Abohar

Abohar is a city and municipal corporation in the Fazilka district of Punjab, situated southeast of Fazilka. It lies near the India–Pakistan border. According to the 2011 Census of India, Abohar’s population was 145,302. The city and its suburbs are known for kinnow production, with the Abohar belt alone contributing up to 60% of Punjab’s total kinnow output. Lahore, Pakistan, lies to the west-northwest of Abohar, at a straight-line distance of approximately 156–157 km (98 miles).

== History == In Book II of the Ain-i-Akbari, Abohar (Persian: ابوهر, transliterated as Abuhar) appears as a pargana under the Sarkar of Sirhind, within the Subah of Delhi. The Sarkar of Sirhind was an important administrative and military division of the Delhi Subah, functioning as a strategic gateway to the empire’s northwestern frontiers. Abohar’s classification as a pargana reflects its established role as a fiscal jurisdiction, with defined territorial limits, inhabited settlements, and assessed land (zamin) revenues.