Vehari
| Vehari وہاڑی |
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 Vehari
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| Coordinates: 29°23′44″N 71°41′1″E / 29.39556°N 71.68361°ECoordinates: 29°23′44″N 71°41′1″E / 29.39556°N 71.68361°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Vehari |
| Tehsil | Vehari |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population [3] | |
| • Total | 128,034 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+05:00) |
| Postal code | 61100 (General Post Office) |
| Dialling code | 067 |
| Website | verhari.gov.pk |
Vehari (Urdu, Punjabi: وہاڑی) is a city in the Punjab province in Pakistan. The city, which is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name,[4] is located at 30°1'0N 72°21'0E at an altitude of 135 m (446 ft),[5] lies about 100 kilometers (62 mi) from the regional metropolis of Multan and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the river Sutlej - the southernmost of the five rivers of the Punjab region. A Head works of canals is located on this river near Luddan on the Luddan-Vehari canal providing irrigation water to both banks of the river, which includes the upper fringes of the Cholistan Desert.
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[edit] Agriculture
Vehari is known to be city of cotton, among other crops.Vehari is known as king of coton. The summer in Vehari is very hot, however the weather becomes much more pleasant between October and February. Occasionally, light rainfall leaves the land generally arid and dusty. Vehari has dozens of cotton processing factories and cottonseed oil manufacturing plants, and sugarcane farming and processing is also common. Agricultural products include mangoes in the Summer and guava and other citrus fruits in the Winter.
[edit] Transport
Vehari is located on the southern alternate route of both railway and road between Multan and Lahore, the capital of the province. The northern route is the main route. Both of these routes run roughly in a northeasterly direction, almost parallel to each other and only 20 to 30 miles apart at any given point. A section of the railway between Multan and Lahore is electrified on the main line between Khanewal and Lahore.
[edit] Culture
The Vehari route goes to Lahore through the famous religiously renowned city of Pakpattan, where the Sufi saint Fariduddin Ganjshakar is buried. Thousands of pilgrims come annually to Pakpattan for the saint's Urs celebration which include all sorts of festivities. Selections from his work are included in the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh sacred scripture. He was commonly known as Baba Farid.
[edit] Education
- COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
- University of Education
- Virtual University of Pakistan
- The City School (Pakistan)
- Dar-e-Arqam Schools
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[edit] Notable people
- Mian Khurshid Anwer, Founder of District Vehari.
- Waseem Ahmad, former captain of national field hockey team.
- Tufail Mohammad, Nishan-e-Haider
- Waqar Younis Maitla, former captain of national cricket team.
[edit] Climate
The climate of the district is hot and dry in summer and cold in winter. The maximum and minimum temperature ranges between 42°C and 28°C in summer. During winter, the temperature fluctuates between 21°C and 5°C.
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[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Area reference
Density reference - ^ Stefan Helders, World Gazetteer. "Vehari". http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-172&srt=pnan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=432205234. Retrieved 2006-04-17.
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Vehari - Government of Pakistan
- ^ Location of Vihari - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Vehari". Hong Kong Observatory. http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/asia/westasia/lahore_e.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
