Samundri (

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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: ) is a city and headquarters of

Samundri Tehsil Samundri Tehsil ( Urdu/Punjabi: ) is an administrative subdivision of Faisalabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.Samundri is the city and headquarters of the tehsil. Samundri Tehsil farms are irrigated by Gugera Branch Canal and ...

located in Faisalabad District of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...

province,

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. It is the 55th largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census.

History

Etymology

Samundri was on a major trade route during the reign of

Sher Shah Suri Sher Shah Suri ( ps, شیرشاه سوری) (1472, or 1486 – 22 May 1545), born Farīd Khān ( ps, فرید خان) , was the founder of the Sur Empire in India, with its capital in Sasaram in modern-day Bihar. He standardized the silver coin ...

. The present site of Samundri city was founded in 1887 as Chak No. 533 G.B. Later it was renamed as ''Seh Mundri'' because of three Hindu

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in the area. The word ''Seh'' () means ''Three'' in Persian and ''Mandir'' is

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word for a temple.

Modern

In 1887, there were three Hindu shrines in this area but now what remains, houses the Government Primary School No 4. Migration between

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and

was continuous before the

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. By the 1930s Western Punjab was predominantly

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and supported the

Muslim League Muslim League may refer to: Political parties Subcontinent ; British India *All-India Muslim League, Mohammed Ali Jinah, led the demand for the partition of India resulting in the creation of Pakistan. **Punjab Muslim League, a branch of the organ ...

and

Pakistan Movement The Pakistan Movement ( ur, , translit=Teḥrīk-e-Pākistān) was a political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India. It was connected to the per ...

. After the independence in August 1947, the minority

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s and

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

s migrated to

while the

refugees from Eastern Punjab in

settled in Western Punjab and across

. Today Samundri is known for its contributions to Pakistan's

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team providing dozens of big names especially from Chak 176 G.B and 478 G.B. It has many

Gujjar Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tradi ...

Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

and Jat farmers who tend to be physically larger in size than elsewhere in the region.Samundri on Digital South Asia Library
University of Chicago website, Retrieved 14 April 2021

Geography

Samundri is located at 31°03'45"N 72°57'15"E (31.063, 72.954), at an altitude of 168 metres (429 ft), and is 45 km from

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur (Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pakis ...

, 66 km from

Jhang Jhang ( Punjabi, ur, ), ) is the capital city of Jhang District, in the central portion of the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Situated on the east bank of the Chenab river, it is the 18th largest city of Pakistan by population. The histori ...

, 30 km from

Gojra Gojra (Punjabi and ur, ), the administrative capital of Gojra Tehsil, is the city of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Gojra is from Faisalabad, from Lahore and north of Toba Tek Singh. Founded in 1896 during the ...

and just 15 km from

Tandlianwala Tandlianwala ( ur, ) is a town in Punjab, Pakistan and the headquarters of Tandlianwala Tehsil. It is located 40 km from the city of Faisalabad and 45 km from Okara. It is a sub-division of Faisalabad District and has a Tehsil munici ...

. The upcoming Karachi-Lahore Motorway will pass through neighborhood of

known as

Samundari Samundri ( Urdu, Punjabi: ) is a city and headquarters of Samundri Tehsil located in Faisalabad District of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 55th largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census. History Etymology S ...

Interchange Km 1016 on

Road. Then it will be easily accessible from Lahore and Multan. The Post Code of

is 37300.

Economy

Samundri is home to a major

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, whole corn & sugar market. Sugarcane and wheat are the major crops of the area, while corn is the most-traded good locally. Rice is also grown here but, due to water shortages, less farmers are deciding to grow it. Vegetables are grown on many hectares and fulfilling 50% of the demand. The Anarkali Bazaar is the main commercial market of the city, and the Jinnah Market is the oldest. Other markets in the city include Jamat Ali Bazaar, Katchery Bazaar, Mandi Bazaar, Nehar Bazaar, Qasim Bazaar, Kashmiri Bazaar, Sunny Plaza and Chaki Bazaar. Samundri is also known for its custom truck painting business. Major Banks in Samundari: #

National Bank of Pakistan National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) () is a Pakistani government-owned multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of State Bank of Pakistan. It is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. As of September 2020, it has 1,511 branches across Paki ...

Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) ( ur, ), formerly known as Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan, is Pakistani government-owned agricultural development bank which is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded in 1961 as the agricultura ...

Habib Bank Limited Habib Bank Limited ( ur, ) abbreviated as HBL, is a Pakistani multinational bank based in Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1939 by the Habib Family, HBL became Pakistan's first commercial bank. In 1951 it opened its first inte ...

(2 Branches) #

United Bank Limited United Bank Limited (UBL) () is a Pakistani multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of British company Bestway Group. It is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the largest banks in the Pakistani private sector, with over 1,400 br ...

Allied Bank Limited Allied Bank Limited () is the fifth largest commercial bank in Pakistan and is a subsidiary of Ibrahim Group. Allied Bank with its registered office in Lahore is one of the largest banks within the country with over 1400+ branches and ATMs. It ...

Muslim Commercial Bank Limited MCB Bank Limited () is a Pakistani multinational corporation, multinational commercial bank which is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. The majority of shares are owned by Pakistani conglomerate Nishat Group and Malaysian bank M ...

(2 Branches) #

Bank Alfalah Bank Alfalah Limited, formerly Habib Credit and Exchange Bank, () is a Pakistani retail bank which is a subsidiary of the Emirati company Abu Dhabi United Group. It is one of the largest private Banks in Pakistan with a network of more than 850 ...

Soneri Bank The Soneri Bank Limited is a Pakistani bank based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Its head office is located in the PNSC Building. It is a mid-sized bank having about over 400+ branches country-wide. Soneri Bank started its operation in the year 1 ...

Meezan Bank Meezan Bank ( ur, ) is the first Islamic bank in Pakistan and commenced operations in 2002, after being issued the first-ever Islamic commercial banking licence by the State Bank of Pakistan. The Bank is headquartered at Meezan House in Karachi, ...

Faysal Bank Faysal Bank Limited is a Pakistani Islamic bank, a subsidiary of KSA Holdings ultimate parent of bank is KSA Holdings and Ithmaar Bank, based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is named after Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud. History Faysal Bank started in P ...

# Al-Barka Bank # Bank Al-Habib

Notable residents

* Prithviraj Kapoor, actor, director and patriarch of the

Kapoor family The Kapoor family
The New York Times. 30 April 2020. is a prominent Indian show business fa ...

* Ali Raza Sial A Professional Software Engineer And E-Commerce Virtual Assistant And Also A Youngest Businessman In Pakistan Ph:03451039070

References

Cities and towns in Faisalabad District {{Faisalabad-geo-stub