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Vehari وِہاڑی | |
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| Coordinates:30°2′31″N72°21′10″E / 30.04194°N 72.35278°E /30.04194; 72.35278 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Multan |
| District | Vehari |
| Government | |
| • Administrator/Deputy Commissioner[4] | Khizer Afzal Chaudhry[1] |
| Area | |
• City | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• City | 145,464 |
| • Rank | 62nd, Pakistan |
| • Density | 7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Dialling code | 067 |
| Website | [1] |
| Vehari Portal | |
Vehari also spelledVihari (وِہاڑی), is a city and the headquarters ofVehari District in thePunjab province ofPakistan. It is Pakistan's62nd largest city. Vehari is about 100 km (62 mi) from the historical city ofMultan. Vehari is located at the Multan-Delhi Road constructed by EmperorSher Shah Suri.[6] It is at an altitude of 135 m (443 ft).,[7]{Peer Murad Colony Vehari chak No 65.kb}
It is 96 km (60 mi) from the regional metropolis of Multan, 956 km (594 mi) fromKarachi, 300 km (190 mi) fromLahore, 218 km (135 mi) fromFaisalabad, 119 km (74 mi) fromBahawalpur, 61 km (38 mi) fromHasilpur, 41 km (25 mi) fromMailsi, 46 km (29 mi) fromKacha Khuh, 36 km (22 mi) fromBurewala, 27 km (17 mi) fromLuddan, 78 km (48 mi) fromArifwala, 112 km (70 mi) fromPakpattan, and about 37 km (23 mi) north of the riverSutlej – the southernmost of the five rivers of thePunjab region.Islam Headworks is on this river nearLuddan on the Luddan-Vehari canal providingirrigation water to both banks of the river, which includes the upper fringes of theCholistan Desert.
Vehari(وِہاڑی) is known to be a city ofcotton, among other crops. Vehari has dozens of cotton processing factories andcottonseed oil manufacturing plants;sugarcane farming and processing is also common. Agricultural products includemangoes in the summer andguava and other citrus fruitsorange in the winter.
The summer in Vehari is extremely hot; the weather became pleasant during October and February but in recent years it has been reduced to barely three months from December to February. During the summers, temperature hit 45 to 50 degree Celsius on a regular basis. The rainfall is very light throughout the year in Vehari. Recent years have seen Vehari struggle for rainfall even during the usually busy monsoon season. When rainfall is light rainfall the land is generally arid and dusty.
Vehari district was created in 1976 when it was cut off from Multan district.[8] Vehari District was an agricultural region with forests during theIndus Valley civilization. TheVedic period is characterized byIndo-Aryan. TheAbhirasKambojas,Daradas,Kaikayas, Madras,Pauravas,Yaudheyas,Malavas andKurus invaded, settled and ruled ancientPunjab region. After overrunning theAchaemenid Empire in 331 BCE,Alexander marched into present-dayPunjab region with an army of 50,000. The Vehari was ruled byMaurya Empire,Indo-Greek kingdom,Kushan Empire,Gupta Empire,White Huns,Kushano-Hephthalites and theTurk andHindu Shahi kingdoms.
In 997 CE,Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, took over theGhaznavid dynasty empire established by his father,Sultan Sebuktegin. In 1005, he conquered theShahis inKabul and followed it by the conquests ofPunjab region. TheDelhi Sultanate and laterMughal Empire ruled the region.
After the decline of the Mughal Empire, theSikhs invaded and occupied Vehari District. During the period ofBritish rule, Vehari district increased in population and importance.
Vehari District is the result of construction of thePakpattan canal from Sulemanki Head Works on theSutlej and the institution of Nili Barcolony project in 1925, so called because of the hints of blue in the water of the Sutlej. The ancient history of the district is obscure. The populated areas in ancient times was restricted to the banks of the river Sutlej where seasonal inundation permitted somecultivation. The rest of the area was a vast sandy scrap-land at best affording pastures itinerant herdsmen. Theriparian tract formed the state of Fatehpur during the time ofAkbar the Great. This was ruled by Fateh Khan of Joya family who founded and gave his name to the town of Fatehpur. (Fatehpur is still in existence about 15 kilometres to the south of Mailsi and is the oldest town of Mailsi subdivision. It has some remains of archaeological value.)Pakistan Movement. After theindependence ofPakistan in 1947, the minorityHindus andSikhs migrated toIndia while theMuslim refugees from India settled in the Vehari District.
The main castes in Vehari are Rao Rajput, Jatt, Dhudhi-Rajput, Joyia-Rajput, Sheikh, Bhatti-Rajput, Baloch, Khokhars, Daha, Gujjar, Aheer, Arian, Sial, Awan, Langrial.
City has two full-fledged university campuses and two post-graduate colleges for men and women.COMSATS University, Vehari Campus is offering MS and BS programs since 2009.Virtual University Campus is working at Vehari since 2001. The city contains many higher secondary schools and private colleges. Education University is a government-funded and operated campus with more than four faculties and many departments.COMSATS University, Vehari Campus is public sector university funded by ministry of Science and Technology. Pakistan's leading university,University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), Bahaudin Zikriya University Multan,University of Education andAllama Iqbal Open University has a sub-campus in Vehari.
Vehari is on the southern alternate route of railway and road betweenMultan andLahore, the capital of the province.
The northern route is the main route. Both run roughly in a northeasterly direction, almost parallel to each other and only 20 to 30 miles apart at any point. A section of the railway between Multan and Lahore was electrified on the main line betweenKhanewal and Lahore during the 1960s; however, in subsequent decades and lately with rapid decline and deterioration of the infrastructure of Pakistan Railway (PR), the electrified section lies in ruins and is not likely to be restored in the foreseeable future. With the new motorway between Multan and Lahore which was due to be completed sometimes in the early part of 2014, Vehari is set to benefit from its proximity to its north.
The Vehari route goes to Lahore through the religiously renowned city ofPakpattan, where theSufi Saint SyednaFariduddin Ganjshakar رحمه الله is buried. Thousands of pilgrims come annually to Pakpattan for the saint'sUrs celebration which include all sorts of festivities. Selections from his work are included in theGuru Granth Sahib, theSikh sacred scripture. He was commonly known as "Baba Farid".Power Radio FM 99 has a station for Vehari.
The climate of the district is hot and dry in summer and cold in winter Amin et al. (2017). The maximum and minimum temperature ranges between 45 °C and 28 °C in summer. During winter, the temperature fluctuates between 21 °C and 5 °C.
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