Okara
Okara is the capital city of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Okara is the capital city of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The name Okara is derived from Okaan, a type of tree. In ancient times there were a large number of Okaan trees, which is why the area was named Okara. It is the 20th most populous city of Pakistan. The city is located southwest of the city of Lahore and Faisalabad is 100 km bypassing the Ravi River. It is known for its agriculture-based economy and cotton mills. The nearest major city to Okara is Sahiwal, which was formerly known as Montgomery. Kasur is also located in the east of the city. Pakistan military dairy farms, known for their cheese, are situated in Okara. Pul Dhool, located near Abdulla Sugar Mill, is a town in the Okara district. Pul Dhool is on Hujra Chunian road. It is 9 km from Shah Muqeem and 17 km from Chunian.These farms were established before the creation of Pakistan in 1947.
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Worth seeing in and around Okara
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Ashraf ul Madaris
Ashraf ul Madaris is an Islamic seminary located on the GT Road in Okara, Punjab, Pakistan. It offers instruction from matriculation level to postgraduate religious studies and is affiliated with Tanzeem ul Madaris Ahle Sunnat, the examination board for Barelvi seminaries in Pakistan.
1.5 km · school of Islamic studies in Pakistan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Okara
- Airports
- Faisalabad (LYP), 76 km · Allama Iqbal (LHE), 120 km · Sri Guru Ram Das Ji (ATQ), 162 km
- Stations
- Okara railway station, 1 km · Hazarat Karanwala railway station, 4 km · Kissan railway station, 7.7 km
- Faisalabad → Okara76 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · ₨720–960
- Lahore → Okara119 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · ₨990–1,320
- Multan → Okara201 km · quickest by road, 3h 30m · ₨1,600–2,140
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No local-transport research exists yet for Okara
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Next door to Okara
Okara is 37 km from Sahiwal, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Okara Districtdistrict of Punjab, Pakistan1 km