Hala (, ) is a
city
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and
taluka
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...
of
Matiari 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 that railway line has been discontinued by
Pakistan Railways
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. As of the 2023 census, the Hala Municipal Corporation has a population of 71,094.
The total population of
Hala Taluka is 286,155 (2023) 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 on handmade khaddi.
Demographics
Sufism
Hala became a leading centre of the
Suhrawardi sect of
Sufism
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Practitioners of Sufism are 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 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
Bhitshah at the distance of 5 km from Hala City. Bhitshah Town is a sub-office of Taluka Municipal Administration Hala.
References
External links
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Hala New
Populated places in Matiari District