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Shorkot

Southern Asia

Shorkot is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, located east of the Chenab River, and the headquarters of Shorkot Tehsil in Jhang District. The GeoNames gazetteer places it in Jhang District at about 30.835 degrees north and 72.076 degrees east, at an elevation of about 143 metres, and carries no population figure for it. The English Wikipedia article is brief: it names Muhammad Arif Khan Rajbana Sial, Sahibzada Nazir Sultan and Sahibzada Ameer Sultan as notable people of the town and points readers to the nearby towns of Chiniot and Bhera. Fuller history and demographic detail remain to be added from further sources.

Facts
Elevation (m)
143 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 1
Time Zone
UTC+05:00 2
Sources
1. GeoNames: Shorkot
GeoNames
  • Page header, elevation
    Elevation ca. 143 m
  • On Continent: Asia, Page header, place hierarchy
    Home › Asia › Pakistan PK
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2. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Karachi, current rule
Quote, Zone Asia/Karachi, current rule
5:00 Pakistan PK%sT # Pakistan Time
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Shorkot (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Pakistan, Lead
    is a city in Punjab, Pakistan
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Lead
    is a city in Punjab, Pakistan
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