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 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
administrativeType tehsil headquarters
borderingCountry India
capitalOf Kasur District
linked to: Kasur district
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
linked to: Punjabi people
hasCulturalTradition Sufi music
Urs of Bulleh Shah
linked to: Bulleh Shah
hasHeritage historic city
hasHistoricalReputation one of the older cities of Punjab
hasMunicipalStatus city
hasNotablePerson Baba Bulleh Shah
linked to: Bulleh Shah

Bulleh Shah
hasPlaceOfWorship Shrine of Bulleh Shah
hasTransport Kasur railway station
historicalEvent Partition of India 1947
linked to: Partition of India
knownFor Sufi heritage
agriculture
food and sweets
leather industry
shrines and mausoleums
tomb of Bulleh Shah
languageUsed Punjabi
linked to: Punjabi language

Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
locatedIn Punjab, Pakistan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kasur District
linked to: Kasur district
locatedNear India–Pakistan border
Lahore
locatedOn Ravi River region
linked to: Ravi River basin
nearbyCity Pattoki
Raiwind
partOf Lahore Division
region Majha area of Punjab
religion Islam
roadConnection connected to Lahore by highway
timezone Pakistan Standard Time
utcOffset +05:00
wasPartOf British India
Lahore District (pre-partition)
linked to: Lahore District

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