Orara is a historical town and Union Council of

Kasur District Kasur District ( Punjabi and ur, , translit=Zilā Qasūr), is a district located in Lahore Division of Punjab, Pakistan. It came into existence on 1 July 1976. Prior to its creation, it was a tehsil of the Lahore District. The district capit ...

in the

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

province of

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.Before Partition, Orara fell under the Lahore District and Tehsil Kasur. The village was largely populated with Dhillon Jatts, predominantly Sikhs who have now settled in East Punjab. It is part of

Kasur Tehsil Kasur ( ur, ), is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

and is located at 31°12'1N 74°21'44E with an altitude of 194 metres (639 feet).Location of Orara - Falling Rain Genomics
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