Kotli Loharan West
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Kotli Loharan is a town in Sialkot District
, Pakistan
. Factories there used to manufacture mine-laying machines
, hydraulic jacks and instruments for F-86 aircraft engine maintenance for the Pakistan Army. A rural hospital, a veterinary hospital, boys and girls colleges, schools and roads have been constructed. Bazaars have been widened. Fresh water filtration plants have been installed in various locations.
Kotli Loharan is a pretty small town now, almost under the shadow of the Himalayas. It is a thriving industrial town in the middle of agricultural land. For centuries the town has been an enclave of industry in the middle of agriculture. The people of the town were sword smiths, and it is said that this village was a kind of a land grant, in recognition of their services. Now the swords are no longer important but surgical instruments still are there. People of this town is living in Commonwealth countries, Middle East and UK. Majority of the original population of this town have been moved to the big cities in Pakistan and overseas, especially in Kenya and UK. Current population is mix of new migrants from Jammu and Kashmir (1948 Kashmir War) and old population.
Kotli Loharan consists of two subtowns of Mughals - (ironsmiths) lying about 10 miles in the north-west of Sialkot. One is Kotli Loharan West (Laandi (meaning West) Kotli) and other is called Kotli Lohraran East (Chardi (meaning East) Kotli). All kinds of articles for use and ornament are made, such as shields and arms, betel-nut cutters, knives, boxes, plates, inkstands, and so on. The material used is iron, and gold and silver are used in inlaying.
32.589974°N 74.498870°W
flows on the northern side of Kotli Loharan just 10 kilometers from the town.
Koti Loharan is cold during winters and hot and humid during summers. May and June are the hottest months. The temperature during winter may drop to 0°C. The land is, generally, plain and fertile. Most of the rain falls during the Monsoon season in summer which often results in flooding.
is just 10-08 kilometers from Kotli Loharan. Sialkot International Airport is the first ever private sector Airport of Pakistan managed by SIAL. It is noted for having the longest runway in Pakistan, is located near Sambrial. Direct flights are available from Sialkot International Airport to Karachi, Faisalabad and Kuwait. PIA would start non-stop flight between Sialkot to Manchester and Dubai as well as Hajj flights from Sialkot International Airport in 2008. Emirates is also expected to start its flights in mid 2008 to Dubai. Airblue will operate domestically from Islamabad, Multan and Karachi in mid 2008. There is also a small Sialkot Cantonment Airport in Sialkot Cantt in use by the aviation wing of the Pakistan Army. During 1995-1996 this airport was also used as a public airport by PIA for Helicopter Service from Sialkot to Islamabad.
. Kotli Loharan is in the middle of this bus route.
Sialkot District
Sialkot District or the District of Sialkot , is one of the districts of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located in the north-east of the province...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Factories there used to manufacture mine-laying machines
Land mine
A land mine is usually a weight-triggered explosive device which is intended to damage a target—either human or inanimate—by means of a blast and/or fragment impact....
, hydraulic jacks and instruments for F-86 aircraft engine maintenance for the Pakistan Army. A rural hospital, a veterinary hospital, boys and girls colleges, schools and roads have been constructed. Bazaars have been widened. Fresh water filtration plants have been installed in various locations.
Kotli Loharan is a pretty small town now, almost under the shadow of the Himalayas. It is a thriving industrial town in the middle of agricultural land. For centuries the town has been an enclave of industry in the middle of agriculture. The people of the town were sword smiths, and it is said that this village was a kind of a land grant, in recognition of their services. Now the swords are no longer important but surgical instruments still are there. People of this town is living in Commonwealth countries, Middle East and UK. Majority of the original population of this town have been moved to the big cities in Pakistan and overseas, especially in Kenya and UK. Current population is mix of new migrants from Jammu and Kashmir (1948 Kashmir War) and old population.
Kotli Loharan consists of two subtowns of Mughals - (ironsmiths) lying about 10 miles in the north-west of Sialkot. One is Kotli Loharan West (Laandi (meaning West) Kotli) and other is called Kotli Lohraran East (Chardi (meaning East) Kotli). All kinds of articles for use and ornament are made, such as shields and arms, betel-nut cutters, knives, boxes, plates, inkstands, and so on. The material used is iron, and gold and silver are used in inlaying.
32.589974°N 74.498870°W
Geography and climate
Lying between 32°35′ North latitude and 74°29′ East longitude at an altitude of 256 m above sea level, the Chenab RiverChenab River
The Chenab River چنRiver' آب) is a major river of Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab in Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the Punjab, Pakistan...
flows on the northern side of Kotli Loharan just 10 kilometers from the town.
Koti Loharan is cold during winters and hot and humid during summers. May and June are the hottest months. The temperature during winter may drop to 0°C. The land is, generally, plain and fertile. Most of the rain falls during the Monsoon season in summer which often results in flooding.
Airport
Sialkot International AirportSialkot International Airport
Sialkot International Airport is situated 14 km west of Sialkot in the Sialkot District of Pakistan...
is just 10-08 kilometers from Kotli Loharan. Sialkot International Airport is the first ever private sector Airport of Pakistan managed by SIAL. It is noted for having the longest runway in Pakistan, is located near Sambrial. Direct flights are available from Sialkot International Airport to Karachi, Faisalabad and Kuwait. PIA would start non-stop flight between Sialkot to Manchester and Dubai as well as Hajj flights from Sialkot International Airport in 2008. Emirates is also expected to start its flights in mid 2008 to Dubai. Airblue will operate domestically from Islamabad, Multan and Karachi in mid 2008. There is also a small Sialkot Cantonment Airport in Sialkot Cantt in use by the aviation wing of the Pakistan Army. During 1995-1996 this airport was also used as a public airport by PIA for Helicopter Service from Sialkot to Islamabad.
Local buses
Local bus services for Kotli Loharan operate from Sialkot main bus station towards Marala HeadworksMarala Headworks
dMarala Headworks is a headworks situated on the River Chenab near the city of Sialkot in Punjab province of Pakistan.Marala Headworks is a large hydro engineering project and is used to control water flow and flood control in the River Chenab....
. Kotli Loharan is in the middle of this bus route.