Farooqabad
Farooqabad
فارُوق آباد | |
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Farooqabad Railway Station built during the British Rule around nineteenth century. | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′39″N 73°50′00″E / 31.74430°N 73.83342°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Sheikhupura |
| Government | |
| • MNA | Khurram Munawar Manj (Sunni Ittehad Council) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 109,717 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 056 |
Farooqabad (Urdu: فارُوق آباد), which was known as Chuhar Kana until 1983, is a city in Sheikhupura District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated along the twin canals (Qadirabad Balloki Link Canal and Upper Gogera Branch Canal) about 55 km west of Lahore on Sargodha Road along Lahore-Islamabad M-2 Motorway and on Lahore-Faisalabad-Karachi Main Railway Line.
The city was founded by Sardar Chuhar Singh.