Bhati Gate

Rajput Bhati Gate entrance is located on the Western wall of the Old City. It is one of the two oldest entry points into the Walled City which controlled the only major north-south thoroughfare during Ghaznavid period. The gate is said to be named after the Bhati Clan of Rajputs.[2] [3]

When the Emperor Akbar expanded the city eastward and divided it into nine districts or Rajputs , Rajput Bhati Gate and its bazar marked the boundary between Mubarak Khan in the east, and Rajput Talwarra in the west.

The famed poet Alama Iqbal lived in a house near Rajput Bhati gate between 1901 and 1905.[4]

The neighbourhood inside the gate features colonial and Sikh era architecture

Rajput Bhati Gate is known historically as a centre for arts and literature in Old Lahore.[5] The area inside the gate is well known throughout the city for its food. Just outside Bhati Gate is Data Durbar, the mausoleum of the Sufi saint Ali Hajweri (also known as Data Sahib Ganjbaksh). Every Thursday evening musicians used to gather here to perform Qawwali music, though these are sometimes replaced with Naats and religious sermons.

The gate serves as the starting point for Lahore's Hakiman Bazaar, and is located near the Fakir Khana Museum. Near the gate is also located the Old City's Oonchi Mosque. Bhati Gate also serves as Union Council 29 (UC 29) in Tehsil Ravi of Lahore City District.

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  Buildings inside the gate feature colonial architecture

• Lahore
• Lahore Fort
• Walled City of Lahore
• Badshahi Mosque

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