Heritage record
Sheranwala Gate
PunjabGateProtected
It is said that the gate derives its name after two domesticated lions kept here in cages by Ranjit Singh. Before Ranjit Singh, it was called Khizri i.e., ferry Gate after Khizr (Sufi Saint), the present building of the gate is of the British period.
- Record ID
- 6456
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Lahore
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Gate
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
- Coordinates
- 31.58630, 74.32434 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required; pwhi_protection_correction_2026-07-23
- Sources
- Khan, Ahmad Nabi. (1987). Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
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