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About Bhera
Bhera (Punjabi: بھیرا; Urdu: بھیرہ) is a city and tehsil of Sargodha District in Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is known for wood-carved items, textiles (such as quilts and khussas), and certain desserts (such as pheni and patisa).
From the Wikipedia article Bhera (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
History
According to Ancient Geography of India by Alexander Cunningham, Bhera was once known as Jobnathnagar.
The Imperial Gazetteer of India records the history of Bhera as follows:
In the seventh and eighth centuries, the Salt Range chieftain was a tributary of Hindu Shahi (rulers of Lahore). Bhera was sacked by Mahmūd of Ghazni, and again two centuries later by the generals of Chingiz Khān. In 1519 Bābar held it to ransom; and in 1540 Sher Shāh founded a new town, which under Akbar became the headquarters of one of the subdivisions of the Sūbah of Lahore. In the reign of Muhammad Shāh, Rājā Salāmat Rai, a Khukhrain of the Anand tribe, administered Bhera and the surrounding country; while Khushāb was managed by Nawāb Ahmadyār Khān, and the south-eastern tract along the Chenāb formed part of the territories under the charge of Mahārājā Kaura Mal, governor of Multān.
About the same time, by the death of Nawāb Ahmdyār Khan, Khushāb also passed into the hands of Rājā Salāmat Rai. Shortly afterwards Abbās Khān a Khattak who held Pind Dādan Khān, treacherously put the Rājā to death, and seized Bhera. But Abbās Khān was himself thrown into prison as a revenue defaulter, and Fateh Anand, nephew of Salāmat Rai then recovered his uncle's dominions.
From the History section of Bhera on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Bhera
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bhagatanwala (BHW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 47 km away.
- Pind Dadan Khan 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Dandot RS 19 km north, about 19 min by car
- Khewra 21 km northeast, about 21 min by car
- Bhalwal 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Basra 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Choa Saidan Shah 27 km north, about 27 min by car
- Malakwal City 30 km east, about 30 min by car
- Sargodha 49 km southwest, about 49 min by car
- Mandi Bahauddin 56 km east, about 56 min by car
- Rabwah 81 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Main Mosque of Bhera, Mustafa54, CC BY-SA 4.0
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