4
Government
 • TypeCantonment Board
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total374,872

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, Pakistan 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

References
  1. "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: PUNJAB (LAHORE DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. Lahore Cantonment on GlobalSecurity.org website Retrieved 27 April 2023
  3. Habib, Yasir (29 January 2011). "A Grave Concern – To find a grave in DHA's graveyard…". Pakistan Today (newspaper). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. "LHC dismisses challenge to DHA graveyards policy". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 15 October 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. "DHA Graveyard Ph 2, Punjab, Pakistan". pk.geoview.info.


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