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1844 CE
- Fazilka, founded in 1844 CE, is named by its founder JH Oliver after the Mian Fazil Watoo who had earlier owned the land before it was ceded to the British by the Bahawalpur princely state. Prior to its establishment as a district headquarter by JH Oliver, and as a shopping centre by him, it was an uncultivated bushy area.
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History. The municipality of Fazilka was formed with Punjab Government Notification No. 486, on 10 December 1885. The town was added to the Ferozepur district in 1884. On 25 July 2011, Fazilka was declared a District by the Government of Punjab with Gazette Notification No. 1/1/2011-RE-II(I)/14554.
This space displays the history of the district such as how this district came into existence and what year. Major historical legends and monuments related to district are narrated here.
History. On 27 July 2011, the Government of Punjab created two new districts: Fazilka district by the partition of Firozpur district, and Pathankot district by the partition of Gurdaspur district. On 29 January 1970, Gandhi announced the transfer of a part of Fazilka tehsil and Abohar to Haryana. The final transfer of Fazilka and Abohar was to ...
5 days ago · About District. 165 year old historical town Fazilka, District Fazilka, also known as Bangla, is located in southwestern Punjab (INDIA), about 325 kms west of Punjab State Capital Chandigarh, 85 km south-west of Ferozepur and 200 km south of Amritsar. Fazilka is on India -Pakistan border and is 11 km off the international border with Pakistan.
Fazilka is one of the 22 districts of Punjab. The head quarter of this district is the city of same name, that is Fazilka city. It was announced as the 21st district of Punjab in July 2011. Earlier, it was part of the Firozpur district. History of Fazilka Geographical position of Fazilka The district is located in the south-west corner of Punjab.
18 hours ago · Fazilka is full of such stories. At the town's most famous shop Pakpattnian Di Hatti, one gets to sample a delicious sweet that originated across the border. Tosha was brought to Fazilka by a halwai from Pakpattan, a mere 60km away in Pakistan. Over the years, the "toshewala" rechristened his shop Pakpattnian Di Hatti, which translates to the ...
Before Partition Fazilka Was the Biggest Wool Market in the Asia and it was established by British as one of the main trading Town. British named 10 steamer ships to the name of their favorite trading town and they named First Single Cylinder Steam Ship of the World “FAZILKA” in the year 1890 (South Africa). 11.
