Kasur

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Kasur is a historic city in Pakistan’s Punjab province, renowned as the home and burial place of the Sufi poet Bulleh Shah.

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Kasur canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
administrativeType tehsil headquarters
borderingCountry India NERFINISHED
capitalOf Kasur District NERFINISHED
climate humid subtropical climate
coordinateLocation 31.1167°N 74.4500°E
country Pakistan
demographics predominantly Muslim population
distanceToLahore about 50 km south
economicActivity grain markets
livestock farming
tanneries
ethnicGroup Punjabis NERFINISHED
hasCulturalTradition Sufi music
Urs of Bulleh Shah NERFINISHED
hasHeritage historic city
hasHistoricalReputation one of the older cities of Punjab
hasMunicipalStatus city
hasNotablePerson Baba Bulleh Shah NERFINISHED
Bulleh Shah NERFINISHED
hasPlaceOfWorship Shrine of Bulleh Shah NERFINISHED
hasTransport Kasur railway station NERFINISHED
historicalEvent Partition of India 1947 NERFINISHED
knownFor Sufi heritage
agriculture
food and sweets
leather industry
shrines and mausoleums
tomb of Bulleh Shah NERFINISHED
languageUsed Punjabi NERFINISHED
Urdu NERFINISHED
locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kasur District NERFINISHED
locatedNear India–Pakistan border NERFINISHED
Lahore NERFINISHED
locatedOn Ravi River region NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Pattoki NERFINISHED
Raiwind NERFINISHED
partOf Lahore Division NERFINISHED
region Majha area of Punjab
religion Islam
roadConnection connected to Lahore by highway
timezone Pakistan Standard Time NERFINISHED
utcOffset +05:00
wasPartOf British India NERFINISHED
Lahore District (pre-partition) NERFINISHED

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