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Sialkot Cantonment

Military cantonment in Punjab, Pakistan

Summary

Military cantonment in Punjab, Pakistan

FieldValue
settlement_typeCantonment
nameSialkot Cantonment
native_nameسیالکوٹ چھاؤنی
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_namePakistan
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Punjab, Pakistan Punjab
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Sialkot District
population_total655,852 (population of Sialkot City including Cantonment)
population_footnotes
population_as_of2017 Census of Pakistan

Sialkot Cantonment (Urdu: سیالکوٹ چھاؤنی) is a military cantonment adjacent to the city of Sialkot in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

History

It is one of the oldest and most important cantonments of Pakistan. It was established in 1852 by the British Indian Army. As gleaned from the old records, the Sialkot Cantonment is the precursor of Wazirabad Garrison which was established for a sojourn from 1849–52. The site of Sialkot Cantonment was chosen by Sir Charles Napier, GCB, the then Commander-in-Chief, in 1851. The Wazirabad Cantonment was vacated and the garrison shifted to "Seealkot Cantt", as it was then called, where actual occupation was in effect in 1852. "Cantt" is an abbreviation for cantonment.

Geography

The congenial climate, prospects of meeting military requisites and close proximity to the Jammu and Kashmir state led to the genesis of Sialkot Cantt. The Sialkot Cantonment is primarily flanked by two rivulets called "nullas" in vernacular, i.e. nullah "Palkhu" towards the north and nullah "Bhed" towards the south, both originating from the Indian Kashmir.

Demography

The Cantonment also serves as a military base and residential establishment. The civil population of Sialkot Cantonment is approximately 191,000 with parent city Sialkot's population was 655,852 per the 2017 census. The cantonment maintains its own infrastructure of civic facilities and is outside the jurisdiction of the Sialkot District Government. Its civic facilities are managed by Sialkot Cantonment Board. Sialkot Cantonment houses two divisions of infantry. There is also a small Sialkot Cantonment Airport in Sialkot Cantt which is in use by Army aviation. Sialkot area is famous for producing light industrial products, mainly for export purposes, including surgical instruments, leather goods and sporting goods.

References

References

  1. "PUNJAB: Major Cities population per 2017 census (Sialkot including Sialkot Cantonment)".
  2. [https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/cantt-sialkot.htm Sialkot Cantonment] GlobalSecurity.org website, Retrieved 26 September 2021
  3. [https://www.dawn.com/news/1130003 Sialkot receives the highest rain in 30 years] Dawn (newspaper), Published 5 September 2014, Retrieved 26 September 2021
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