Shorkot () is a
tehsil
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 Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
in
Jhang District
Jhang District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district of Faisalabad Division, Faisalabad division in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province, Pakistan. Jhang is the capital and administrative seat of the district.
...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. It is subdivided into 29
Union Councils. The city of
Shorkot
Shorkot (), (), is a city in Punjab (Pakistan) and serves as the capital of Shorkot Tehsil in Jhang District.
The city is renowned for the tombs of several prominent Sufism, Sufi saints, including Sultan Bahoo, Syed Akbar Ali Shah Gilani, Syed ...
is the headquarters of the tehsil.
Language
A Punjabi dialect of
Jhangochi is spoken by the majority of the people in the rural areas, and
mainstream Punjabi language in the cities.
Union Council
* Alipur
* Bohwa
* Chak 17/JB
* Chak 19/JB
* Chak 20/JB
* Chak 21/JB
* Chak 25/JB
* Chak 27/JB
* Chak 29/JB
* Chak 30/JB
* Chak 33/JB
* Chak 35/JB
* Chak 39/JB
* Chak 43/JB
* Chak 46/JB
* Chak 48/JB
* Chak 51/JB
* Dhing Shah
* Jalalpur
* Jhangwala
* Miana Channu
* Sialkot
* Shorkot city
* Toba Rukan Shah
* Waryam
* Chak No. 493 Batianwala
* Khurrianwala
* Basti Sultan
* Karamabad
* Basti Karam
Tourist attractions
* Shrine of
Sultan Bahu, a 17th-century scholar and
Punjabi Sufi
Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism.
Practitioners of Sufism are r ...
poet.
* Shrine of
Majhi Sultan situated in Mouza Majhi Sultan, 4 km away from Chak no 481 J.B. Botay wali, Toba Tek Singh- Majhi Sultan Road
* Shrine of
Baba Jhaly Shah and
Baba Chanan Shah situated in Chak no 481 J.B. Botay wali, Toba Tek Singh- Majhi Sultan Road
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Notable people
* Muhammad Arif Khan Rajbana Sial
Khan Muhammad Arif Khan Rajbana Sial () was a veteran politician, feudal lord and tribal chieftain from Badh Rajbana, Shorkot, Pakistan.
Early life and education
Khan was educated at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. With his cousin, Mahr Ghu ...
* Ameer Sultan
Ameer Sultan (born 5 December 1967) is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor, working in the Tamil film industry.
Early life and career
Ameer Sultan was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu India. He initially studied econom ...
* Sahibzada Nazir Sultan
References
Jhang District
Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
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