Miani Sahib Graveyard

The Miani Sahib Graveyard (Urdu: میانی صاحب قبرستان) is the largest graveyard in the city of Lahore, Pakistan.^[1] It is in the centre of Lahore.^[2] Its origins date back to the Mughal era, making it one of the oldest graveyards in the region.

EstablishedMughal era (16th–17th century)

Location

Jail Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Coordinates31.5498°N 74.3170°E / 31.5498; 74.3170

TypePublic Muslim cemetery

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Miani Sahib Graveyard
میانی صاحب قبرستان
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Established	Mughal era (16th–17th century)
Location	Jail Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates	31.5498°N 74.3170°E / 31.5498; 74.3170
Type	Public Muslim cemetery
Owned by	Miani Sahib Graveyard Committee
Size	1,206 kanal (60 ha; 149 acre)
No. of graves	300,000+

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Miani Sahib Graveyard occupies around 1,206 Kanal area (60 hectares, 149 acres) of land and has a capacity of approximately 300,000 graves. It is administered by the Miani Sahib Graveyard Committee (MSGC), which was formed on 31 May 1962.^[3]

Gravediggers at the cemetery routinely bury the bodies of the newly deceased in plots that go unvisited.^[2]