Samundri
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Samundri سمندری |
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 Samundri
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| Coordinates: 31°03′45″N 72°57′15″E / 31.06250°N 72.95417°ECoordinates: 31°03′45″N 72°57′15″E / 31.06250°N 72.95417°E | |
| Country |
 Pakistan
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| Province | Punjab |
| District | Faisalabad |
| Tehsil | Samundri Tehsil |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Samundri (Urdu, Punjabi: سمندری) is a city in Faisalabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Samundri Tehsil, a subdivision of the district.
Samundri was on a major trade route during the reign of Sher Shah Suri. The present site of Samundri city was founded in 1887 as Chak No. 533.G.B.
Later it was renamed Samundri because of three Hindu mandirs in the area. The word Seh means Three in Persian and a Mandir is Sanskrit word for a temple.
In 1887 there were three Hindu shrines in this area but now what remains of them houses the Government Primary School No 4.
Migration between India and Pakistan was continuous before independence. By the 1900s Western Punjab was predominantly Muslim and supported the Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence in August 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Western Punjab and across Pakistan.
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