Saroke, (Urdu ساروکی), also spelled as Saroki, is a town located on the southwest side of the city of

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, Pakistan. It lies south of Khanki Head, southwest of Mansoorwali, east of Dharowal, and north of Ahmad Nagar Chatta. Saroke is the main point of all the nearest towns and villages. All the villages near it are dependent on it, because it has facilities likes schools, hospitals and markets. Medical facilities are provided here by Dr Ali Hyder nisar the only MBBS doctor in the town

History

It has existed since the area was controlled by Sikhs. It is the most populous town in the sub-district (Tehsil) of

and was not widely known before the

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of Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema. It is the most populous town in the sub-district of

Education

Saroke has several schools, including government high schools and several private schools.

Division

Saroke is divided into several parts.

Main Town

Most of the population live in the main town. Most educational institutions, clinics, hospitals,s, etc. are also in the main town. The main town is subdivided into Mohallas (like sub-localities). These include: * Mohallah Shamali * Mohallah Baagh Wala * Androoni Mohallah * Mohallah Shahzinda Wali * Mohallah Faisalabad * Mohallah Haji Arab * Mohallah Janoobi

Sub Localities

* Islamabad, (Urdu اسلام آباد) is located to the far north of the town and lies west of Saeedabad, northwest of Rehman Pura and East of Faqeeranwali Khurd. Peoples living in Islamabad are immigrants of

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who migrated as the result of

First Kashmir war First most commonly refers to: * First, the ordinal form of the number 1 First or 1st may also refer to: Acronyms * Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array * Far Infrared a ...

. *Rehman Pura, (Urdu رحمان پورہ) is located north of the town and lies southeast of Islamabad and southwest of Saeedabad. It is a small locality. Peoples living here are Rajputs shifted from the main Saroki town. *Faqeeranwali Khurd, (Urdu فقیرانوالی خورد) is located northwest of the town and lies west of Islamabad. Faqeeranwali is not populous as compared to Islamabad. *Jeune Wali is located to east of the Town.

Sports

Cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

and

kabaddi Kabaddi (, ) is a contact team sport played between two teams of seven players. It is one of the traditional games of South Asia. In this game, a raider enters the opposing half of the court to touch defenders and attempt to return within 30 ...

are very popular sports in Saroke.

Climate

Saroke has a

hot semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of sem ...

(BSh), according to the Köppen-Geiger system, and changes throughout the year. During summer (June to September), the temperature reaches . The coldest months are usually November to February when the temperature can drop to an average of . The highest precipitation months are usually July and August when the

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in Atmosphere of Earth, atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annu ...

reaches Punjab.

References

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