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One of the historic gates of the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan

Roshnai Gate

Roshnai Gate is one of the thirteen gates within the Walled City of Lahore in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Roshnai Gate
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Roshnai Gate is one of the thirteen gates within the Walled City of Lahore in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was the main entry into Lahore for emperors and nobles during the Mughal, and later Sikh period.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Roshnai 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.

  1. 01
    Badshahi 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.

    200 m · mosque in Lahore, Pakistan · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Shalamar 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.

    6.6 km · garden complex in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Wazir 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.

    1.2 km · mosque in Lahore, Pakistan · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Gaddafi 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.

    8.5 km · cricket ground in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Lahore 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.

    2.2 km · museum in Lahore, Pakistan · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Moti 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.

    200 m · 17th-century fort in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Akbari 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.

    4 km · monument in Lahore, Pakistan · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Mosque 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.

    600 m · Random Mosque in the Mughal Empire · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Tomb 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.

    4.1 km · 17th-century monument in Lahore, Pakistan · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Tomb 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.

    4 km · monument · Wikipedia

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Getting to Roshnai Gate

Airports
Allama Iqbal (LHE), 11 km · Sri Guru Ram Das Ji (ATQ), 48 km · Sialkot (SKT), 106 km
Stations
Lahore Junction Railway Station, 2.6 km
  • Sialkot → Roshnai Gate
    103 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · ₨850–1,130
  • Faisalabad → Roshnai Gate
    117 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · ₨1,020–1,360
  • Attock → Roshnai Gate
    303 km · quickest by road, 5h 56m · ₨3,080–4,110
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No local-transport research exists yet for Roshnai Gate

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 Roshnai Gate. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • 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.

The nearest places where the work is done
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  2. 02
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  3. 03
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  4. 04
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  5. 05
    Karimabad (Hunza)PK

    9 ways of moving, 35 sources

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Around it

Next door to Roshnai Gate

Roshnai Gate is 5 km from Lahore, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Shahdara Baghsuburb of Lahore, Pakistan5.4 km
  • Kot Abdul Malikhuman settlement in Pakistan8.2 km
  • Delhi Gateone of the historic gates of the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan1.5 km
  • Kashmiri Gateone of the historic gates of the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan900 m
  • Anarkali Bazaarneighbourhood in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan2.4 km
  • Lohari Gateone of the historic gates of the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan1.2 km