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Data Darbar (Punjabi: داتا دربار, romanized: Dātā Darbār) is an Islamic shrine located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] It is the largest Sufi shrine in South Asia . It was built to house the remains of al-Hujwiri , commonly known as Data Ganj Baksh or more colloquially as Data Sahab , a Sufi saint from Ghazni in present-day ...
Bhati Gate (Punjabi: بھاٹی دروازه, Bhati Buha) is one of the historic thirteen gates of the Walled City of Lahore in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Bhati Gate also serves as a union council located in the Ravi Zone. [1] The gate is located near Data Darbar and is similar in design to Kashmiri Gate.
The July 2010 Lahore bombings occurred on 1 July 2010 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the Sufi shrine, Data Darbar Complex. At least 50 people were killed and 200 others were hurt in the blasts. [1] [2] [3] It was the biggest attack on a Sufi shrine in Pakistan since 2001. [2]
In the present day, al-Hujwiri is venerated as the main saint of Lahore, [34] Pakistan by the traditional Sunni Muslims of the area. [34] [28] He is, moreover, one of the most widely venerated saints in the entire South Asia, [28] and his tomb-shrine in Lahore, popularly known as Data Darbar, is one of the most frequented shrines in South Asia ...
Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department is a department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan.It handles the administration of 534 shrines, 534 masjids, 76,625 acres of land, 1,403 commercial/domestic properties, employes 2,789 employees, runs a 120-bed hospital at Data Darbar, 16 dispensaries in Punjab, organizes 11 zones. and acts as a liaison between the Auqaf Organisation and Government of ...
The entire city of Lahore during the medieval Ghaznavid era was probably located west of the modern Shah Alami, and north of the Bhatti Gate. [1] Many of the city's pre-Mughal tombs were built along the perimeter of this outline, including the Data Darbar shrine, the Tomb of Malik Ayaz, and the Aybak
The 2019 Lahore bombing was a suicide bomb attack on Wednesday 8 May 2019, one day after the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, outside Data Darbar in Lahore, Pakistan. CCTV footage of the blast showed that at 8:45 am, an explosion occurred outside Data Darbar’s second gate (The entrance for female visitors) (Bukhari).
Bilal Ganj or Bilal Gunj is a residential neighbourhood and an automobiles market in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] Bilal Ganj market is situated close to Data Darbar, which is the shrine of the Sufi saint Data Ganj Baksh (Ali Hujwiri) Data Darbar.