Abohar
Abohar in Fazilka district is near a wildlife sanctuary that includes Bishnoi village land and habitat for blackbuck.
Punjab, India
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Ahmadpur East: hospitals and women’s higher education
Ahmadpur East’s hospital traces its beginnings to 1945. Later buildings and women’s higher education show institutions changing over time.
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Ahmadpur Sial: temple reuse, soils and a changing road plan
A reported temple visit, a tehsil soil study and a 2025 municipal plan reveal different scales of Ahmadpur Sial’s history.
Pakistan Punjab
Ahmedgarh: a market town and memories of Partition
Ahmedgarh is a market town in Malerkotla district, with a railway connection and recorded memories of Partition.
Punjab, India
Ajnala: place, 1857 and the history of commemoration
Learn about Ajnala’s administrative setting, the killings of 1857 and research on remains recovered in 2014.
Punjab, India
Akal Takht: Sikh authority, damage and rebuilding
The Akal Takht in Amritsar is a seat of Sikh authority whose history includes the damage of 1984 and subsequent rebuilding.
Punjab
Alipur: a trading-town record and changing educational institutions
An 1885 town entry and two distinct college records connect Alipur’s commercial past with recent higher education.
Pakistan Punjab
Ambala and historical Punjab
Ambala, now in Haryana, was part of Punjab before 1966. Its city and cantonment have distinct histories.
Haryana, India
Amritsar: settlement, sarovar and city
Discover Amritsar’s growth around a sacred pool and settlement, alongside its trading streets, education and production.
Indian Punjab
Anandpur Sahib
Learn about Anandpur Sahib’s founding, the Khalsa and the Virasat-e-Khalsa museum.
Rupnagar district, Punjab, India
Anarkali Bazaar: commerce and urban change in Lahore
Lahore’s Anarkali Bazaar is part of a historic neighbourhood of shops, markets, homes and public buildings shaped by urban change.
Lahore, Punjab
Arifwala: commercial streets, housing and women’s education
A notified roads map, a neighbourhood study and a college-affiliation record reveal different aspects of Arifwala’s urban life.
Pakistan Punjab
Attari: the border, railway and integrated check post
Discover Attari’s location near Amritsar and its role in India–Pakistan border infrastructure.
Indian Punjab
Attock and Attock Khurd: town and river crossing
The modern town’s name and an older Indus crossing have different histories. A district record, bridge photograph and railway station help keep them distinct.
Pakistan Punjab
Badshahi Mosque
Discover Lahore’s Badshahi Mosque, its Mughal architecture and conservation.
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Baghapurana: town, tehsil and records of change
Read about Baghapurana in Moga district through census, administrative and environmental records.
Moga district, Punjab, India
Bahawalnagar: railways, drainage and local historical memory
Bahawalnagar Junction’s railway connections, workers’ housing and drainage are examined alongside local accounts of the town’s past.
Punjab, Pakistan
Bahawalpur: schools, university and a public library
Trace Bahawalpur’s educational and library heritage through Jamia Abbasia, Sadiq Public School and a dated account of Central Library renovation.
Punjab, Pakistan
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