Mailsi
Mailsi is a city in southern Punjab, Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Mailsi Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of Vehari District.
It is one of the largest tehsil of Vehari District; the cities of Lodhran and Vehari were created from Mailsi in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Vehari, now a district, was sub-tehsil of Mailsi. Mailsi is well known because of its cotton crops. Mailsi is known for the Jhandhir Library and Siphon at the Sutlej river. The Mailsi Siphon was constructed by the Gamon construction company in 1964 to control the water flow between the Sutlej river and the Sindhnai Link canal.
Mailsi is a municipality in and Tehsil Headquarters of the Vehari district. The city's center is the oldest part of the community, consisting of muhallas, koochas, and bazaars situated inside the circular road. Before the independence of Pakistan in 1947, this section of the city was occupied by Hindu merchants and landlords. There were buildings of historic significance in the city, now largely demolished but a few of which still exist, such as a well (chasma baoli) built by Chaudry Balik Ram Jugga, and the shrine of Syed Nathey Shah Gardezi& Dhkou Tahseel, pipal, pakka, faddah, and thana bazaar are situated in the old part of the city while Quaid e Azam, Multan, and Allama Iqbal Roads, Model Town, Rehman Town and Qazi town are examples of recent expansion. The first modern area was developed in the 1960s for meeting the housing needs of the Gamon company's European workers and engineers; this area is now Mailsi Garrison, housing Pakistan's army defence units. There were two cotton ginning factories in Mailsi prior to independence; the increase in cultivated area resulted in high production of cotton which led to establishment of cotton ginning factories and oil mills. In the city of Mailsi there are many towns, including Madina Town and Fadaa Town. The old name of Madina Town was Purani city. Near Madina Town, and other Mohala Kacha Kot is a historical place there are Committee Baag, old Stadium, girls School, and many old buildings. Mouza Daroher Wahin the great Mouza of Mailsi. It is situated on the Bank of canal Chit Dain. Mouza Daorher Wahin on the name of Peer Haji Sultan Ahmad Shah Almaroof Saji Ahmad Shah. Three Shrines in this Mouza First Shrine Peer Shah Jalal-Ud-Din and his two sons Peer Haji Ahmad Shah And Peer Sayad Abu Baqir Shair. This Mouza have one Bazar called Medan. It is the land of Olias of Allah.
It is one of the largest tehsil of Vehari District; the cities of Lodhran and Vehari were created from Mailsi in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Vehari, now a district, was sub-tehsil of Mailsi. Mailsi is well known because of its cotton crops. Mailsi is known for the Jhandhir Library and Siphon at the Sutlej river. The Mailsi Siphon was constructed by the Gamon construction company in 1964 to control the water flow between the Sutlej river and the Sindhnai Link canal.
Mailsi is a municipality in and Tehsil Headquarters of the Vehari district. The city's center is the oldest part of the community, consisting of muhallas, koochas, and bazaars situated inside the circular road. Before the independence of Pakistan in 1947, this section of the city was occupied by Hindu merchants and landlords. There were buildings of historic significance in the city, now largely demolished but a few of which still exist, such as a well (chasma baoli) built by Chaudry Balik Ram Jugga, and the shrine of Syed Nathey Shah Gardezi& Dhkou Tahseel, pipal, pakka, faddah, and thana bazaar are situated in the old part of the city while Quaid e Azam, Multan, and Allama Iqbal Roads, Model Town, Rehman Town and Qazi town are examples of recent expansion. The first modern area was developed in the 1960s for meeting the housing needs of the Gamon company's European workers and engineers; this area is now Mailsi Garrison, housing Pakistan's army defence units. There were two cotton ginning factories in Mailsi prior to independence; the increase in cultivated area resulted in high production of cotton which led to establishment of cotton ginning factories and oil mills. In the city of Mailsi there are many towns, including Madina Town and Fadaa Town. The old name of Madina Town was Purani city. Near Madina Town, and other Mohala Kacha Kot is a historical place there are Committee Baag, old Stadium, girls School, and many old buildings. Mouza Daroher Wahin the great Mouza of Mailsi. It is situated on the Bank of canal Chit Dain. Mouza Daorher Wahin on the name of Peer Haji Sultan Ahmad Shah Almaroof Saji Ahmad Shah. Three Shrines in this Mouza First Shrine Peer Shah Jalal-Ud-Din and his two sons Peer Haji Ahmad Shah And Peer Sayad Abu Baqir Shair. This Mouza have one Bazar called Medan. It is the land of Olias of Allah.
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| PKR | Pakistani rupee | ₨ | 2 |
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| EN | English language |
| PA | Panjabi language |
| PS | Pashto language |
| SD | Sindhi language |
| UR | Urdu |