Samanabad (

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, ur, ) is neighborhood located in Samanabad Tehsil of

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Educational institutions

Samanabad is an important hub of educational activities. Many colleges and schools belonging to the government sector, as well as private sector, academies and tuition centers, are serving the cause of education at this hub of knowledge. Important educational institutes of the government and private sector housed at Samanabad include: * Government College for Women * Government Central Model High School * Government Islamia High School * Government Girls Higher Secondary School * Government Institute of Commerce * Government Sulemania High School * Government Junior Model School * KIPS *

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* The Educators
'The Lahore Lyceum'
* American Lycetuff School System * The Times College * New Era Grammar School * Central Group Of Colleges * Hassan Memorial Science Academy * Laraib National Academy * Naveeed Majeed Academy * Gracious Home Grammar School * The Aquila School System * U C Mas Education Group * Unique High School and Unique Science Academy * Fame Institute of Commerce and Science * New World Academy *Dar-E-Raza Islamic School & Academy

Sports

Several Sports facilities are provided to the residents in Samanabad. The most common sport played in Samanabad is

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and

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Samanabad Sports Arena Samanabad Sports Arena, is a multifunctional sports arena in Samanabad, Pakistan. It is owned by the Lahore Parks and Horticulture Authority. It spans an area of more than five acres. History Samanabad Sports Arena was established in 1981 by the ...

" has been established which provides facilities such as

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and

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to the members. There are playgrounds at different locations in Samanabad, where several tournaments of football and cricket are held.

Sites of interest and importance

The three most important main roads of Samanabad in terms of commercial activity include: 1. Main Boulevard Samanabad: * Jamia Masjid Aqs E Jamil * Automobile Market * Rasheedia Masjid * Main Market of Samanabad * Bilal Masjid * Sheikhoo Restaurant (one of the most famous and oldest restaurant in the region) * Sheer e Rabbani Masjid * KIMS Restaurant * Tomb of Zeb-un-Nisa * Bank branches of Habib Bank, Allied Bank,

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* Cuisine specialities:

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, Pathooray and Dahi Bhalle. * Butt Sweets, Gourmet Bakery, Cakes and Bakes, Shezan Bakery, Bundu Khan Sweets
Rizvi Market
(Commonly Known as Old Video Market ) 2. Poonch Road: * ''Haree Kothees'' (meaning homes with green painted façades) * Masjid Umer E Farooq (in front road of Haree Kotheean you will see it almost in end of that road) * ''Regional Office of NADRA (

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)'' * Event and Marriage Halls * Bank branches of Habib Metropolitan Bank,

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, United Bank * U C MAS. 3. Ghazali Road: * Khizra Masjid * Independent Health Club * Ghousia Masjid (Near Doosra Gol Chakkar) * Student Photo Copy & Stationers * Union Council Office (UC-106) * Bohr Wala Chowk (one of the oldest surviving trees of Lahore) *

* Doongi Ground * Samanabad Post Office * Amy's Bakers Samanabad is also known for its roundabouts: * 1st Roundabout (''Pehla Gol Chakkar''), seen while coming from Mor Samnabad, it is junction from Mor Samanabad and coming from Chuburji on Poonch Road * 2nd Roundabout (''Doosra Gol Chakkar''), near Telephone Exchange & Mozang Meat Market * 3rd Roundabout (''Teesra Gol Chakkar''), near Samanabad Girls College & Niazi Hospital There are two important shopping centres in Samanabad namely Main Market (between first and second roundabout) and the Mini Market near Central Model School, Zainab Masjid, Qayyum Park, Samanabad. Pakki Thatti Chowk Almumtaz Cinema the oldest cinema in the area Hafiz wali Masjid, Ghusia Masjid, Tahir Bakery, the most famous store in the area of Samanabad Lahore, Rasheed Bakery the oldest bakery in the area, Kazim General Store, Pak Store, Rehman Store, Attique General Store (Has been ended after the death of parents of Mr. Attique), Al-Buraq General Store. There are markets in Samanabad including Main Market, Mini Market (Choti Market), Chiragh Market (Pakki Thatti Market). The first two have been already discussed while Chiragh Market is a market place having shops of clothes, jewelry, household products, sweets, wedding related products, beuaty saloons etc. Pakki Thatti is also famous as "Pakki Thatti Bus Stop" because this chowk was used to be the stoping point of buses going towards bhatti and railway station. Bastami Road is also one of the most important, old and famous roads in Samanabad. It has some old mosques including Jamia Masjid bustamia hunfia, jamia masjid Baba Laal Shah and Aik Minar wali Masjid. The most famous point of Bastami Road is Mithai wala chowk. It has almost all kind of shops including from breakfast to sweets as well as household products too.

References

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