Narowal
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Narowal
نارووال |
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General Information
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Calling code | (0)542 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| No. of Towns | 1 |
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| No. of Union Councils | 4 |
Narowal (Urdu/Punjabi: نارووال) is a city in the north-east of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Narowal District and tehsil.[1] The city is situated at the bank of Ravi River about 4-5 km from the Indian border.
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[edit] Etymology
There are several theories as to the origin of the name. The most famous of them quotes that it was named after a Sikh landlord Naro Singh who was the owner of this land before the partition of sub-continent in 1947.
[edit] History
During British Rule Narowal was a town of the Raya Tehsil of Sialkot District[2], after independence from Britain in 1947 Narowal became tehsil headquarters - in 1991 the district of Sialkot was bifurcated, Narowal then became the capital of the newly formed Narowal District.[3]
[edit] Administration
The MNA of Narowal is Mr. Ahsan Iqbal and MPA is Samina Waseem Butt. The city is subdivided into four Union Councils, these are:[1]
- NAROWAL-1
- NAROWAL-2
- NAROWAL-3
- NAROWAL-4
[edit] Educational institutions
- Government College of Commerce Narowal.
- Government College for Boys Narowal.
- Government Muslim Girls College Narowal.
- Government College for Elementary Teachers Narowal.
- Technical Institute Narowal.
- FK middle school sankhatra.
- Narowal Public School Narowal.
- St. John's High School Narowal
[edit] Hospitals and medical centres
- Sughra Shafi Hospital, built by Pakistani singer Abrar-Ul-Haq, founder of the charitable organization Sahara For Life Trust.
- District Headquarter Hospital
- Tehsil Headquarter Hospital
