Saroke


Saroke,, is a town located on the southwest side of the city of Wazirabad in the Gujranwala district of Punjab, Pakistan. It lies south of Khanki Head, southwest of Mansoorwali, east of Dharowal and north of Ahmad Nagar Chatta.

History

It has existed since the area was controlled by Sikhs. It is the most populous town in the sub-district of Wazirabad and was not widely known before the Martyrdom of Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema. It is most populous town in the sub district of Wazirabad.

Education

Saroke is notable as the center of education for all nearby areas. These include Haider Memorial Higher Secondary School, Pakistan Model Higher Secondary School, Rana Naveed Pilot School, Oxford Grammar School, Dar e Arqam School and Govt High School. Private academies in Saroke include Shahroz group of Academies, Umer Education Academy and Usman academy.

Notable Persons

Saroke is divided into several parts.

Main Town

Most of the population live in main town. Most of educational institutions, clinics, hospital etc. are also in main town.
Main town is subdivided into Mohallas. These include:

''Islamabad''

,, is one of sub localities of Saroke. It is located to far north of the town and lies west of Saeedabad, northwest of Rehman Pura and East of Faqeeranwali Khurd. Peoples living in Islamabad are immigrants of Kashmir who migrated in result of First Kashmir war.

''Rehman Pura''

,, is one of sub localities of Saroke. It is located to north of the town and lies southeast of Islamabad and southwest of Saeedabad. It is a small locality. Peoples living here are Rajputs shifted from main Saroke town.

''Faqeeranwali Khurd''

,, is one of sub localities of Saroke. It is located to northwest of the town and lies west of Islamabad. Faqeeranwali is not populous as compared to Islamabad.

''Jeune Wali''

is located to east of the Town.

Sports

, football and kabaddi are very popular sports in Saroke.
Saroke got fame, specially in kabaddi and played in district level. But cricket is most popular game in Saroke.

Climate

Saroke has a hot semi-arid climate, according to the Köppen-Geiger system, and changes throughout the year. During summer, the temperature reaches. The coldest months are usually November to February, when the temperature can drop to an average of. The highest-precipitation months are usually July and August, when the monsoon reaches the Punjab.