Hala ( sd, هـالا, ) is a
city
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and
taluka
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of
Matiari
Matyari or Matiari ( sd, مٽیاري, ur, ) is a city located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is north of Hyderabad on N-5 National Highway. Matiari is also the district headquarter of Matiari District.
Matiari word is derived from two Sindhi words ...
district of
Sindh
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,
Pakistan
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. According to the Revenue record, Hala was given the status of Taluka of
Hyderabad District in 1848. In 2005, it became part of Matiari District. Hala is located on the
N-5 National Highway of Pakistan at a distance of about 62 kilometers from
Hyderabad
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. Hala is also located on the Tando Adam - Mehrabpur Railway Line but railway line has been abandoned by
Pakistan Railways
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. As of 2017 census, the Hala Municipal Corporation has a population of 65,731. Total population of
Hala Taluka
Hala Tehsil ( Sindhi: هالا تعلقو) is an administrative subdivision, (Tehsil), of Matiari District in the Sindh province of Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country ...
is 262,423 (2017) which includes Hala Municipal Corporation, Hala Old,
Bhit Shah, Bhanote and surrounding areas.
Hala is famous through the subcontinent for art, glazed colored pottery (Kaashi), woodwork (Jandi), cloth printing, woven cloth (Sussi) and khaddar made of handmade khaddi.
Sufism
Hala became a leading centre of the
Suhrawardi sect of
Sufism
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...
from the 16th century onwards. It contains the mausoleum of Makhdum Nuh (died ''circa'' 1592), a Suhrawardi
Pir,
which attracts pilgrims. Renowned Scholar, poet and politician
Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talibul Moula
Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talibul Moula (4 October 1919 – 11 January 1993; Sindhi: مخدوم محمد زمان طالب المولا) was a Pakistani politician, scholar and poet. He was the 17th ''Sajjadah Nasheen'' of Ghous-ul-Haq Makhdoom Sar ...
and his son
Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Faheem also belong to this city. In the vicinity of Hala there is another mausoleum of the famous Sufi poet
Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai at
Bhit
Bhit or Bhit Shah ( sd, ڀٽ شاهه) is a small town located in Matiari District, Sindh, Pakistan. The town is best known as the location of the shrine to the Sindhi Sufi poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, who gave his name to the town (Bhttai ...
shah at the distance of 5 km from Hala City. Bhitshah Town is a sub-office of Taluka Municipal Administration Hala.
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Hala New
Populated places in Matiari District