Padhrar () is a village and

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(an administrative subdivision) of

Khushab District Khushab District ( Punjabi: ), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan, with its administrative capital in Jauharabad. The district is named after the historical city of Khushab. The district consists of four tehsils: Khushab, Noor ...

located in

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.Local Government Elections - Government of Pakistan
It is part of

Khushab Khushab (Punjabi language, punjabi: خُوشاب) is a city as well as a district of Sargodha Division, located in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. The word ''Khushab'' means "sweet water." Khushab city also serves as the headq ...

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

Culture

A shrine of prominent

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spiritual leader Baba Syed Muhammad Shah Karori and his son Baba Syed Hashim Darya Shah of the

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family are in Padhrar.

Geography

Padhrar is located at the entrance into

Soon Valley Soon Valley (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) also known as Soon Sakesar Valley is in the north west of Khushab District, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. Its largest settlement is the town of Naushera, Punjab, Naushera. The valley Have Multiple fam ...

, which leads to the mountain peak of

Sakesar Sakesar ( Punjabi, Urdu: سكيسر) is the highest mountain in the Salt Range in Punjab, Pakistan. Its height is . It lies on the outer fringes of the Soon Valley in Khushab District in the Punjab province. The small village of Sakesar is name ...

. The village is located 71 kilometers north of the

and 48 kilometers south of the

Chakwal District Chakwal District () is a district located on the Pothohar Plateau in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northwestern area of the Punjab province, bordered by Talagang to its west, Rawalpindi to its northeast, Jhelum to its east. The distr ...

Kallar Kahar Kallar Kahar () is a town and subdivision (Tehsil) of Chakwal District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Kallar Kahar Tehsil.Talagang Talagang ( Punjabi / ) is a city and the headquarters of the Talagang District located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is part of the Potohar Plateau and lies on the north of Salt Range and east of the Kala Chita range. Talagang is known for its liter ...

is about 49 kilometers north of this town.

References

{{Khushab-Union-Councils Union councils of Khushab District Populated places in Khushab District