Kasur

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Kasur قصور
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General Information
Province	Punjab
Altitude	218 metres AMSL
Area	3,995 km²
Calling code	049
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
No. of Towns	12 (Kots)
Population	2375875 1998
density	595 persons/km²
Government
City Mayor (Nazim)	Rana Hayat
No. of Union Councils	26
Emblem
Image:Kasur Emblem1.jpg
Website
Kasur Government Website Kasur City Website

Kasur (Urdu/Punjabi: قصور), the city of Bulleh Shah, located 55 km southeast of Lahore, is one of the oldest cities in Pakistan. Kasur is adjacent to the Indo-Pak Border. It is a major tourist attraction because of the famous guard changing ceremony.

It is famous for its very spicy fish, a sweet dish called Andrass, and Kasuri methi. Apart from that, it is also the birthplace of Noor Jehan, the famous Pakistani singer and actress who gained popularity in the 1950's.

Within historical times, Kasur has been in the possession of a remarkable colony of Pathans, perhaps the most remarkable on this side of the Indus. There is little doubt, however, that the site was occupied by a Rajput town long before the period of the earliest Muslim invasions. There are various traditions about the origin of the name of Kasur.

District Kasur came into existence on July 1, 1967 after being detached from Lahore district. It is named after Kasur town situated 55 Kilometers south of Lahore. It has a glorious past set in spiritual and cultural traditions nurtured by Sufi Saints, musicians and singers. Kasur though not as old as Lahore, is a brother town of Lahore. There are different traditions about the name of Kasur.One is that the town was founded by Kasur/ Kasu the son of Ram chander and named after him as Kasurpur.The other tradition tells us that the town was founded by Pathatn families of Kandhar during the period of Akbar.The Pathans constructed some small forts known as Kot.There were about twelve Kots named after the heads of various families.These names still exist.In Arabic, Kot or fort is known as Kaser (Qaser) and plural of Kaser is kasur,the name of the town.

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1 Kots (Areas) of Kasur
2 Famous residents
3 Banks in Kasur
4 Schools and Colleges of Kasur
5 Development in Kasur
6 Industries in Kasur
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Kots (Areas) of Kasur

The city of Kasur is an aggregation of fortified hamlets, called kots, small in themselves, but together forming a considerable town. Originally there are 12 kots, and their names are:

Kot Pacca Qila
Kot Nawan Qila
Kot Azam Khan
Kot Ghulam Mohyyuddin Khan
Kot Murad Khan
Kot Haleem Khan
Kot Peeraan
Kot Fateh Din Khan
Kot Usman Khan
Kot Badar-ud-Din Khan
Kot Ruken Din Khan
Kot Nawab Hussain Khan

[edit] Famous residents

Bulleh Shah
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (Hindustani vocalist, 1902-1968)
Noor Jehan (actress, singer 1926-2000)
Asghar Khan Mayo, advocate, lawyer, human right activist
Rana Phool Muhammad Khan MPA romn 148 till death.
Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan
Rana Muhammad Hayat Khan District Nazim Kasur.

[edit] Banks in Kasur

[edit] Schools and Colleges of Kasur

Government Islamia College, Kasur
Moon Star Public High School Krishna Nager Kasur
Kasur Model High School, Kasur.
Kasur Public School, Kasur.
Bhatti International Public School, Main Khara Road, Kasur.
Dhing Shah Model High School, Khudian
Sadiq memorial High School, Khudian
Government Model High School,Kasur
Government Degree College for Women,Kasur
Pakistan Model High School, Kasur
Allama Iqbal Cadit High School, Kasur
Bank Model High School, Kasur
Sharif Model High School Kasur(First Affiliated School in Kasur)
Sharif Model High School Bhatta Gorian Wala Kasur
Sharif Model High School Kot Rukin Din Khan Kasur
Sharif Model High School Muhalla Haji Shah Sharif Kasur
Sharif Model High School Near Khan Mehal Cinma Raiwind Road Kasur
Sharif Model High School Kot Usman Khan Kasur
Al-Madina Ideal High School Khara Road Kasur

[edit] Development in Kasur

[edit] Sui Gas Supply

In 2004 the work for laying a gas pipe line from Lahore to Kasur was completed, allowing the residents of Kasur access to a gas supply for domestic purposes.

[edit] Mobile Service

Almost all of the major Mobile Companies have their stations in Kasur. ^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Kasur-Lahore Motorway

The Kasur-Lahore Motorway motorway, a 6-lane highway inaugurated by President Pervez Musharraf is under construction and is expected to be completed by the end of 2007. This is particularly important to Kasur's development as many people commute from Kasur to Lahore on a regular basis ^{[citation needed]}.