Fort Abbas
{{Short description|Pakistani town}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Fort Abbas
| settlement_type = Town
| other_name = Phoulra Fort
| native_name =
{{Nastaliq|فورٹ عبّاس}}
| image_skyline = Fort Abbas; The South Punjab Terminus (12526576334).jpg
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|Pakistan}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Punjab, Pakistan}} Punjab
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Bahawalnagar
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil
| subdivision_name3 = Fort Abbas
| established_title = Renamed
| established_date = 1927
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| population_as_of = 2023
| population_total = 83,192
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| coordinates = {{Coord|29|11|37|N|72|51|16|E|type:city_region:PK|display=inline,title}}
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| elevation_m = 143
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| timezone = PST
| utc_offset = +5
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| postal_code = 62020
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Fort Abbas ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|فورٹ عبّاس}}}}), ({{langx|pa|فورٹ عباس}}), formerly Pholra, is a town in Bahawalnagar District in the Cholistan Desert of Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated south of Haroonabad, near Faqirwali, on the border of Pakistan and India.The THQ Fort Abbas is playing a great role in public health.Famous living places of Fort Abbas are Nawab Colony,Pakistan City Town and Gulshan e Naseem .
History
The city of Fort Abbas was named by Nawab Sir Sadiq after his eldest son, Muhammad Abbas.{{Cite web |title=History - Fort Abbas |url=https://www.mcfortabbas.lgpunjab.org.pk/History.html}}
Demographics
= Population =
{{Historical populations|1951|2499|1961|6982|1972|11,687|1981|18,760|1998|34,637|2017|61,528|2023|83,192|align=center|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://repository.lahoreschool.edu.pk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/13673/Administrative%20Units.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}}}
The population of city in 1972 was 11,687 but according to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the population has risen to 83,192.{{Cite web |title=Fort Abbās (Bahawalnagar, Punjab, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/punjab/bahawalnagar/7020402__fort_abb%C4%81s/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}
See also
References
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Category:Populated places in Bahawalnagar District
Category:Bahawalnagar District
Category:Bahawalpur (princely state)
Category:Cities and towns in Punjab, Pakistan
Category:Cities and towns in Bahawalnagar District
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