Narowal
| نارووال | |
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| City | |
| Narowal | |
 نارووال
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| Coordinates: 32°6′26″N 74°52′7″E / 32.10722°N 74.86861°ECoordinates: 32°6′26″N 74°52′7″E / 32.10722°N 74.86861°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Established | 1991 |
| Incorporated | 1991 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 429,876 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Postal code span | 51600 |
| Area code(s) | 0542 |
Narowal (Urdu: نارووال), (Punjabi: نارووال) is a city in the northeast of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Narowal District and Narowal Tehsil. It is situated on the banks of Ravi River about 4–5 km from the Indian border.
There are several theories as to the origin of the name. The most famous of them is that it was named after a Sikh landlord, Naro Singh Bajwa, who was the owner of the land before the Partition of India in 1947. The city is situated on the banks of River Ravi, about 4–5 km from Indian Border and about 50 km from the Indian-administered Kashmir.
In 1005 CE, Mahmud of Ghazni, the Turkic ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty, established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin, invaded and conquered the Shahis in Kabul, and followed it by the conquests of Punjab region. Later like rest of Punjab, Narowal passed on to the rule of the Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire
After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Afghans, the Marathas and later the Sikhs conquered Narowal District. The Punjabi Muslims faced no any restriction during the Sikh rule. During the period of British rule, Narowal District increased in population and importance.
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