Begowala
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Begowala is a town of District Sialkot in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
. It is located in the centre of the Sialkot
-Sambrial
road and lies 10 km away from Sambrial
. Begowala is one of the biggest villages of Sialkot
among 161 villages.
s and Sikhs used to worship their Gods and now these temples are preserved as the property of Government. Some Sikhs often visit Begowala to remind them of their past.
The Managing Director of Usha Fabs, Delhi and Vice-Chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council, Mr. Rakesh Vaid, said "Our family lived in Begowala for over 175 years."
in summer which often results in flooding. Begowala has one of the most modern weather forecasting and flood warning centres in the country, which is fully equipped to record and transfer data to and from the relevant concerns. This facility is equipped with a radar and is internationally linked.
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It is located in the centre of the Sialkot
Sialkot
Sialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...
-Sambrial
Sambrial
Sambrial is a town of Sialkot District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the capital of Sambrial Tehsil - an administrative subdivision of the district.- Tribes & clans :...
road and lies 10 km away from Sambrial
Sambrial
Sambrial is a town of Sialkot District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the capital of Sambrial Tehsil - an administrative subdivision of the district.- Tribes & clans :...
. Begowala is one of the biggest villages of Sialkot
Sialkot
Sialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...
among 161 villages.
Brief history
Begowala still has Temples where HinduHindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
s and Sikhs used to worship their Gods and now these temples are preserved as the property of Government. Some Sikhs often visit Begowala to remind them of their past.
The Managing Director of Usha Fabs, Delhi and Vice-Chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council, Mr. Rakesh Vaid, said "Our family lived in Begowala for over 175 years."
Geography and climate
Begowala is cold during winters and hot and humid during summers. May and June are the hottest months. The temperature during winter may drop to 0°C. The land is, generally, plain and fertile. Most of the rain falls during the Monsoon seasonMonsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
in summer which often results in flooding. Begowala has one of the most modern weather forecasting and flood warning centres in the country, which is fully equipped to record and transfer data to and from the relevant concerns. This facility is equipped with a radar and is internationally linked.