Khurrianwala
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Khurrianwala Town is a residential area and industrial estate of Faisalabad
, Punjab
, Pakistan
. It has large number of textile manufacturing industries.
(1486–1545) the land of the area was barren, and he constructed a well to remedy the situation. "Well" is pronounced as khu and "barren land" is pronounced as rrian in the Punjabi language, so that is why this town is known as Khurrianwala.
The area is known for a historical road from Khurrianwala to Chak Jhumra
, constructed by King Sher Shah Suri. During his reign, much development took place. He also made a tower for postal purposes, which can still be seen. It is the oldest building in Khurrianwala. The police station of Khurrianwala was established in 1914.
Faisalabad's famous psychologist have started a large psychological rehabilitation center for psychiatric patients and drug addicts called "REHAB HOME" in Khurrianwala, Jhumra Road near Khawaja Garden.
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
, Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It has large number of textile manufacturing industries.
History
During the regime of Sher Shah SuriSher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri , birth name Farid Khan, also known as Sher Khan , was the founder of the short-lived Sur Empire in northern India, with its capital at Delhi, before its demise in the hands of the resurgent Mughal Empire...
(1486–1545) the land of the area was barren, and he constructed a well to remedy the situation. "Well" is pronounced as khu and "barren land" is pronounced as rrian in the Punjabi language, so that is why this town is known as Khurrianwala.
The area is known for a historical road from Khurrianwala to Chak Jhumra
Chak Jhumra
Chak Jhumra is a town and tehsil near the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a sub-division of Faisalabad District and has a Tehsil municipal administration . Chak Jhumra Town consists of 15 union councils.-About Chak Jhumra:...
, constructed by King Sher Shah Suri. During his reign, much development took place. He also made a tower for postal purposes, which can still be seen. It is the oldest building in Khurrianwala. The police station of Khurrianwala was established in 1914.
Faisalabad's famous psychologist have started a large psychological rehabilitation center for psychiatric patients and drug addicts called "REHAB HOME" in Khurrianwala, Jhumra Road near Khawaja Garden.