| 词条 | Lahore, Virginia |
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The Village was named in the 1800s by the Owner of a General Store, after reading and studying a book about India.[2] Purchase of landsNoor Naghmi, son of Pakistani broadcaster Abul Hasan Naghmi, brought the American Lahore to the news in 2007. The junior Naghmi, is a financial services professional in Vienna, Virginia. After a years long negotiation with farmer Nancy Wallace, who owned {{convert|235|acre|km2}} of American Lahore (including the center of the town), Naghmi was able to strike a deal for 3 million dollars.[2] Noor Naghmi's planNaghmi told the Washington Post in 2007 that his 3 million dollar deal will turn Lahore, Virginia into a regional tourist attraction for South Asians and others.[2] His plans include a banquet hall fashioned after his hometown’s famous Shalimar Gardens. He also envisions a library and a museum dedicated to the histories of both Lahores. He wants to open a bed-and-breakfast place to serve chickpea curry alongside eggs and toast. He wants to organize Basant with all its fanfare and pomp in the American Lahore. See also{{portal|Geography|North America||United States}}
Notes1. ^{{cite web|title=Profile for Lahore, Virginia, VA|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25518|website=ePodunk.com|accessdate=14 May 2015}} {{Orange County, Virginia}}{{coord|38|11|55|N|77|58|10|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|display=title}}2. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Somashekhar|first1=Sandhya|title=Building on a Dream|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/11/AR2007041102082.html|accessdate=14 May 2015|work=The Washington Post|date=12 April 2007}} 2 : Unincorporated communities in Orange County, Virginia|Unincorporated communities in Virginia |
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