Gogera (), is a town and union council of

Okara District Okara District ( Punjabi and ), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. It became a separate district in 1982, prior to that it was part of Sahiwal District.Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

province of

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. It is located at 30°58'4N 73°18'24E with an altitude of 166 metres (547 feet) and lies to the north-west and away from the district capital Okara.Location of Gugera - Falling Rain Genomics
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History

Gogera was head of this region during the rebellion of 1857. It remained the administrative seat of the region until the capital was shifted to Montgomery (now

Sahiwal District Sahiwal District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ), formerly known as Montgomery District, is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab Subdivisions of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. In 1998, it had a population of 1, ...

). Lord Burkley's grave is at Gogera who was the commissioner of Gogera and was killed in battle with Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal after mutiny.

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{{Okara District Union councils of Okara District

History

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