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| 31°34′44″N74°18′35″E / 31.5790°N 74.3096°E /31.5790; 74.3096 | |
| Location | Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan |
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| Type | City gate |
Bhati Gate | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| City | Lahore |
| Zone | Ravi |
| Union council | UC 37 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council |
| • Chairman | X |
Bhati Gate (Punjabi:بھاٹی بُوہا,romanized: Bhāṭī Būhā;Urdu:بھاٹی دروازه,romanized: Bhāṭī Darwāzāh) is one of the historic thirteen gates of theWalled City of Lahore inLahore,Punjab,Pakistan. Bhati Gate also serves as a union council located in theRavi Zone.[1]
The gate is located nearData Darbar and is similar in design toKashmiri Gate.
Bhati Gate entrance is located on the western wall of the Old City.[2] It is one of the two oldest entry points into the Walled City which controlled the only major north-south thoroughfare during Ghaznavid period. The gate is said to be named after theBhati clan.
It is named after Great Bhati warriors.[3] WhenEmperor Akbar expanded the city eastward and divided it into nine districts, Bhati Gate and its bazar marked the boundary between Mubarak Khan in the east, and Talwarra in the west.
The famed poetAllama Iqbal lived in a house near Bhati Gate between 1901 and 1905.[4][5]
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Bhati Gate is known historically as a centre for arts and literature in Old Lahore.[5] The area inside the gate is well known throughout the city for its food. Just outside Bhati Gate isData Durbar, the mausoleum of theSufi saintAli Hajweri (also known as Data Ganj Baksh). Every Thursday evening musicians used to gather here to performQawwali music, though these are sometimes replaced with Naats and religious sermons.
The gate serves as the starting point for Lahore'sHakiman Bazaar, and is located near theFakir Khana Museum. Near the gate is also located the Old City'sOonchi Mosque.[5] Bhati Gate neighbourhood also serves as Union Council 29 (UC 29) in TehsilRavi ofLahore City District.
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Landmarks of theWalled City of Lahore | |
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| Gates | |
| Mosques | |
| Lahore Fort | |
| Tombs | |
| Others | |
