Gola (tribe)
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Gola is a Baloch
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....

 tribe in Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...

, Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

 and Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

 provinces of Pakistan
Pakistan
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Most of the Golas speak Balochi
Balochi language
Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui. It is designated as one of nine official languages of Pakistan.-Vowels:The Balochi vowel...

 while minority speak Sindhi
Sindhi language
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...

 and Saraiki
Saraiki language
Saraiki , transliterated as Sirāikī and sometimes spelled Seraiki and Saraiki, is a standardized written language of Pakistan belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages. It is a language spoken in the heart of Pakistan...

 . They live in Jaffarabad, Naseerabad
Naseerabad
Naseerabad is one of the neighborhoods of Gulberg Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.There are several ethnic groups in Naseerabad including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim...

, Sibi
Sibi
Sibi is a city of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city is located at 29°33'0N 67°52'60E at an altitude of 130 metres and is headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name.. According to the 2001 census of Pakistan the population of Sibi is 52,100...

 in Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...

 and Kamber Khan
Kamber Khan
Qambar, also known as Kambar Khan or Kambar, is the capital of Qamber Shahdadkot District, Sindh, Pakistan.-History:It was part of Larkana District until 2005 when the government announced the creation of a new district and made it the capital....

, Jacobabad
Jacobabad
Jacobabad or Yaqubabad is the capital city of Jacobabad District, Sindh, Pakistan. The city is also the administrative centre of Jacobabad Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district, the city is subdivided into 8 Union Councils...

 and Larkana
Larkana
Larkana or Larkano is the fourth largest city in the north-western part of Sindh Province, Pakistan, and is located within Larkana District.The old name of larkano is chandka which was changed in 1901. In August 2000 Larkana celebrated its hundred years of existence...

 in Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

. There is a small town with name "Golo Wah" "Golo Canal".

Sardar Irshad Ali Khan Gola is the tribal leader & Sardar of Gola tribe in Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...

. His headquarter is in Sohbat Pur Gola.Sardar Irshad Ali Khan Gola is the grandson of Sardar Sohbat Khan Gola who was the Chief Sardar of Gola tribe. Century before the fort of Sohbat Pur Gola & the most famous Jama-e-Masjid of Balochistan was built in his era. He was someone who made musafir khanas (Siraye) in different districts as Jacobabad, Nasirabad, Jafferabad & Sibi for the weary travellers who used to travel to and fro from one mountain village to the other village in the deserts trading their wares.The musafirkhanas gave free food and lodging to the travellers and anyone else who wanted to stay the night there.His elder son Sardar Nur Mohammad Khan Gola was the 1st Baloch advisor to Quid-e-Azam. Present Minister of (Women Development Department) Balochistan Ghazala Gola is the daughter of Sardar Irshad Ali Khan Gola.

Ali Haider Khan Gola representative of gola tribe in Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

. Belongs to sub-tribe Blany living in Khan Pur, southern Punjab. Blany is a sub tribe of Gola, originating from the Blay Khan in District Rahim Yar Khan. Asghar khan Gola is the representative of Gola tribe in Khan Pur Tehsil.
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