Malka Hans, Punjab

ملکہ ہانٚس
Town
Malka Hans
ملکہ ہانٚس
Coordinates: PK 30°25′26.4″N 73°16′33.6″E / 30.424000°N 73.276000°E / 30.424000; 73.276000Coordinates: PK 30°25′26.4″N 73°16′33.6″E / 30.424000°N 73.276000°E / 30.424000; 73.276000
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
District Pakpattan
Elevation 150 m (490 ft)
Time zone PST (UTC+05:00)

Malka Hans (Urdu: ملکہ ہانٚس), is a historical town, of Punjab in Pakistan. It is located in the Pakpattan District. It is part of Pakpattan Tehsil.[1][2][3][4]

History

A noted poet of the Punjab, Waris Shah, came here from his native village of Jandiala Sher Khan and composed the classic epic, Heer[1] in 1766. There is a mosque related to the poet as well as his composition, Heer.[1][5] THE SPIRIT SCHOOL PAKPATTAN Local time in Malka Hans is now 03:49 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named "Asia / Karachi" with an UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these bigger locations might be interesting for you: Vehari, Tehi, Montgomery, Peshawar, Pakpattan or Bilandewala. When in this area, you might want to check out Wan Dal Singh,34/sp gillan walla. Shafi Kalan, Nurpur, Malka Hans, Mal and Babhoke Dogar as well. We know of 2 airports close to Malka Hans. The clostest airport we know of is Bahawalnagar Airport (IATA: WGB) with a distance of 33 mi (or 52.6 km) South of the city centre of Malka Hans.

Geography

Malka Hans is approximately centered at 30°25′26.4″N 73°16′33.6″E / 30.424000°N 73.276000°E / 30.424000; 73.276000[6] with the altitude of 150 metres (490 ft).[4] It is located on the Pakpattan-Sahiwal road, only 15 km (approx.) from Pakpattan and 34 km from Sahiwal.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Waris Shah mosque". Dawn. July 19, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  2. "Power cuts trigger protests across Punjab". thenews.com.pk. April 4, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  3. "Malka Hans". Weather forecast. accuweather. Retrieved May 7, 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. 1 2 "Malka Hans". fallingrain.com. Retrieved May 7, 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. Hujra Baba Waris Shah (Malka Hans). YouTube. July 4, 2010.
  6. 1 2 Google maps
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