Shahkot, Pakistan
Shahkot | |
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Shahkot | |
Coordinates: 31°33′42″N 73°29′15″E / 31.5617°N 73.4875°ECoordinates: 31°33′42″N 73°29′15″E / 31.5617°N 73.4875°E | |
Province | Punjab |
District | Nankana Sahib |
Colonies | Jinnah colony, Bilal Town, Gulshan Colony, Nazar colony, Shalimar Town, Abdualla Gardan, |
Wards | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 |
Union councils | UC # 17 and 18 |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 200,000 |
Area code(s) | 056 |
Shahkot (Urdu: شاہكوٹ), is a town and tehsil in the Nankana Sahib District of Pakistan. The town has a population of about 200,000.
Shahkot is on the Lahore-Faisalabad highway. The town is connected by road to Sangla Hill, Chak Jhumra, Salarwala, Jaranwala, Safdarabad and the district capital Nankana Sahib. The town is situated in center of Faisalabad and Sheikhupura. Shahkot is about 95 km west from provincial capital Lahore, 45 km east from Faisalabad and 56 km from Sheikhpura. Postal code is 39630.
Shahkot is famous for unique hill point which is unique place as Shahkot is situated in center of Punjab which is too far from mountains range. Darbar of Baba No Lakh Hazari is also situated in Shahkot who came here hundred of years ago and became reason of spread of Islam. Few people believed that famous hill was brought here by him. But Hindu religious follower believed that this hill is brought here by their gods accidentally when their god delivering Hamalya mountain to Arabian Sea. Shahkot is one of the main industrial hub in the region.
Study Center
IBN-E-AL HAYTHAM ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SHAHKOT
(FSC, medical -Non medical, ICS , BCS)
Institutions
best computer training institute in shahkot is CYBER FALCON training institute of computer science & Graphic Zone & Software solution. . Nankana Road Maher Chowk Shahkot