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Sargodha (Urdu: سرگودھا) is the capital city of Sargodha District in Punjab province, Pakistan, it is located in northeast Pakistan, to the west-northwest of Lahore on the lower Jhelum Canal. It is an agricultural trade centre with varied industries. The population estimate for Sargodha city (2007) is 686,312^{[citation needed]}, for the tehsil 10,81,459 and for the district 26,65,979^[1]. Sargodha is one of three "planned cities" in Pakistan (the other two are Faisalabad and Islamabad)^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Acap. ... For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... Currently, Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces, two territories, and also portions of Kashmir that are administered by the Pakistani government. ... This article is about the Pakistani province. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A telephone number is a sequence of decimal digits (0-9) that is used for identifying a destination telephone line in a telephone network. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Pakistan Standard Time (PST) is the time zone for Pakistan. ... UTC +5 is the timezone for : Pakistan Standard Time in Pakistan. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Union Council Union Council is a sub part of a district, usually it is a large village also including the nearby small villages. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... Sargodha District is one of the districts in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... This article is about the Pakistani province. ...   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ...   (Urdu: فیصل آباد) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. ... For other places called Islamabad, see Islamabad (disambiguation). ...

It is a centre for trade in cotton and other agricultural commodities. Sargodha manufactures hosiery, textiles, chemicals, and soap^{[citation needed]}.

History

Origin of name

There are several theories as to the origins of the name. It may be derived from the Sanskrit 'svargadhaama', meaning 'heavenly abode'^{[citation needed]}. Other theories suggest that the name Sargodha is derived from that of a Hindu local, Godha.^{[citation needed]}. Also it is believed that there was an old pond in the middle of the town where an old Hindu monk or Sadhu (GODHA) used to live. In Hindi the word for pond is "SER". Since the town had modest population people would refer the place as SERGODHA, the place where that famous Sadhu resided next to the pond^[2]. This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Hindi (DevanāgarÄ«: or , IAST: , IPA:  ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the 22 official languages of India and is used, along with English, for central government administrative purposes. ...

"Sargodha" in real this is "Sir Godha" but in Punjabi way of talking it was converted in "sar godha". "Godha" executed from the name of "Mr. Godha Singh" who was the Landlord of this place at the time of British rules, British Government regarded him by name of "Sir Godha Singh". After the death of Sir Godha Singh, this place is known as Sir Godha's town, but after the time passed it become "SirGodha", and know it is known as "Sargodha".

Just over a century ago, there was a well owned by a Hindu named "Goodha", the well was known as "Gool Khuuh" (round well), and travellers used it as a resting place. As time passed the well was eventually out of use and a market evolved around it. There is a market at the place where "Gool Khuuh" used to exist and a grand mosque above the market and it is known as "Goal Chowk", which is the centre of downtown Sargodha today. Sargodha was a small town in the beginning of the British Raj but due to its geophysical location the British Royal Air Force set up an airport there which took greater importance after partition for the Pakistan Air Force. Shahpur which is now a tehsil of Sargodha District was the district at that time. Most part of the tehsil Sillanwali and Kirana Pahari region were part of district Jhang and were included later during British Raj in district Sargodha. Anthem God Save The King The British Indian Empire, 1909 Capital Calcutta (until 1912), New Delhi (after 1912) Language(s) Hindustani, English and many others Government Monarchy Emperor of India  - 1858-1901 Victoria¹  - 1901-1910 Edward VII  - 1910-1936 George V  - 1936 Edward VIII  - 1936-1947 George VI Viceroy²  - 1858... RAF redirects here. ... This article is under construction. ... Pakistan Air Force (Urdu: پاک فضائیہ, Pak Fazaya) is the Aviation branch of the Pakistan armed forces and is responsible for defending Pakistani air-space from intrusions. ... The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ... Sargodha District is one of the districts in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ...

1965 Pakistan India War

In 1966, Pakistan Government had awarded the citizens of Lahore, Sialkot and Sargodha for their bravery in the 1965 Pakistan India War which started on September 06, 1965. Citizens of Sargodha supported the armed forces with their high morale. Seeing this bravery of the Citizens of Lahore, Sialkot and Sargodha, the Government of Pakistan awarded the cities and citizens of Lahore, Sialkot and Sargodha the award of "HILAL-E-ISTAQLAL".

PAF Base

Now "PAF Base Sargodha" is known as "PAF BASE MUSHAF", named after the late Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir (March 5, 1947 – February 20, 2003), [the former Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force from November 20, 2000 until his death when the PAF Fokker F-27 he was in crashed near Kohat, North-West Frontier Province. He had been posted in Sargodha. Kohat (Urdu: کوہاٹ) is a medium sized town in central North West Frontier Province in Pakistan. ... For the 1959 British film see Northwest Frontier The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) (Urdu: shemaal maghribi sarhadi soobe شمال مغربی سرحدی صوبہ) is the smallest of the four main provinces of Pakistan. ...

Demographics

Sargodha is the eighth largest city of Pakistan, 175 kilometres northwest of Lahore, in Sargodha District. It is called Shaheenõ Ka Shahar (A City of Eagles), having Pakistan Air Force Operational and Central Command Air Base, and an Army Garrison. It is an agricultural city, wheat, rice, and sugar cane being its main crops. Also it is famous for its Kinow Oranges.   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ... Sargodha District is one of the districts in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum T. timopheevii References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat Wheat For the indie rock group, see Wheat (band). ... For other uses, see Rice (disambiguation). ... Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ...

Administration

Until divisions were abolished in the year 2000, Sargodha was also divisional headquarters of Sargodha Division, currently Sargodha is district and tehsil capital. Sargodha Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. ... The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ...

Sargodha is connected to other major cities of Pakistan by motorways through Makhdoom Interchange for Lahore and Bhalwal Interchange for Islamabad/Peshawar.

Media

• Indus News TV Channel
  Sargodha (Bureau Office)
  Upper Story NADARA Office, Khayyam Chowk Sargodha.
  Bureau Chief:
  Muhammad Shafiq Khan
  Ph: +92483226350
  Ph: +923226351
  Fax: +92483721060
  Mob: +923016717274
  Audio-Visual Editor:
  Ghulam Muhammad Malik
  +923016736997

• Dhoom News TV Channel
  Sargodha (Bureau Office)
  Upper Story NADARA Office, Khayyam Chowk Sargodha.
  Bureau Chief: Raja Asif Mahmood
  +923006004412
  +923044930212
  Audio-Visual Editor:
  Ghulam Muhammad Malik
  +923016736997

• Royal News TV Channel
  Sargodha (Bureau Office)
  Upper Story NADARA Office, Khayyam Chowk Sargodha.
  Bureau Chief: Amjad Ali
  Mob: +923347538916
  Audio-Visual Editor:
  Ghulam Muhammad Malik
  +923016736997

• Radio Pakistan Sargodha (FM Band),Club Road Sargodha.
• FM Sunrise (96 MHz) Most popular, also plays Indian and western music, Aziz Bhatti Town Sargodha
• Pakistan Television Islamabad Center terrestrial transmissions at VHF and UHF band routed from Sakesar rebroadcast center.
• Cable tv transmissions via cable service providers.

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Print Media

National News papers include:

• Daily Pakistan (Rawalpindi)
• Daily Patriot (Rawalpindi)
• Daily Pak Watan (Rawalpindi)
• Daily Inkishaf-i-Haq (Lahore)
• Daily Asian Post (Lahore)

Local News papers include:

• Daily Rafaqat Sargodha
• Daily Express [1]
• Daily Tijarat
• Daily Khabria [2]
• Daily Zaroorat

Colleges and Universities

• University of Sargodha (formerly Government College, Sargodha)
• superior Science College(fsd road)
• Superior college of Commerce
• Superior Grammar School
• CCAPS

,Acme college of excellence The University of Sargodha was established in 2002 by an ordinance of the Government of Pakistan Formerly, it was called the Government College, Sargodha. ...

Shaheenon Ka Shahar (city of Eagles)

Sargodha city is also called a city of Eagles or 'Shaheenon Ka Shahhar'. Sargodha with its PAF airbase was a hub in 1965 India Pakistan Air war hence this name was officially adopted. Some people believe that it is because of the second largest Pakistan Airforce Airbase while some believe that M.M. Alam flew his fighter plane from Sargodha base and destroyed nearly 12 fighter jets of India during the air war.

Citrus fruit

Sargodha is famous for production of citrus fruit: kinnu (a type of orange), Malta, and grapefruit. The soil is very receptive to citrus fruit and Sargodha arguably produces the best quality kinnu in the world. Per acre yield of kinnuis arguably the highest in the world. Demand for kinnu of Sargodha is highest in domestic fruit markets, especially from Tehsil Sillanwali followed by a narrow margin by kinnu of Kot momin.

Shopping in Sargodha

A decade before, shopping in Sargodha was limited to the bazaars like Ameen Bazaar, Kachehri Bazaar, Urdu Bazaar, Anarkali Bazaar. But now, the city's development is in progress and this has also provided the citizens with a good scope of shopping by the establishment of shopping centers like:

• Pace
• Trust Plaza
• Kachehry Bazar
• New Anar kali Bazar (Satellitetown Block-A)

References

External links

• First Online Newspaper in Sargodha
• Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Sargodha