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Lahore
Lahore District · Punjab, Pakistan
Greater Iqbal Park
The 329-acre park around Minar-e-Pakistan, where the Lahore Resolution was passed in 1940.
Greater Iqbal Park spreads over 329 acres beside Lahore's Walled City, with Minar-e-Pakistan at its centre. It is the ground where the Lahore Resolution was adopted in 1940, and Lahore Fort, Badshahi Mosque, Hazuri Bagh and Ranjit Singh's samadhi all stand next to it.
Why go
- ✦Minar-e-Pakistan, where the Lahore Resolution was adopted
- ✦The tomb of Hafeez Jalandhari, writer of the national anthem
- ✦A lake with an 800-foot musical fountain
- ✦Next to Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque
About
Besides the minar, the park holds the tomb of Hafeez Jalandhari, who wrote the words of the national anthem, a four-acre lake with an 800-foot musical fountain, a two-kilometre soft rail, a library, an open-air gym and a food court. The park took its present form after renovation work finished in December 2016.
History
The ground was a parade ground under the Mughals and again under the Sikhs, who called it the Parade Ground. After the British took Lahore in 1849 it became Minto Park, named after Lord Minto, Governor-General of India from 1807 to 1813. After 1947 it was renamed Iqbal Park after the poet Muhammad Iqbal, in memory of the Lahore Resolution of 1940, and became Greater Iqbal Park after its 2015–2016 renovation.
How to Reach
On the edge of the Walled City in Lahore, beside Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque.
Responsible Travel
Respect local communities and site rules.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, October to March; late afternoon into the evening for the fountain.
Getting there, On the edge of the Walled City in Lahore, beside Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque.
Allow, One to three hours; longer if combined with the Fort and Badshahi Mosque.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Greater Iqbal Park, within 5 km.
