Hala ( sd, هـالا, ) is a
city
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and
taluka
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of
Matiari district of
Sindh
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,
Pakistan
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. According to the Revenue record, Hala was given the status of Taluka of
Hyderabad District in 1848. In 2005, it became part of Matiari District. Hala is located on the
N-5 National Highway of Pakistan at a distance of about 62 kilometers from
Hyderabad
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. Hala is also located on the Tando Adam - Mehrabpur Railway Line but railway line has been abandoned by
Pakistan Railways. As of 2017 census, the Hala Municipal Corporation has a population of 65,731. Total population of
Hala Taluka is 262,423 (2017) which includes Hala Municipal Corporation, Hala Old,
Bhit Shah, Bhanote and surrounding areas.
Hala is famous through the subcontinent for art, glazed colored pottery (Kaashi), woodwork (Jandi), cloth printing, woven cloth (Sussi) and khaddar made of handmade khaddi.
Sufism
Hala became a leading centre of the
Suhrawardi sect of
Sufism
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...
from the 16th century onwards. It contains the mausoleum of Makhdum Nuh (died ''circa'' 15