Fort Abbas

Pakistani town Town in Punjab, Pakistan Fort Abbas (Urdu: فورٹ عبّاس), (Punjabi: فورٹ عباس), formerly Pholra, is a town in Bahawalnagar District in the Cholistan Desert of Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated south of Haroonabad, near Faqirwali, on the border of Pakistan and India. The THQ Fort Abbas is playing a great role in public health. Famous living places of Fort Abbas are Nawab Colony, Pakistan City Town and Gulshan e Naseem. History The city of Fort Abbas was named by Nawab Sir Sadiq after his eldest son, Muhammad Abbas. Town and Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan Fort Abbas is a town and tehsil located in Bahawalnagar District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It lies on the edge of the Cholistan Desert near the border with India. The region is historically significant due to its association with ancient settlements linked to the Ghaggar Hakra river system and later developments during the Bahawalpur princely state. Ancient background and Hakra civilization The region of Fort Abbas is associated with the ancient Ghaggar Hakra river system, which is believed by many scholars to represent a former river course linked to early urban settlements in South Asia. Archaeol