Shekhupūra

Shekhupūra

also spelled  Sheikhupura,  

      city, Punjab province, eastern Pakistan. In the town centre stands a fort of the Mughal emperor Jahāngīr (completed 1619) that also served as the 19th-century residence of one of Ranjit Singh's queens; outside the city, the massive Hiran Minar tower overlooks the countryside. Shekhupūra is connected by road and rail with Lahore (25 miles [40 km] southeast) and various other cities. It is an industrial centre that makes food products and textiles. The city is in a section of alluvial plain known as the Bar tract, which is irrigated by the Chenāb Canal system. Pop. (1998 prelim.) 271,875.

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