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Shahdara Bagh, Lahore is a suburb of Lahore. It consists of old markets. Shahdara is a northern suburb of Lahore. Its situated on northern side of River Ravi.

Its famous for two historic Mughal Architectural sites, Gardens built by Mughals, and tombs of Mughal Emperor Jahangir , his wife Empress Nur Jehan and his brother-in-law Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan.

Present day Shahdara is busy suburb town with major market and stalls. It has two parts, old town and the new town localities. It has its own railway station that links it to Lahore and other cities. M-2 Motorway, and N-5 GT Road passed through it which link the Lahore to northern parts of the Pakistan.

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Main entrance of Tomb of Jahangir	Tomb of Jahangir	Four-tiered minaret	Pietra dura detail
Entrance to the tomb chamber	Beautifully inlaid sarcophagus of Jahangir	"Illumined Grave of His Majesty, Asylum of Pardon: Emperor Nur-ud-din Muhammad Jahangir, 1037 AH"	Nur Jahan's Mausoleum
Fresco in vestibule of tomb chamber	Fresco in vestibule of tomb chamber	Fresco in vestibule of tomb chamber	Glazed tile kashi inlay in mausoleum verandah
Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan's decrepit Timurid-style tomb at Shahdara, Lahore	Beautifully inlaid sarcophagus of Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan	Sarcophagus framed by arch with kashi tile work in spandrels.	Remnants of kashi tile work on tomb's outer walls

[edit] See also

• Tomb of Jahangir