Historical places exist all over the Universe. Every historical place has its unique past. We must visit historical places because it connects us with our past. It allows us to know the cultures of the past. Sahiwal city is one of them. Everyone should visit Sahiwal. It has a big historical background. Here below are the reasons why we must visit Sahiwal.
Sahiwal is a famous city in Pakistan. Sahiwal is also a division, district, and tehsil and is located in Punjab. Sahiwal is located between two rivers, Sutlej and Ravi, and one-eighty km far from Lahore on Multan road. In other words, Sahiwal is located between Lahore and Multan on Multan road. In 1865 Sahiwal was a small town, and at that time, its name was also Sahiwal. Before 1966 Sahiwal's name was Montgomery; after 1966, its name changed from Montgomery to Sahiwal again. Sahiwal is very famous for its some unique special things all over the world. Sahiwal cow and buffalo are very famous all over the world for much milk giving quality of cows. Sahiwal is also famous for its dairy products. The milk-made product Paneer is also the product of Sahiwal. The milk butter of Sahiwal is also very famous. The butter and chicken made a dish called butter chicken karahi is also started from Sahiwal. There are many dishes of Sahiwal that are very famous for their taste. A canal is also passing between the Sahiwal, which increases the beauty of Sahiwal. This canal was built in 1914. Sahiwal is also very famous from an agricultural point of view. Sahiwal also has many industrial units and is further increasing day by day. Sahiwal also has very famous educational institutions, both government and private. There are also many universities in Sahiwal. The Sahiwal railway station is one of the biggest railway stations in Pakistan. The Central jail of Sahiwal is also very famous for its history. There were many celebrities born in Sahiwal like cricketer Mushtaq ahmad, tv anchor Tariq Aziz, etc.
The archaeological museum of Harappa is very famous. It is located some kilometers away from Sahiwal. The museum Harappa was established in 1926 and was again reconstructed in 1966. The museum of Harappa is an archaeological site connected back to 3000 to 5000 BC. The sites of the museum of Harappa are discovered with ruins of the bronze age having fortified city. The museum of Harappa is so old and is connected with the Indus Valley Civilization centered in Sindh city of Pakistan. After a search, it was found that it had a population of almost 25000 for its time. The Harappa culture is found in the Indus Civilization, like that of Mehrgarh, almost 60000 BC. In 2600 BC, the cities Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa emerged along the river Indus in Punjab and Sindh. When engineers constructed the Lahore Multan and used bricks, the museum of Harappa was partially damaged. The museum of Harappa has a very old history. The Harappa Museum is one of the unique parts of history. The visit to Sahiwal is almost incomplete if we cannot visit the museum of Harappa.
Yadgar-e-Sahiwal place is located near the G.P.O office on railway road. According to the record, MA Ashraf has written a history of Sahiwal in his book. So, this is the reason this place is called Yadgar-e-Sahiwal. In Sahiwal city, the Zafar Ali Stadium is located near the memorial. There are many purposes to using this stadium like cricket, football. The name of this stadium is the name of Molana Zafar Ali Khan. Kanaan park is located near Yadgar. This is a very famous park in Sahiwal. A lot of Sahiwal citizens came to this park for joy on holiday. This chowk is located near the central jail of Sahiwal. This chowk is very famous because of photocopy machines. There are two big photocopy shops here where a lot of university students and other citizens come for photocopy. During international cricket matches, the big screen is used here to entertain. As the name shows, the shuhda this mosque is built in the memory of 1971 war soldiers who were martyred. This is a built-in Turkish type. Sahiwal city is on the bank of the river Ravi. It is one of the biggest tourists points of Sahiwal. The coal power plant has 1320 MW of power. This project is built by the Chinese, and it is a part of CPEC. This provides electricity around all the areas. Although the Sahiwal city is a very simple and visits able city, it has quite a number of unique things which other cities do not have. Sahiwal presents a unique picture of life. It has everything in it like stadiums, parks, wedding halls, hotels, malls, etc. May Allah keep this city safe from every disaster.
