Firoza
Encyclopedia
Firoza is a small town in Liaquatpur, the tehsil
of Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab
, Pakistan
.This place is situated in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan, its geographical coordinates are 28° 45' 0" North, 70° 49' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Firoza.
as spoken by the majority of the population, while Punjabi
is also used. Urdu
and English are also increasingly used by the younger generation.
Bhutta, soomro
Some of the souvenirs produced in the city include:
s within the town, as well as private school
s. Still lots of people are in well known departments because of their own struggle.
One of the oldest educational institution of Firoza
is Govt.Higher Secondary School Firoza
.It was built in 1926 by British Government as Primary School. After that it was given designation of secondary school
in 1939.After Pakistan came into
being this school started progressing with pace. So, Government announced it as High secondary school in 1952.From 1952 to 1988 it remained as high school. Then, with efforts of many notable people it was given designation of Higher Secondary School.Now, it is working as higher secondary school. There came lots of ups and downs in the school history but school has given many notable people to the nation. The school is now suffering under problems like inadequate building where number of students is increasing day by day.
First private school is Oxford Public Girls High school started in 1 January 1992.An other Educational Institute, which produce his name in Education is "TAMIR-E-MILLAT GIRLS COLLAGE FIROZA"
. This is renowned of cotton and mangoes. Rest of them are related to Trade and govt employment. Trade is most growing profession here because people from the nearby villages are investing here. Specially, people are shifting from villages of Cholistan Desert
to Firoza. They are investing lot of money therefore trade is most rapidly increasing occupation here.Rana Mohammad Hussain is the big name,here in Education. He Established an educational Institution " TAMIR-E-MILLAT MODEL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL FIROZA" in 2000.Thousands of his students are working on different posts in Pakistan.Dr Tahir,Dr Hafeez, Dr Ramzan and PhD Dr Riffat Pasha are the brillent people of Firoza.
, Kabaddi
, Kushti
, Football.Some of the other local games are gulli danda
, ghoribella etc.
s that killed 22 Hafiz (Qur'an) and their teacher, Baba Bavi.Their tombs are located in the main graveyard of town.The main graveyard is in north of town.People here go to attend the religious activities.
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
of Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab
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...
, 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...
.This place is situated in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan, its geographical coordinates are 28° 45' 0" North, 70° 49' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Firoza.
History
The town developed around the railway station. There are lots of stories famous about the name of the town. But the most popular among people is that it is named by the English after a woman who lived there. It is said that she served them well and they named the place after her as a reward of her services. Other famous story is that it is named because of stone found there called Firoza. But this does not seems a decent one as now there is no sign of any such stone.Language
The native language is SaraikiSaraiki language
Saraiki , transliterated as Sirāikī and sometimes spelled Seraiki and Saraiki, is a standardized written language of Pakistan belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages. It is a language spoken in the heart of Pakistan...
as spoken by the majority of the population, while Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
is also used. Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
and English are also increasingly used by the younger generation.
Major Tribes
The main tribes of the town are the Jam, Thaheem, Mazari Unner, Jamali Baloch, Mirza, Gujjar, Dasti Baloch, Khawaja, Mian, Bohors, Rahmani, Bhatti, Baloch, Arain, Jat, Bhullar, Khosa Baloch, Khushk Baloch, Abbasi, malik, Jatoi Baloch,Rajput, Mirani,RAOs, Khokhar, Patafi, Palals, Kewad, Qureshi, Dhareja], Jat Warah, Korai Baloch, and Panwar.Bhutta, soomro
People & Culture
People of the town are very loving,caring and simple.They are known of their hospitality.Mostly People wear shalwar-qameez but Dhoti-kurta is also used by older fellows while young generation wear Western clothes.Villagers also use Turban.But you will see simplicity all around.Some of the souvenirs produced in the city include:
- Flassi - 4 ft by 7 ft, made of camel hair and cotton yarn; it is used for wall hanging, as a decoration piece and a carpet.
- Gindi or Rilli - Made of small pieces of many colors of cotton cloth and needlework; they can be used as wall hangings, bed covers, carpets and blankets.
- Changaries - Like big plaques, these are made of palm leaves in different bright colours with beautiful patterns and geometric designs. These are used for keeping the 'chapattis' and also as a wall decoration.
- Khalti - Like a purse embroidered on top with multicoloured threads.
- Artwork - An attractive type of embroidery done on dupatta, kurta and chaddar, etc.
Education
Literacy rate is quite low because of non- availability of resources. Only single Private college is there and two Higher Secondary Schools. There are government-run secondary schoolSecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
s within the town, as well as private school
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
s. Still lots of people are in well known departments because of their own struggle.
One of the oldest educational institution of Firoza
Firoza
Firoza is a small town in Liaquatpur, the tehsil of Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.This place is situated in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan, its geographical coordinates are 28° 45' 0" North, 70° 49' 0" East and its original name is Firoza.-History:The town developed around the railway...
is Govt.Higher Secondary School Firoza
Firoza
Firoza is a small town in Liaquatpur, the tehsil of Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.This place is situated in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan, its geographical coordinates are 28° 45' 0" North, 70° 49' 0" East and its original name is Firoza.-History:The town developed around the railway...
.It was built in 1926 by British Government as Primary School. After that it was given designation of secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in 1939.After Pakistan came into
being this school started progressing with pace. So, Government announced it as High secondary school in 1952.From 1952 to 1988 it remained as high school. Then, with efforts of many notable people it was given designation of Higher Secondary School.Now, it is working as higher secondary school. There came lots of ups and downs in the school history but school has given many notable people to the nation. The school is now suffering under problems like inadequate building where number of students is increasing day by day.
First private school is Oxford Public Girls High school started in 1 January 1992.An other Educational Institute, which produce his name in Education is "TAMIR-E-MILLAT GIRLS COLLAGE FIROZA"
Professions
Most of the people are directly or indirectly related to AgricultureAgriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
. This is renowned of cotton and mangoes. Rest of them are related to Trade and govt employment. Trade is most growing profession here because people from the nearby villages are investing here. Specially, people are shifting from villages of Cholistan Desert
Cholistan Desert
Cholistan Desert sprawls thirty kilometers from Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan and covers an area of 26,300 km². It adjoins the Thar Desert extending over to Sindh and into India....
to Firoza. They are investing lot of money therefore trade is most rapidly increasing occupation here.Rana Mohammad Hussain is the big name,here in Education. He Established an educational Institution " TAMIR-E-MILLAT MODEL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL FIROZA" in 2000.Thousands of his students are working on different posts in Pakistan.Dr Tahir,Dr Hafeez, Dr Ramzan and PhD Dr Riffat Pasha are the brillent people of Firoza.
Sports
Popular Sports are CricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, Kabaddi
Kabaddi
Kabaddi is a South Asian team sport...
, Kushti
Kushti
Kushti is the sacred girdle worn by Zoroastrians around their waists. Along with the Sedreh, the Kushti is part of the ritual dress of the Zoroastrians....
, Football.Some of the other local games are gulli danda
Gilli-danda
Gilli-Danda is an amateur sport played in the rural areas and small towns all over the Indian subcontinent, as well as Cambodia....
, ghoribella etc.
Tomb
It is said that there was an attack by non-MuslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s that killed 22 Hafiz (Qur'an) and their teacher, Baba Bavi.Their tombs are located in the main graveyard of town.The main graveyard is in north of town.People here go to attend the religious activities.
See also
- KhanpurKhanpurKhanpur is a city and Tehsil of the Rahim Yar Khan District of Bahawalpur Division, in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. According to the census of 1998, the city population was 117,764 with an annual growth rate of 2.6%. As of in 2009, it is around 156,152....
- Derawar FortDerawar fortDerawar Fort is a large square fortress in Pakistan near Bahawalpur. The forty bastions of Derawar are visible for many miles in Cholistan Desert. The walls have a circumference of 1500 metres and stand up to thirty metres high....
- Saraiki peopleSaraiki peopleThe Saraiki people or Multani people are an ethnic group from the central and south-eastern areas of Pakistan, especially the former princely state of Bahawalpur and the districts of Multan, Lodhran, Vehari, Khanewal, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh,...
- Saraiki Wasaib
- Rahim Yar Khan