Kamalia

Kamalia کمالیہ
City
Historic Saad Manzil
Kamalia Location in Pakistan Kamalia Kamalia (Pakistan) Show map of Punjab, PakistanShow map of PakistanShow all
Coordinates: 30°44′N 72°39′E / 30.733°N 72.650°E / 30.733; 72.650Coordinates: 30°44′N 72°39′E / 30.733°N 72.650°E / 30.733; 72.650
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Faisalabad
District	Toba Tek Singh
Tehsil	Kamalia
Union Councils	13
Population  (2017 Census of Pakistan)[1]
• City	135,641
• Rank	67th, Pakistan
Time zone	UTC+5
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (PDT)
Area code(s)	046

Kamalia (Urdu/Punjabi: کمالیہ) is a city in the Toba Tek Singh District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative center of Kamalia Tehsil.^[2] It is the 67th largest city of Pakistan by population and has nearby cities like Rajana, Chichawatni and Pir Mahal.

Location[]

Kamalia is bounded in the South by River Ravi and Chichawatni, in the West by Pir Mahal, in the North by Rajana and Mamu Kanjan, and in the East by Harappa and Sahiwal.

Under-construction M-4 motorway (Pakistan) Section soon is expected to connect the cities of Gojra, Toba Tek Singh, Shorkot to Kamalia.^[3]

History[]

Kamalia is said to be existing even before the Alexander the Great. The legend suggests that Alexander tried to invade and win the then walled city (which used to exist with a prehistoric name) in the morning when the people of the city opened its gate for a morning walk. Then the city was attacked and captured. But the conqueror moved on to some other places. Since the neighboring city Harappa is also prehistoric, so it appears that Kamalia must have been part of an ancient civilization which remained untouched from the wrath of the nature. The old buildings amidst the "Iqbal Bazar" at the vantage point of the city, tell the story of a then progressive era.^[2]

The 1947 Partition caused the Sikh and Hindu population to migrate from the area with many of their hidden items still being found after ages. Some nobles even donated their properties to the trust of the Government. Government Praim Sati Trust (P.S.T) College is one of those properties; which is the only public (general-subjects) college in Kamalia other than the Government Technical College of Commerce.

A number of archaic and archaeological sites exist in Kamalia including a Shamshan Ghat (Hindu Cremation Site), a Sikh Gurdawara and the ancient havelis.

Etymology[]

The present name of the city Kamalia is derived from its 14th century ruler Kamal Khan Kharal.^[2]

Climate[]

The climate keeps changing with weathers. Summers are usually very hot and the temperatures may exceed 40 degrees, then comes Monsoon (Rainy season) with much closed environment and comparatively lesser rains as compared to the surrounding areas, then the Autumn with pleasant weather, then the Winters remain foggy and cold.

The most hazardous climatic threat to Kamalia is the flooding of River Ravi which is luckily a very rare phenomena.

Known for[]

Kamalia is famous for many things including the hand-woven or machine-woven cloth called "Khaddar", poultry, sugarcane crop and the okra crop.^[2] Although the land is fertile and many other crops are also cultivated around the year which include wheat, cotton, maze and rice. Such variety of crops make it an important place for the agriculture market.

Demography[]

References[]

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