Golay Wali | |
Settlement Type: | Village and union council |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Khushab District |
Subdivision Name3: | Quaidabad |
Population Total: | 45000 |
Population Density Km2: | 750 |
Population Urban: | 7500 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | 412 |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Golay Wali is a village that is one of the Union Councils (administrative subdivisions) of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.[1] It is located at 32°29'21″N 71°50'46″E.[2]
Golay Wali[3] is an ancient village which is located in Lap Muhar (Daaman-e-Muhar).Dodha(ڈھوڈا) is its older name.New name Golay Wali was established due to the name of Gola Khan (گولا خان) who first time rehabilitated this area and gave name Golay Wali.Gola Khan (گولا خان) came from Ghaznavi which is a province of Afghanistan before two centuries ago.Later he settled in Dodha (ڈھوڈا) whose new name is Golay Wali.
Golewali is situated in the pale of the Salt Range Mountains also called Daman-e-Mahar. It starts from the hilly area of mountains and ends at plain fieldy areas near Bandial Shumali. It is at a little distance from famous Soon-Valley Sakesar which makes it more nice place. It is at the extreme border of District Khushab and Mianwali. So its culture is more like Mianwali than Khushab.