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Itinerary: Sacred Ramblings
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ONE TO TWO WEEKS / LAHORE TO UCH SHARIF
Shrines and mosques are highlights of this sacred route through Lahore and Southern Punjab.
The whole of Pakistan is dotted with magnificent shrines and mosques, but this itinerary visits those of Lahore and southern Punjab, home to some of the country’s finest examples. In
Lahore, start your sacred ramble at the phenomenal 17th-century Badshahi Mosque before checking out the city’s other sacred legacies including Jehangir’s Tomb, Nur Jahan’s Tomb, the Mosque of Wazir Khan, the Gurdwara of Arjan Dev and the Shrine of Data Ganj Bakhsh Hajveri; the last has superb qawwali (Islamic devotional singing) each Thursday. After taking in Lahore’s sacred sights, head southwest to the historic city of
Multan.
Here you’ll find scores of intriguing shrines including the mausoleums of Sheikh Rukn-i-Alam, Baha-ud-Din Zakaria and Shams-ud-Din Sabzwari. From Multan, catch a bus south to
Bahawalpur, an easygoing town that makes a convenient base to visit the shrines of
Uch Sharif – the Mausoleum of Bibi Jawindi is particularly eye-catching. If you’ve got time (or are en route to Sindh) don’t miss the extraordinary 20th-century
Bhong Mosque, situated further south, not far from the Sindh border.
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