Shah Kot Tehsil
Shahkot Tehsil
تحصيل شاہ کوٹ | |
|---|---|
Shahkot Tehsil Shahkot Tehsil | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′24″N 73°28′50″E / 31.57333°N 73.48056°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Nankana Sahib |
| Established | 1960 |
| Founded by | Syed Murad Ali Shah |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 1,515.57 ha (3,745.1 acres) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Tehsil | 244,868 |
| • Urban | 170,597 |
| • Rural | 74,271 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 39630 |
Shahkot (Punjabi, Urdu: شاہ کوٹ), is a town and one of three tehsils in the Nankana Sahib District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is one the oldest towns of Pakistan. A hill park in the town is being converted into a theme park. A Sufi shrine, Darbar Baba Nu Lakh Hazari, draws large crowds to commemorate the sufi's Urs (death anniversary) on 23 March every year.