Sialkot
Sialkot (Punjabi, Urdu: سیالکوٹ) is locatit in Pakistan in the north east o the Punjab province at the fuit o Kashmir hills near the Chenab River. It is the caipital o Sialkot Destrict. The ceety is aboot 125 km (78 mi) north wast o Lahore. The recordit history o Sialkot covers thoosans o years. Sialkot haes, syne its foondation, chyngit haunds frae Hindu, Buddhist, Persie, Greek, Afghan, Turk, Sikh, Mughal an Breetish rule tae that o present-day Pakistan.
Sialkot سیالکوٹ | |
|---|---|
 Clock Touer Sialkot | |
| Eik-name(s): The Ceety o Iqbal | |
  Sialkot Location in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 32°29′50″N 74°32′10″E / 32.49722°N 74.53611°E | |
| Kintra | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Govrenment | |
| • District Coordination Officer | Mujahid Sherdil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3016 km2 (1,164 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Population (2012 (ceety)) | |
| • Total | 1,203,431 (ceety population) |
| • Density | 332.55/km2 (861.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 51310 |
| Cawin code | 052 |
| Number o Union cooncils | 152 |
| Sialkot Government Website | |
Twin touns an sister ceeties
eeditSialkot is twinned wi:
References
eeditFreemit airtins
eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Sialkot. |