Every city has a very interesting history of getting its name.
Read how the name of your city derived. Either it was named after its founder or after the family name of its native residents or its name was given on the name of a person to pay tribute. See the history of names of many cities of Pakistan.
Faisalabad
Sir Charles James Lyall, a Governor of Punjab during British rule, built this city and named it after his own name as Lyall Pur. It was renamed by Government of Pakistan as Faisalabad on the name of Saudi King Shah Faisal.
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| Faisalabad |
Rahim Yar Khan
This city was built on the name of a person of Abbassi royal family, Nawab Rahim Yar Khan.
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| Rahim Yar Khan |
Sahiwal
This city was of Sahi family so called as Sahiwal. English called this city, Mintgumri on the name of a British Governor of Punjab. President Ayub Khan once again gave its old name of Sahiwal in 1966.
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| Sahiwal |
Sialkot
Raja Sialkot established this city in about 2000 B.C. It got the name of Sialkot during British Government in Indo Pak.
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| Sialkot |
Gujranwala
Sanhi Jatt came here in 1365 and gave it the name of Khan Pur. Later on, Gujjar came here from Amritsar and gave it the name of Gujranwala.
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| Gujranwala |
Sheikhupura
Sheikhu was the nickname of Noor ul Din Saleem Jahangir, son of King Akbar. This city was established on the name of Jahangir Sheikhu.
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| Sheikhupura |
Bahawal Nagar
This city was also named on the name of Nawab Bahawal and in the past, it was also part of Bahawalpur State.
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| Bahawalnagar |
Muzaffar Garh
Nawab Muzaffar Khan, Ruler of Multan built this city. Its name was Khan Garh until 1880. British gave it the name of Muzaffar Garh.
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| Muzaffargarh |
Mianwali
This city was named on a Muslim Sufi Saint, Mian Ali. It was built in the 16th century.
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| Mianwali |
Jhang
This was a town of few huts in the beginning. Raja Sarja Sial set up its foundation so it was called as Jhuggi Sial which became Jhang Sial and now only Jhang.
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| Jhang |
Gujrat
Gujrat is also a historical city. Raja Bachan Pal founded this city in 460 B.C. This city existed in the time of Alexander the Great.
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| Gujrat |
History of Your City's Name?
How your city got its name? Contribute by writing a history about the name of your city, town or village in the comments.
pano akil. Pano was the name of a girl and akil was the name of a boy. Akil khan dharejo. It was the foll story of sindhi culure. Due to this city got its name pano akil.
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