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Burewala

Pakistan / Punjab / Burewala /
The exact origin of Burewala's name is unknown; however, there are different theories. One theory is that the city is named after a person named "Burha." He was, according to some people, 'Sikh'. The village is also called "Old Bura" or "Purana Boora." The people of this villages constructed a well with a diameter of 8 feet and named it after their ancestor so it was called "Chah Boorhay wala" (Well of Burha). This well is now included in the P.I. Link canal. Due to this well the new city was named Burewala. In July 1976, Burewala was upgraded as a subdivision. The areas of Gaggo, Jamlera, Sahuka and Sheikh Faazil were included in the subdivision.(From WIKIPEDIA)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burewala
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Coordinates:   30°9'19"N   72°40'49"E

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  • Rashid from kuwait (guest)
    burewala nice city pakistan and good city
  • asadleo
    Burewala is known for the invention of three wheel motor-bike rickshaw known as "Chandgari."[citation needed] Asia's largest Textile industry was in the city of Burewala, owned by Dawood Group of Industries called (BTM) Burewala Textile Mills, which is now known as Lawrencepur Limited.
  • asadleo
    Tehsil Municipal Administration Burewala and Vehari were declared as Mandi's in 1925 and Railway station were established and it was named as "Mandi Burewala" and in 1927 Secretary Government of Punjab Ram Chand declared it "Notified Area Committee" and Mr. Vas, CIS was its first administrator. In 1935, Chaudhary Ata Ullah was elected as the head of the Grand Girga, overlooking social and legal problems of the area. The Government of the Punjab on 27 August 1957 upgraded "Notified Area Committee" to 2nd Class "Municipal Committee" and Mr. Faiz Kareem was named its first Chairman. According to 2000 local bodies system Burewala Municipal Committee became "Tehsil Municipal Administration".
  • asad (guest)
    it was named village no. 439/EB (E.B.= Eastern Bar).
  • usman deol (guest)
    GOOD CITY OF EDUCATION AND SPORTS.
  • faiz ahmad rabbani dhall (guest)
    Good city for business and having modern facilities. i like it.
  • Imran Arshad (guest)
    Its my city & I love it
  • Muneeb HA
    The City Of Education Burewala (I Proud I Lived In This City)
  • Atif (guest)
    City of Education, is it right?
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