Golewali Explained

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]

History

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.

Location

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.

References

34.75°N 93°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=15&dn=Khushab Local Government Elections - Government of Pakistan
  2. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/04/Golewali.html Location Golewali - Falling Rain
  3. Web site: Golay Wali Google Mape - Golay Wali . 2015-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150224120340/http://golaywalipti.blogspot.com/ . 2015-02-24 . dead .