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Sialkot سیالکوٹ is a city in the northern province of Punjab in Pakistan, located 130 kilometer north-west of Lahore; at the feet of the snow-covered peaks of Kashmir and near the Chenab river. Sialkot is about 125 km north of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Jammu It is inhabited by the people of Punjab comprising a population of approximately 3,000,000. It is one of the major industrial centers of Pakistan and is well-known for its manufacture and export of surgical instruments, musical instruments, sports goods, leather goods, textile products and other light manufactures. A Pakistan Army base (Sialkot Cantonment) is situated adjacent to the city.
Some Historical facts:
Sialkot is a city and a district of Gujranwala division, Punjab Province, Pakistan. The city, the district headquarters, lies just north of the Aik Nala (Aik Stream) and south of the Jammu Hills and is connected by rail with Wazirabad and Jammu and by road with Lahore and Gujranwala. It was once famous as a centre for the manufacture of damascened ware and paper; its modern industries include flour and cotton mills and the production of Surgical Instruments, Leather goods, Embroidery, Ready-made garments, Musical Instruments and sporting goods. Almost every product is exported to the world.
It is said to have been founded by Raja Sala, uncle of the Pandavas of the epic Mahabharata, and refounded by Raja Salivahan in the time of Vikramaditya; it may be the site of ancient Shakala (Sagul), capital of the Indo-Greek Menander (Milinda) and Mihirakula the Hun (died AD 540).
Several townships have grown up around the original city, which was incorporated as a municipality in 1867. There are three libraries and several hospitals, and colleges affiliated with the University of the Punjab. Sialkot was the birthplace of the famous poet-philosopher Dr. Alama Muhammad Iqbal, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, and Asghar Sodai and houses several shrines, including that of the first Sikh guru, Nanak.
The district (area 2,067 sq mi [5,354 sq km]) stretches from the Ravi River on the southeast to the Chenab River on the northwest. The northern portion is very fertile; the southern, less fertile, is irrigated by the Upper Chenab Canal. About nine-tenths of the cultivable area is under crops. The chief crops are wheat, barley, rice, corn (maize), millet, and sugarcane.
Sialkot is an industrial city of Pakistan,Sialkot produces a big ammount of income for Pakistan because of its exports
Some Historical facts:
Sialkot is a city and a district of Gujranwala division, Punjab Province, Pakistan. The city, the district headquarters, lies just north of the Aik Nala (Aik Stream) and south of the Jammu Hills and is connected by rail with Wazirabad and Jammu and by road with Lahore and Gujranwala. It was once famous as a centre for the manufacture of damascened ware and paper; its modern industries include flour and cotton mills and the production of Surgical Instruments, Leather goods, Embroidery, Ready-made garments, Musical Instruments and sporting goods. Almost every product is exported to the world.
It is said to have been founded by Raja Sala, uncle of the Pandavas of the epic Mahabharata, and refounded by Raja Salivahan in the time of Vikramaditya; it may be the site of ancient Shakala (Sagul), capital of the Indo-Greek Menander (Milinda) and Mihirakula the Hun (died AD 540).
Several townships have grown up around the original city, which was incorporated as a municipality in 1867. There are three libraries and several hospitals, and colleges affiliated with the University of the Punjab. Sialkot was the birthplace of the famous poet-philosopher Dr. Alama Muhammad Iqbal, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, and Asghar Sodai and houses several shrines, including that of the first Sikh guru, Nanak.
The district (area 2,067 sq mi [5,354 sq km]) stretches from the Ravi River on the southeast to the Chenab River on the northwest. The northern portion is very fertile; the southern, less fertile, is irrigated by the Upper Chenab Canal. About nine-tenths of the cultivable area is under crops. The chief crops are wheat, barley, rice, corn (maize), millet, and sugarcane.
Sialkot is an industrial city of Pakistan,Sialkot produces a big ammount of income for Pakistan because of its exports
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sialkot
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Coordinates: 32°29'27"N 74°30'37"E
- Jammu 42 km
- Gujranwala 49 km
- Jhelum 100 km
- Mirpur 111 km
- Tehsil Kallar Syedan 165 km
- Srinagar 187 km
- Abbottabad 232 km
- Leh 338 km
- Skardu 341 km
- Gilgit 387 km
- M.A ARIF CORPORATION 0.3 km
- M.A ARIF CORPORATION 0.4 km
- WAPDA GRID STATION 0.5 km
- UMER TOWN DEFENCE ROAD 1.1 km
- NEEDO SPORTS 1.3 km
- mubarik pura 1.4 km
- Village Rowail Pura 1.7 km
- Muhalla Hashim Pura 1.8 km
- Mohalla Bogarrha 2.3 km
- Arsi Mughal Town 2.6 km
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