Satgarah Okara
Satghara (Urdu: ستگهره), is a town and union council of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] It is located at 30°55'0N 73°31'0E with an altitude of 164 metres (541 feet) [2] and is also the location of the tomb of Baloch folk hero, Mir Chakar Rind. Many of his descendants as well as sub-tribes of Baloch descent predominate in the district.
ستگهره | |
|---|---|
Town and union council | |
| Satghara | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Okara District |
| Elevation | 164 m (538 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Etymology
The name Satghara is commonly believed to derive its name from the words saat (or seven) and ghara (or pitchers). Another narrative is that injured soldiers of Alexander the Great (from the ancient town of Stageira in Macedonia) resided there and they named the town Stageira, now corrupted as Satghara.
Syeds
More than half of the town is inhabited by Syeds. There is a family graveyard where many spiritual leaders are buried including:
- Syed Qaim Ali Shah Gilan, also known as Pir Bodian Wala, the head of the lineage of the descendants of Abdul Qadir Gilani (Ghouse Al Azam) of Baghdad Sharif in Satghara
- Syed Ahmed Shah Gilani who was lately known as Pir Bodian Wala was the eldest son
- Syed Shams-Ud-Din Gilani
- Syed Fateh Ali Shah Gilani
- Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gilani
- Syed Ahmed Ali Shah Gilani (Chan Peer)
- Syed Jaffar Hussain Gilani
- Syed Ali Bahadur Gilani
- Syed Sher Shah Gilani *Syed Khadim Hussain Gilani (Peer Sahib)
- Syed Abid Hussain Gilani
Mounds of brick debris at Satghara mark the site of an ancient town. Coins found at Satghara suggest that it was inhabited during the time of the Kushan dynasty.[3]
