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'''Sheikhupura''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|شَيخُوپُورہ}}}}) ({{lang-pa|{{nastaliq|شیخاپورا}}}}) is an industrial city of "The Rice Valley" of Subcontinent and capital of [[Sheikhupura District]] in the province of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] about 40&nbsp;km northwest of [[Lahore]] in Pakistan.<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/pakistan/punjab/sheikhupura/kot-dayal-das/ Kot Dayal Das]</ref> It is the [[List of most populous cities in Pakistan|16th largest]] city of Pakistan.<ref>http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf</ref>
'''Sheikhupura''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|شَيخُوپُورہ}}}}) ({{lang-pa|{{nastaliq|شیخاپورا}}}}) is an industrial city of "The Rice Valley" of Subcontinent and capital of [[Sheikhupura District]] in the province of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] about 40&nbsp;km northwest of [[Lahore]] in Pakistan.<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/pakistan/punjab/sheikhupura/kot-dayal-das/ Kot Dayal Das]</ref> It is the [[List of most populous cities in Pakistan|16th largest]] city of Pakistan.<ref>http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}/tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf</ref>


The name of the town and its fort was changed by him to Sheikhupura from earlier Virkgarh, deriving from a nickname of [[Jahangir]], who was known as Sheikhu by his father [[Akbar the Great]].<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/weekly/herald/herald49.htm District Profile: Central Punjab- Sheikhupura]</ref>{{dead link|date=September 2016}} The city is the headquarters of [[Sheikhupura District]].
The name of the town and its fort was changed by him to Sheikhupura from earlier Virkgarh, deriving from a nickname of [[Jahangir]], who was known as Sheikhu by his father [[Akbar the Great]].<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/weekly/herald/herald49.htm District Profile: Central Punjab- Sheikhupura] {{wayback|url=http://www.dawn.com/weekly/herald/herald49.htm |date=20090506003054 |df=y }}</ref> The city is the headquarters of [[Sheikhupura District]].


==Notable People==
==Notable People==

Revision as of 00:32, 30 November 2016

Sheikhupura
city
Hiran Minar
Hiran Minar
Map
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictSheikhupura
Area
 • Total5,960 km2 (2,300 sq mi)
Elevation
236 m (774 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Union councils51

Sheikhupura (Template:Lang-ur) (Template:Lang-pa) is an industrial city of "The Rice Valley" of Subcontinent and capital of Sheikhupura District in the province of Punjab about 40 km northwest of Lahore in Pakistan.[1] It is the 16th largest city of Pakistan.[2]

The name of the town and its fort was changed by him to Sheikhupura from earlier Virkgarh, deriving from a nickname of Jahangir, who was known as Sheikhu by his father Akbar the Great.[3] The city is the headquarters of Sheikhupura District.

Notable People

See also

References

  1. ^ Kot Dayal Das
  2. ^ http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/[permanent dead link]/tables/POPULATION%20SIZE%20AND%20GROWTH%20OF%20MAJOR%20CITIES.pdf
  3. ^ District Profile: Central Punjab- Sheikhupura Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/19/19517/19517.html
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