Sahiwal is city situated in Sahiwal District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan is placed between Lahore and Multan city and Sutlej and Ravi rivers. Sahiwal is located about 170 kms towards southwest of provincial capital Lahore and about 440 kms south of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.

Sahiwal is home to around 1682 industrial units with vegetable ghee & cooking oil, drugs & pharmaceuticals, beverage & food processing units and soap & detergent.

Image: Sahiwal Coal Power Plant

Cotton, Wheat, tobacco, legumes, potato and oilseeds are the agricultural products grown in Sahiwal. Sahiwal Medical College and DPS College are the major educational institutions as well as the prime landmarks of Sahiwal city.

Geography of Sahiwal:

Sahiwal is positioned between 30°39′52″N latitude and 73°6′30″E longitude with total area of 3,201 sq. km. at an elevation of 152 meters. Sahiwal enjoys very hot climate in summer and cool breezy atmosphere in winter.

History of Sahiwal:

Sahiwal was earlier known as Montgomery and was renamed as Sahiwal in the year 1967. Harappa archaeological site is located 35 kms away from Sahiwal.

Places to see near Sahiwal:

Harappa:

Harappa is an archeological site sited 35 kms away from Sahiwal. At present Harappa exhibits the remains of a Bronze Age fortified city.  Ancient Harappa city had inhabitants of over 23,500 and was strongly damaged during the British rule.

Zafar Ali Stadium:

Zafar Ali Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Sahiwal city hosts football and Cricket trophies. Zafar Ali Stadium has seating capacity of 10,000 people and is named in the remembrance of Maulana Zafar Ali Khan.

Lahore Zoo:

Lahore Zoo is located about 175 kms from Sahiwal is one of the ancient zoos in Pakistan established in the year 1872.

The list of other tourist attractions in Sahiwal includes:

• Mitchell’s Fruit Farms Limited
• Ittefaq Sugar Mills Limited
• The Inner City
• The Badshahi Mosque
• The Lahore Fort
• Wazir Khan Mosque
• The Kashmiri Gate
• Lahore High Court
• The Akbari Gate
• The Mori Gate
• Lahore Museum
• Lahore Art Gallery

Connectivity to Sahiwal:

Sahiwal airport is situated at a distance of 10 kms from the heart of the city. Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore is the nearest international airport to Sahiwal placed about 180 kms away.

There are daily trains available to Lahore, Multan, Karachi and Islamabad from Sahiwal Railway Station situated 2 kms away from the city.

City Bus Stand and Daewoo Intercity Bus Terminal are two major bus stations of Sahiwal. Auto Rickshaw is the cheap mode of transportation compared to Cars and Jeeps in Sahiwal.

Culture, Food and Shopping in Sahiwal:

Sahiwal is populated with higher majority of Muslims along with Muslims there are few Hindus and Sikhs living in Sahiwal. Punjabi is a widely spoken language in Sahiwal and some natives also speak Urdu also.

Sahiwal houses several mosques and archeological sites and the natives of Sahiwal are the great lovers of football and Cricket and the city houses one multi-purpose stadium named as Zafar Ali Stadium.

The hotels situated in Sahiwal offer both vegetarian and non vegetarian cuisine at reasonable prices. Also the city is packed with full of shopping malls and retail outlets.

Accommodation Options near Sahiwal:

The major facilities available in the hotels of Sahiwal include cable TV, fitness centre, garden area, conference hall and variety of foods from the different regions of the world. The prominent hotels in Sahiwal include:

• Bulbul Hotel
• Iris Hotel
• Hotel Al Habib
• Starlite Hotel
• Hotel Sea Rose
• Allah Waris Hotel
• Hafeez Khan Hotel
• Sain Hotel
• Sher-e-Punjab Hotel

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