Sahowala
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Sahowala is a town in tehsil 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 :...

 district 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...

, (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 between the Upper Chenab Canal and the Marala-Ravi Canal of the Marala Headworks
Marala Headworks
dMarala Headworks is a headworks situated on the River Chenab near the city of Sialkot in Punjab province of Pakistan.Marala Headworks is a large hydro engineering project and is used to control water flow and flood control in the River Chenab....

 project. Demographically, the town has a Union Council which is one of largest council of Sialkot, having a population almost 20 thousand which cover six neighbouring villages. Many residents work on farms; others work abroad and serve in industry and government. The Sialkot Tanneries Zone is nearby. Sahowala is composed with two high schools, one for girls and other for boys, having Muslim Commercial Bank and almost 12 mosques. It is a quiet town with people of different religions, sects, castes and political views. Minhaj ul Quran Islamic Library is the public library, along Noor Mosque, which has the highest minaret
Minaret
A minaret مناره , sometimes مئذنه) is a distinctive architectural feature of Islamic mosques, generally a tall spire with an onion-shaped or conical crown, usually either free standing or taller than any associated support structure. The basic form of a minaret includes a base, shaft, and gallery....

in the district Sialkot. This historical village has the history way back more than 800 years.
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Sahowala Map
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