Kasur (Punjabi / Urdu: قصور; local pronunciation: [kəsuːɾ] ⓘ; also romanized as Qasūr; from pluralized Arabic word Qasr meaning "palaces" or "forts"[4]) is a city to the south of Lahore, in the Pakistani province of Punjab.

[9] Kasur derives its name from the Arabic and Persian word qasur (قصور),[10][11] meaning "palaces," or "forts."

According to a legend, Kasur was founded by, and named for, Prince Kusha of the Ramayana,[12] son of the Hindu deities Rama and Sita.

Alexander Cunningham writes about his visit describing the place filled with tombs, mosques, and thickly covered with ruins.

[19][20][21] The city was built as an aggregation of about twelve fortified hamlets, known as kots (کوٹ) forming a considerable town.

The 12 mahallahs (abodes) were built by the order of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, and named after the heads of various Pashtun families.

[28] Riots erupted following the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13 April 1919, leading to the destruction of civic infrastructure, including the city's railway station.

[31] Kasur is one of the biggest market and trading hub in the country of hides collection and leather tanning and processing.

There had been 12 similar murders in the past two years, five of which have been linked to one suspect, leading to widespread anger at police failures.

[33][34] In November 2020, Russia sponsored a 1,122-km high pressure RLNG pipeline from Port Qasim, Karachi to Kasur.

With rainfall towards the end of June, monsoon conditions appear and during the following two and a half months the rainy season alternates with sultry weather.

There are also Moeens or artisans; they include Christians, blacksmiths (Lohar), carpenters (Tarkhan), ceramicists (Kumhar), barbers, weavers etc.