Lāhor, also known as Little Lahore (Pashto: , Urdu: ) and historically known as Salatura, is a town in the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It serves as the headquarters of the Lahor Tehsil and is administratively subdivided into two union councils. The town is located at with an altitude of 308 m. It lies west of Swabi on the northern bank of the Indus River. In the vicinity of Lahor are Panjpir, Hund and Zaida.
Administration The village of Lahor contains two union councils, Lahor Gharbi and Lahor Sharqi (East and West), each union is administered by its own nazim.
History Historians believe that a town called Śalātura existed in the vicinity of Lahor, where the Sanskrit grammarian Panini probably lived. The Chinese traveller Huan Tsang visited the city in the 7th century CE and reported that there was said to have been a statue for Panini in the town (but not present in his time). Alexander the Great is said to have passed through the area, in trying to cross the Indus River through the Hund.
References
External links Biography of Panini Panini at answers.com
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