Chitta Gate
The Chitta Gate is a gateway located in the Walled City of Lahore in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, dating back to 1650.
The Chitta Gate is a gateway located in the Walled City of Lahore in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, dating back to 1650. The gate was once Lahore's original "Delhi Gate," and the city's main entry point.
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Worth seeing in and around Chitta Gate
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Badshahi Mosque
The Badshahi Mosque is a Mughal-era imperial mosque located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was constructed between 1671 and 1673 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, opposite to the Lahore Fort in the northern outskirts of the historic Walled City.
1.5 km · mosque in Lahore, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 02Shalamar Gardens
The Shalamar Gardens are a Mughal garden complex besides Baghbanpura, located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The 17th-century gardens date from the period of the Mughal Empire, and are now one of country's most popular tourist destinations.
5.4 km · garden complex in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 03Wazir Khan Mosque
The Wazir Khan Mosque is a 17th-century Mughal mosque located in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The mosque was commissioned by the then governor of Lahore, Wazir Khan, during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a part of an ensemble of buildings that also included the nearby Wazir Khan Hammam baths.
100 m · mosque in Lahore, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 04Gaddafi Stadium
Gaddafi Stadium formerly known as Lahore Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board. With a capacity of 27,000, it is the fourth largest cricket stadium of Pakistan.
7.8 km · cricket ground in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 05Lahore Museum
The Lahore Museum is a museum located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest and most significant museums in the country, being founded in 1865.
2.3 km · museum in Lahore, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 06Moti Masjid
Moti Masjid, one of the "Pearl Mosques", is a 17th-century religious building located inside the Lahore Fort, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a small, white marble structure built by Mughal emperor Jahangir and modified by the architects of Shah Jahan, and is among his prominent extensions to the Lahore Fort Complex.
1.2 km · 17th-century fort in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 07Akbari Sarai
The Akbari Sarai is a large caravan inn, located in Shahdara Bagh in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Dating from 1637, the sarai was originally built for travelers, as well as for caretakers of the Tomb of Jahangir.
5 km · monument in Lahore, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 08Mosque of Mariyam Zamani Begum
Begum Shahi Mosque, officially the Mosque of Mariyam Zamani Begum, is a 17th-century mosque situated in the interior walled city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. It was commissioned by Mughal empress Mariam-uz-Zamani, the chief consort of Akbar.
800 m · Random Mosque in the Mughal Empire · Wikipedia - 09Tomb of Asif Khan
The tomb of Asif Khan is a 17th-century mausoleum located in Shahdara Bagh, in the city of Lahore, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It was built for the Mughal statesman Mirza Abul Hassan Jah, who was titled Asif Khan.
5.1 km · 17th-century monument in Lahore, Pakistan · Wikipedia - 10Tomb of Nur Jahan
The Tomb of Nur Jahan is a 17th-century mausoleum in Lahore, Pakistan, that was built for the Mughal empress Nur Jahan. The tomb's marble was plundered during the Sikh Empire era in the 18th century for use at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
5.1 km · monument · Wikipedia
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Getting to Chitta Gate
- Airports
- Allama Iqbal (LHE), 10 km · Sri Guru Ram Das Ji (ATQ), 47 km · Sialkot (SKT), 106 km
- Stations
- Lahore Junction Railway Station, 1.3 km
- Sialkot → Chitta Gate103 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · ₨850–1,130
- Faisalabad → Chitta Gate119 km · quickest by road, 2h 49m · ₨1,030–1,370
- Attock → Chitta Gate305 km · quickest by road, 5h 55m · ₨3,080–4,110
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Chitta Gate. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMinibuses are the cheapest way to get between the larger cities, and the only way to get to some more remote destinations.
- Get aroundIn the old town, walking or a tuk-tuk are your only options.
- Get around}} Auto-rickshaws/Qingqis are open rickshaws with (narrow) rear-facing seats, or with two seats facing forward and two backward.
- Get aroundRickshaws are the cheapest and, for women, the safest individual forms of public transport.
- Get aroundTry to find a rickshaw with a well-padded seat, otherwise you will come out bruised and aching.
From Wikivoyage: Lahore, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.
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Next door to Chitta Gate
Chitta Gate is 4 km from Lahore, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Shahdara Baghsuburb of Lahore, Pakistan6.5 km
- Kot Abdul Malikhuman settlement in Pakistan9.4 km
- Heera Mandihuman settlement in Pakistan1.4 km
- Kashmiri Gateone of the historic gates of the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan500 m
- Anarkali Bazaarneighbourhood in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan2 km
- Lohari Gateone of the historic gates of the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan1.3 km