Farooqabad
Farooqabad (Urdu: فارُوق آباد), earlier known as Choorkana "(چوڑ کانا)" is an important city in Sheikhupura District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated along the twin canals(Qadirabad Balloki Link Canal and Upper Gogera Branch Canal) about 55 km west of Lahore on Sargodha Road along Lahore-Islamabad M-2 Motorway and on Lahore-Faisalbad-Karachi Main Railway Line.
History
Farooqabad was once called as Chuharkana but later changed to Farooqabad to honour second pious Caliph Umar ibn Al-Khattāb in 1983. Caliph Umar ibn Al-Khattāb was titled Farooq, meaning "leader, jurist and statesman".
Sheikhupura District, where Farooqabad is located, has been an agricultural region having dense forests ever since Indus Valley Civilization. The Vedic period is characterized by Indo-Aryan culture that invaded from Central Asia and settled in Punjab region. The Kambojas, Daradas, Kaikayas, Madras, Pauravas, Yaudheyas, Malavas and Kurus invaded, settled and ruled this ancient Punjab region. After overrunning the Achaemenid Empire in 331 BCE, Alexander marched into present-day Punjab region with an army of 50,000. Sheikhupura was ruled by Maurya Empire, Indo-Greek kingdom, Kushan Empire, Gupta Empire, White Huns, Kushano-Hephthalites and Shahi kingdoms.
