Shah Kot Tehsil
Shahkot Tehsil
تحصيل شاہ کوٹ | |
|---|---|
  Shahkot Tehsil Location within Punjab, Pakistan  Shahkot Tehsil Location within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′24″N 73°28′50″E / 31.57333°N 73.48056°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Nankana Sahib |
| Established | 1960 |
| Founded by | Syed Murad Ali Shah |
| Area | |
| 1,515.57 ha (3,745.1 acres) | |
| Population | |
| 244,868 | |
| • Urban | 170,597 |
| • Rural | 74,271 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 39630 |
Shahkot (Punjabi, Urdu: شاہ کوٹ), is a town and one of three tehsils in the Nankana Sahib District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is one the oldest towns of Pakistan.[2] A hill park in the town is being converted into a theme park. A Sufi shrine, Darbar Baba Nu Lakh Hazari, draws large crowds at the sufi's Urs (death anniversary) on 23 March every year.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ↑ "Nankana Sahib - Punjab Portal". www.punjab.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ↑ "LDA auctions 20 plots for Rs301m". DAWN.COM. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2017.