Sohawa
Sign in to saveSohawa is a town in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and is the capital of the Sohawa Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District in Punjab. Sohawa has grown from a small village in 1947 to a large town in 2014, with major developments in transport, education and health. A number of bureaucrats, army officers, judges and other senior officials belong to Sohawa areas. It is also the final resting place of Muhammad of Ghor. thumb|A sign pointing to the tomb of Muhammad of Ghor|Shahab-Ud-Din Muhammad Ghauri, near Sohawa
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- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Sohawa Tehsil
- Elevation
- 508
- Capital of
- Sohawa Tehsil
- Image
- G. T. Rd, Sohawa - panoramio (5).jpg
- Dialing code
- 0544
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- postal code
- 49230
- Commons category
- Sohawa
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Sohawa is a town in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and is the capital of the Sohawa Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District in Punjab. Sohawa has grown from a small village in 1947 to a large town in 2014, with major developments in transport, education and health. A number of bureaucrats, army officers, judges and other senior officials belong to Sohawa areas. It is also the final resting place of Muhammad of Ghor. thumb|A sign pointing to the tomb of Muhammad of Ghor|Shahab-Ud-Din Muhammad Ghauri, near Sohawa
==Etymology== The etymology of Sohawa has not been proven, but folk etymology suggests Soo Hawa, which means "100 winds".
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