Sahowala

Sahowala is a town in Sambrial Tehsil, Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located between the Upper Chenab Canal and the Marala Ravi Link Canal of the Marala Headworks project. Demographically, the town has a Union Council which is one of the largest councils in Sialkot, having a population around 20,000 which covers six neighbouring villages. Many residents are farmers, while others work abroad and serve in the industry and government. The town is close to the Sialkot Tanneries Zone. Minhaj ul Quran Islamic Library is the public library, along Noor Mosque, which has the highest minaret in the Sialkot District. This village has a history of more than 800 years.LocationSahowala is located 16km to the southeast of Sialkot, and 33km west from Wazirabad. Head Marala, the source of both canals around the village, is just 26km to the north.MapNotable placesGurudwara Nanaksar - Sat Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Gurdwara is on the west side of the village. As the building is built like a Hindu temple, people call it the "Nanak Mandir". The Parkashasthan is inside this temple within a spire. There are many residential rooms in this haveli mansion-like building. Guru Nanak Dev Ji came here from Sialkot and stayed for seven days. There was a pond covering 25 Ghumaons in those days. This Gurdwara is inside that pond. Udasi Sadhus were the priests of this gurdwara. No land or estate is endowed to this shrine.Sahowala ChurchMazar Sailani Shah Sahib Mazar Shah Anayt Badshah∗→Latest Surgical Instruments