Siālkot

district, Pakistan

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city of Siālkot

  • Siālkot: clock tower
    In Siālkot

    The district (area 2,067 sq miles [5,354 sq km]) stretches from the Rāvi valley on the southeast to the Chenāb River on the northwest. The northern portion is very fertile; the southern, less fertile, is irrigated by the Upper Chenāb Canal. About nine-tenths of the cultivable…

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physiography of Pakistan

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    In Pakistan: The submontane plateau

    The Sialkot region is a narrow submontane area in the northeast. Unlike the Potwar Plateau, it is a rich agricultural region. Precipitation varies from 25 to 35 inches (650 to 900 mm) per year, and the water table is high, facilitating well (and tube-well) irrigation; the…

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