Sangla Hill
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Sangla Hill is a tehsil
located in Nankana Sahib District
in the Punjab Province
of Pakistan
.
canal passes near one side of the town and is an irrigation source, the canal passes areas of Salarwala
Chak Jhumra
and ends at Samundri
.
Many people commute to work in cities such as Faisalabad
or Lahore
daily for business and employment. The HUDA Sugar Mill has been operating since 1980 in this city. This city has been prividing jobs to three thousand people for making hand woven carpets.
However the primary source of income comes from overseas Pakistanis, almost 50% houses in Sangla Hill have at least one person who has gone abroad especially in Middle East, UK,USA, Canada and other countries of Europe.
people who left them in place during the partition of 1947. A Hindu temple
is still visible at the side of Salarwala
Sangla Hill road just outside the main city. The chief feature and logical reason for the name of the town is a hill. The peak of this hill is visible from five miles. There are two police stations, police station Sadr and City police station. The town also has 2 degree colleges, one for boys and one for girls. There are two best schools; St. Anthony High School, an International School System and Fauji Foundation higher secondary school which are working from last 22 years and their medium is English and produce highly qualified persons of Sangla Hill. Ever Green Grammar School is newly opened school of 2011 and it has a highly qualified staff. It is middle/primary school. Longowall is also very famous village of sangla Hill situated at north-east side.
The whole city is built around the Main bazaar and the Committee bazaar which lie at the heart of the city and act as the economic centre of the city. All the shops and markets are situated here and this also acts as the primary source of income.
There are several stories about Alexander the Great visiting the hill, spending almost a year at the peak, and liking it. At that time the hill was a massive one. Some hills were also in chak no 46 chatha. But now they have almost vanished. It is strange due to the presence of a lonely hill in it. These hills are strange because the land almost within 100 km does not contain any hill and is a perfect plain.
The city is 20 km south-west of Shahkot and 35 km North West of Sheikhupura
.
It is located in Sandal Bar
. and known for the production of guava (amrood), rice, wheat and sugar cane as well as all the important vegetables. Its land is highly fertile and is producing high yield cash crops.
At east side there is Safdarabad road. And at north side a road is goes to Hafizabad
. At its west main faisalabad road links it to Faisalabad
. At the southern side shahkot road is under construction.
Bhulair Chak 119 is a village near Sangla Hill. and it is now included in the city of Sangla Hill and on other side chack 45 RB is also included in the city area.
Chahoor Sikhan Chak No. 118 village, situated at right bank of RB is also included in the city now. This village had Sikh Population before partition, who left this area and Arains who migrated from East Punjab settled in this village. It has two secondary schools one for boys and one for girls.
Chahoor Mughlian is a very famous village in sports field. and Hafiz Sports Complex are arrange the many kind of tournament every year. and Hifiz Bilal Hussain are the president of Hafiz Sports Complex.
kabadi is a very famous sport a very famous player is masood bhatti use to play for Pakistan wapda team
had built a railway
to carry off the stone from the hill of the city. This tradition continued even after partition. The hill got smaller and smaller and got reduced to the size of a 5 story building. Due to the conservation demands of some locals, government was forced to stop stone cutting from the hill. In 1990-1991, local MNA Ch. Muhammad Barjis Tahir secured funding from the Punjab government for a recreational park. The park was built around the hill with plantation and rides for children. The park was inaugurated by Member Parliament and further grant was also announced for the park.
Recently a contract was completed by the local government in which stairs were built to the top but for hikers there is still the back side of the hill which is very difficult to climb. There is a Mizaar at the hill known as Baba Malkoo ka Mizaar here each year a carnival is held in November in which people from all over the area gather the carnival was held first time in 2001.
Children have many playing facilities. The hill top offers a panoramic view of all around green fields and flowing water of Canal Rakh Branch
Hill park was construct by Saad Cheema the architect.
Very important village named Mali Burji in sangla Hill. Pakistan cricket team caption Misbah ul haq play some cricket tornamints by this village. kabidy is most liked game in this village. this village give number of profs. doctors,engs.,accapersons etc.Fauji foundation cricket club (FFCC)Was one of the famous cricket club of sangla hill which produces renowed player of cricket like naeem ullah khan,adnan gudoo,munna kabba,suffian sufi,shabban,asif nona,nauman toota,shahjahan,zafar abbas and lala zameer
which is approximately 65 kilometres from the city through Faisalabad, and is a major transit point for exporting goods to other parts of Pakistan and abroad. Passenger flights are run by the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), and several private airlines. See also Lahore International Airport
and tangas.
A large amount of cargo is exported and imported into Sangla hill with many deliveries a day from all parts of the Pakistan.
One more is important thing is that near the railway station the subdivisonal civil and sessions courts are located.Bajwa Transport Company is famous company in Sanglahill.
Jamia Siddiqia Mujaddia Madni Tibbi Hospital {Highly Qualified Staff} Bhalair Road. shahid memorial trust which is in iqbal puura st no 5 collage rd under the m.b.b.s dr free check up free medicine free ambulance service 24 hr.
" {Bhalair Road}
" {Hazrat Allama Muhammad Siddique }
Banking sys in sangla hill
there are numerous banks in the city with ages old system, main br present are
a. bank AlHabib
b. punjab bank
c. qaumi bachat bank
d. bank alfalah
e. national bank
f. allied bank
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
located in Nankana Sahib District
Nankana Sahib District
Nankana Sahib is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nankana Sahib is the principal town of the district. The district of Nankana Sahib is located about 75 kilometres west of Lahore and about 55 kilometres east of Faisalabad.-Administration:The area around Nankana Sahib was formerly a...
in the Punjab Province
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...
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...
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Introduction
Sangla hill is a tehsil under district Nankana Sahib. First it was under District Sheikhupura during Pervaiz Musharaf reign it was shifted to Nankana.Economy
Agriculture is one of the main sources of employment, the town has been a popular grain market for last 80 years as the town is located in a highly fertile area. The Rakh BranchRakh Branch
The Rakh Branch is a canal in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The canal was dug in 1892 during colonial rule. The Rakh Branch originates from canal Lower Chenab...
canal passes near one side of the town and is an irrigation source, the canal passes areas of Salarwala
Salarwala
Salarwala , is located in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan. Latitude 33.66; Longitude 73.28. It is a town situated on the Faisalabad to Lahore railway section. It is one of the oldest railway stations of pre-partition days. Many people have used it as a starting point for a railway journey...
Chak Jhumra
Chak Jhumra
Chak Jhumra is a town and tehsil near the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a sub-division of Faisalabad District and has a Tehsil municipal administration . Chak Jhumra Town consists of 15 union councils.-About Chak Jhumra:...
and ends at Samundri
Samundri
Samundri is a city of Faisalabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°48'30N 71°52'15E with an altitude of 130 metres , and lies 45 from Faisalabad. It is the headquarters of Samundri Tehsil, a subdivision of the district.-History:Samundri was on a major trade route...
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Many people commute to work in cities such as Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
or Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
daily for business and employment. The HUDA Sugar Mill has been operating since 1980 in this city. This city has been prividing jobs to three thousand people for making hand woven carpets.
However the primary source of income comes from overseas Pakistanis, almost 50% houses in Sangla Hill have at least one person who has gone abroad especially in Middle East, UK,USA, Canada and other countries of Europe.
Geography
It is an historic town located at a height of 313m from sea level. The town has some very old buildings belonging to 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...
people who left them in place during the partition of 1947. A Hindu temple
Hindu temple
A Mandir, Devalayam, Devasthanam, or a Hindu temple is a place of worship for followers of Hinduism...
is still visible at the side of Salarwala
Salarwala
Salarwala , is located in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan. Latitude 33.66; Longitude 73.28. It is a town situated on the Faisalabad to Lahore railway section. It is one of the oldest railway stations of pre-partition days. Many people have used it as a starting point for a railway journey...
Sangla Hill road just outside the main city. The chief feature and logical reason for the name of the town is a hill. The peak of this hill is visible from five miles. There are two police stations, police station Sadr and City police station. The town also has 2 degree colleges, one for boys and one for girls. There are two best schools; St. Anthony High School, an International School System and Fauji Foundation higher secondary school which are working from last 22 years and their medium is English and produce highly qualified persons of Sangla Hill. Ever Green Grammar School is newly opened school of 2011 and it has a highly qualified staff. It is middle/primary school. Longowall is also very famous village of sangla Hill situated at north-east side.
The whole city is built around the Main bazaar and the Committee bazaar which lie at the heart of the city and act as the economic centre of the city. All the shops and markets are situated here and this also acts as the primary source of income.
There are several stories about Alexander the Great visiting the hill, spending almost a year at the peak, and liking it. At that time the hill was a massive one. Some hills were also in chak no 46 chatha. But now they have almost vanished. It is strange due to the presence of a lonely hill in it. These hills are strange because the land almost within 100 km does not contain any hill and is a perfect plain.
The city is 20 km south-west of Shahkot and 35 km North West of Sheikhupura
Sheikhupura
Sheikhupura or Shekhupur , formerly Kot Dayal Das or Singhpuria or Virkgarh , is an industrial city in the province of Punjab slightly northwest to Lahore in Pakistan. It is known for its historical places, and is commonly known locally as Qila Shaikhupura, because of the fort in the city,...
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It is located in Sandal Bar
Sandal Bar
The Sandal Bar is a region between the rivers Chenab and Ravi in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the Rechna Doab. It spreads over almost 80 km in width and 40 km in length . "Bar", in the local language, means a forested area where there are no resources for cultivation, like water...
. and known for the production of guava (amrood), rice, wheat and sugar cane as well as all the important vegetables. Its land is highly fertile and is producing high yield cash crops.
At east side there is Safdarabad road. And at north side a road is goes to Hafizabad
Hafizabad
Hafizabad is a city and tehsil of Hafizabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated at 32° 4′ N. and 73° 41′ E.- History :...
. At its west main faisalabad road links it to Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
. At the southern side shahkot road is under construction.
- Total number of villages related to Sangla Hill are 165. One of these villages is Marh Baluchan; the homeland of Bloch tribe.
Bhulair Chak 119 is a village near Sangla Hill. and it is now included in the city of Sangla Hill and on other side chack 45 RB is also included in the city area.
Chahoor Sikhan Chak No. 118 village, situated at right bank of RB is also included in the city now. This village had Sikh Population before partition, who left this area and Arains who migrated from East Punjab settled in this village. It has two secondary schools one for boys and one for girls.
- Chak Chahoor Mughlian 117 is also very near to the City. The village has a population of around 5 thousand people.
Sports
Hockey like all the other parts of the country is the game of choice for majority. Along with hockey, cricket, indoor games like snooker and billiards are also played as well as volleyball. Some other games like chess, badminton and football are also played seasonally.the wollyboll team of longowal is very famous in the area. In cricket, Sangla has produced some of the pillars like Naeem Ullah khan (played for different banks), Rajoo, Adnan Gudoo, Asif Nona, Yunas, Shoaib, Magoo, Akram, Tafi and many more.Chahoor Mughlian is a very famous village in sports field. and Hafiz Sports Complex are arrange the many kind of tournament every year. and Hifiz Bilal Hussain are the president of Hafiz Sports Complex.
kabadi is a very famous sport a very famous player is masood bhatti use to play for Pakistan wapda team
Hill Park
The British governmentBritish Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
had built a railway
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
to carry off the stone from the hill of the city. This tradition continued even after partition. The hill got smaller and smaller and got reduced to the size of a 5 story building. Due to the conservation demands of some locals, government was forced to stop stone cutting from the hill. In 1990-1991, local MNA Ch. Muhammad Barjis Tahir secured funding from the Punjab government for a recreational park. The park was built around the hill with plantation and rides for children. The park was inaugurated by Member Parliament and further grant was also announced for the park.
Recently a contract was completed by the local government in which stairs were built to the top but for hikers there is still the back side of the hill which is very difficult to climb. There is a Mizaar at the hill known as Baba Malkoo ka Mizaar here each year a carnival is held in November in which people from all over the area gather the carnival was held first time in 2001.
Children have many playing facilities. The hill top offers a panoramic view of all around green fields and flowing water of Canal Rakh Branch
Rakh Branch
The Rakh Branch is a canal in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The canal was dug in 1892 during colonial rule. The Rakh Branch originates from canal Lower Chenab...
Hill park was construct by Saad Cheema the architect.
Very important village named Mali Burji in sangla Hill. Pakistan cricket team caption Misbah ul haq play some cricket tornamints by this village. kabidy is most liked game in this village. this village give number of profs. doctors,engs.,accapersons etc.Fauji foundation cricket club (FFCC)Was one of the famous cricket club of sangla hill which produces renowed player of cricket like naeem ullah khan,adnan gudoo,munna kabba,suffian sufi,shabban,asif nona,nauman toota,shahjahan,zafar abbas and lala zameer
Airport
The closest airport is Faisalabad International AirportFaisalabad International Airport
Faisalabad International Airport is situated on Jhang Road, away from the city centre of Faisalabad, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is not as large as the other airports in Pakistan, as it operates to cater mainly to the population of Faisalabad, Jhang, Chiniot, Toba Tek Singh, Rabwah,...
which is approximately 65 kilometres from the city through Faisalabad, and is a major transit point for exporting goods to other parts of Pakistan and abroad. Passenger flights are run by the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), and several private airlines. See also Lahore International Airport
Road transport
There are few well-maintained roads in Sangla hill which connect the city with other cities, but has major links with main roads making it well located in a moderate road network. There is no public bus network within the city but many privately operated rickshaws, auto-rickshawsAuto rickshaw
An auto rickshaw or three-wheeler is a usually three-wheeled cabin cycle for private use and as a vehicle for hire. It is a motorized version of the traditional pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw...
and tangas.
Highways
There is a link road through Sahianwala Interchange through which you can travel to other cities of the country through M2(Motorway).Rail network
The Central railway station is the main railway station built during the British reign around the nineteenth century. The station is used to take people to all parts of Pakistan from Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Quetta, Peshawar and many more cities and towns of Pakistan.A large amount of cargo is exported and imported into Sangla hill with many deliveries a day from all parts of the Pakistan.
One more is important thing is that near the railway station the subdivisonal civil and sessions courts are located.Bajwa Transport Company is famous company in Sanglahill.
Schools in Sangla Hill
Since ages the schooling of sangla hill has been very prominent icon of the area starting from faisal abad to sheikhupura. Govt high school No-1 and G/H school no-2 are working efficiently under the Govt cont whereas there are many other private schools in this city but most popular schools are Ever Green Grammar School, Fauji Foundation Higher Secondary School, Oxford High School. Ever Green Grammar School is best of them all because it has a highly qualified staff. It is a Middle/Primary School. Govt high school No 1 is working in te city since 1935 and lead an important role in the 1947 Independence movment. the city has produced very scholarly elders such as the founder of the nawai waqat Hameed Nizami , Maulana she r ahle sunnat bari masjid walay, maulana hanif majaddi and master shaukat ali virk who played a pivital role in the ideological transformation of the city youth and elders.Jamia Siddiqia Mujaddia Madni Tibbi Hospital {Highly Qualified Staff} Bhalair Road. shahid memorial trust which is in iqbal puura st no 5 collage rd under the m.b.b.s dr free check up free medicine free ambulance service 24 hr.
See also
shahid memorial trust onely free clinic in sangla hill- Hameed NizamiHameed NizamiHameed Nizami was an eminent journalist from Pakistan. He was the founder of the Urdu newspaper Nawa-i-Waqt, and played an important role in the Pakistan movement.-Life:...
- Khanqah DogranKhanqah DogranKhanqah Dogran is city in the Sheikhupura District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.It is located at 31°49'54N 73°37'23E on the Sargodha to Sheikhupura Road, fifteen miles west of Farooqabad. The main industry in this area is automobile manufacturing...
- Nankana SahibNankana SahibNankana Sahib , earlier known as Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi, is a city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is named after the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev, the central figure in Sikhism who was born here, so it is a city of high historic and religious value and is a popular pilgrimage site...
- Rakh BranchRakh BranchThe Rakh Branch is a canal in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The canal was dug in 1892 during colonial rule. The Rakh Branch originates from canal Lower Chenab...
- SafdarabadSafdarabadSafdarabad is an administrative subdivision of Sheikhupura District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Safdar Abad is the headquarters of the tehsil, until 2005 it was a tehsil of Sheikhupura District, but in that year Sheikhpura was bifurcated and the district of Nankana Sahib was...
- Shahkot, PakistanShahkot, PakistanNot to be confused with Shahkot, IndiaShahkot is a town and tehsil in the Nankana Sahib District of Pakistan. The town has a population of about 200,000....
- SidhuSidhuSidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat/Jatt gotra .The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan...
" {Bhalair Road}
" {Hazrat Allama Muhammad Siddique }
Banking sys in sangla hill
there are numerous banks in the city with ages old system, main br present are
a. bank AlHabib
b. punjab bank
c. qaumi bachat bank
d. bank alfalah
e. national bank
f. allied bank