Shah Kot Tehsil
Shahkot Tehsil
تحصيل شاہ کوٹ | |
|---|---|
  Shahkot Tehsil  Shahkot Tehsil | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′24″N 73°28′50″E / 31.57333°N 73.48056°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Nankana Sahib |
| Founded by | Syed Murad Ali Shah |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 1,515.57 ha (3,745.06 acres) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 244,868 |
| • Urban | 170,597 |
| • Rural | 74,271 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
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 to commemorate 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. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "Nankana Sahib - Punjab Portal". www.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "LDA auctions 20 plots for Rs301m". DAWN.COM. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2017.