EntityQ3777358· pop 15· linked from 295 articles

Bhera

Bhera (; ) is a city 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 pheonian and pateesa).

Weather now

cached 156h ago

36°clear sky

9% 3.5 m/s OpenWeatherMap

Place details

Locality: بھیرہ‎
Region: پنجاب
Country: پاکستان
Population: 31,781
Timezone: Asia/Karachi

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bhera
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Main Mosque of Bhera.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Jamia Mosque, 1540
Settlement.pushpin_map: Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Bhera
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1:  Punjab
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sargodha
Settlement.area_code_type

Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Pakistan
Body of water: Jhelum River
Image: Main Mosque of Bhera.jpg

Show 2 more facts

P1343: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
P12749: Gatchina Palace

via Wikidata · CC0

Article

4 sections

Contents

History
Notable people
References
External links

The city comprises the walled Old Town and the surrounding newer development. The Old Town is surrounded by tall walls with eight gates, and is divided into mohallas, or neighborhoods; historically, different castes lived in different mohallas. The Jhelum River flows to the north of Bhera.