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Shorkot شورکوٹ | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Shrine of Sultan Bahoo | |
  Shorkot شورکوٹ | |
| Coordinates: 30°30′N 72°24′E / 30.50°N 72.4°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Jhang |
| Tehsil | Shorkot |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 474,764 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 047 |
Shorkot (Urdu: شورکوٹ), (Punjabi: شورکوٹ), is a city in Punjab, Pakistan.
It is also a capital city of Shorkot Tehsil in Jhang district. It is located at 30°30'N 72°24'E with an altitude of 131 metres (433 ft).[2][3]
The city is famous for the tombs of Sufis Sultan Bahoo, Darbar Hazrat Peer Syed Akbar Ali Shah Gilani, Syed Bahadur Ali Shah,[4][5] Shah Mehmood Ghazi (also known as "Ghazi Pir") and Syed Mehboob Alam Shah Gillani. The tomb of Gillani is in the centre of the town. He was born in Emperor Jahangir's era and died in 1079 (Hijri), during the rule of Emperor Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb came to see him at Shorkot, and after a meeting became his disciple and granted vast tract of land around Shorkot to the family of Syed Mehboob Alam Gillani. Later Emperor Shah Alam II built a tomb for Pir Mehboob Aalam Gillani which is a symbol of Mughal architecture and still exists in the centre of the city.[6]
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2017/results/05903.pdf
- ^ Location of Shorkot - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhang". Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "The Friends of God: Sufi Saints in Islam (Sultan Bahu) pages 103, 105 and 141". Google Books website. Oxford University Press, 2006. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Shrines in Jhang (Tehsil Shorkot) Punjab Portal, Government of Punjab website, Retrieved 22 July 2021
- ^ Auliya-e-Jhang, by Iqbal Zuberi, Jhang Adabi Academy. Jhang Saddar, Pakistan (2000)