Lalamusa
History
Toponymy
According to local legends, the city was inhabited by people of the Arain tribe, and the city was named after two brothers from the same tribe, named Lālah (لالہ) and Mūsá (موسٰی) who settled in the old city.
Geography
Lalamusa is situated on the Grand Trunk Road (National Highway 5). It is geographically located at latitude (32.7 degrees) 32° 42' 0" North of the Equator and longitude (73.96 degrees) 73° 57' 35" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of the world and lies at an altitude of about 250 meters.
It also has major neighbouring cities such as Kharian (16 km) and Gujrat (22 km).
Transport
This city is connected through the Grand Trunk Road (National Highway 5) which allows it to be linked to major cities like Islamabad (96.313 miles/155km to the west) and Lahore (92 miles/148km to the east).
A railway station (Lala Musa Junction Station) also serves the city for longer journeys operated by Pakistan Railways with around 20 trains travelling throughout the country.
Government institutions
The Punjab Local Government Training Academy is situated in Lalamusa.
Cultural and leisure sites
Public parks
Lala Musa has a number of public parks and nature reserves like Fatima Jinnah park, Haji Asgar park, etc.
Notable people
- Roshan Ara Begum was a vocalist belonging to the Kirana gharana (singing style) of Hindustani classical music. She is also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Mauseeqi (The Queen of Music) and The Queen of Classical Music in both Pakistan and India.
- Javed Chaudhry is an Urdu-language journalist from Lala Musa, who is known for his infamous column 'Zero Point'.
- Qamar Zaman Kaira is the senior leader of Pakistan People's Party and a former federal information minister and governor of Gilgit-Baltistan.
- Alam Lohar, a Punjabi folk singer, belonged to Lalamusa. He died in a road accident on 3 July 1979 and was buried in a city graveyard.
- Arif Lohar is a famous folk singer who is also from Lalamusa.
- Suri Sehgal, an Indian-American scientist and philanthropist, grew up in Lala Musa city before the partition of Punjab between India and Pakistan.