Firoza

For other uses, see Firoza (disambiguation).

Firoza فیروزہ
Town
Firoza Location within Pakistan
Coordinates: 28°45′0″N 70°49′0″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Rahim Yar Khan
Government
• Governing body	Union Council
Highest elevation	97.5 m (320 ft)
Lowest elevation	88.3 m (289.7 ft)
Population  (2017 Census)
• Total	11,107
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postcode	64070
Area code	068

Firoza, or Feroza is a populated town in Rahim Yar Khan in the center of Khanpur-Liaqatpur the tehsils of Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.

History

The town developed around the railway station. There are many stories about the name of the town. But the most popular among people is that it is named by the English after a woman who was the first resident of the area. It is said that she served them well and they named the place after her as a reward for her services. Another famous story is that it is named because of a stone found there called Firoza. But this does not seem likely as there is no sign of any such stone. Most probably the 1st logic is very close to the fact behind the name of city. Some competent source shows the city was 1st developed after Pakistan gained freedom from British Rule in 1947s.

Geography

Khanpur is in South West, Liaquatpur in North East, Pakka Laran is in North West and Cholistan is in East of Firoza.

People and culture

People living here belong from two different origins. One who are called Riasti belong to this region. Second, are those who migrated from different regions of the Indian subcontinent after 1947. Most People here wear Shalwar kameez but Dhoti-kurta is also used by older fellows while the young generation wears Western clothes. Shilwar-qameez is the only dress code adopted by women.

Religion

The town has majority of Muslim sects. Hindus and Christians are in minority amounting to less than 2% of total population. In this region, minorities are usually treated with equal rights as the minorities are living with majority of Muslims since centuries.

Education

Government Higher Secondary School Firoza main gate

The literacy rate is low. There is only one private college and two Higher Secondary schools. One of the oldest educational institute is Government Boys Higher Secondary School Firoza. It was built in 1926 by the British Government as a primary school. After that, it was given the designation of secondary school in 1939. After the Independence of Pakistan, the government announced it as High Secondary school in 1952. From 1952 to 1988 it remained a high school. Later, it was given the designation of Higher Secondary School. The first private school was Oxford Public Girls High school started on 1 January 1992. Another educational institute is Tamir-E-Millat Model Public High School Firoza which was established in 2000.

Religious Schools

Many religious institutes called madrasas are working here. The oldest Masjid in Firoza is Jamia Masjid Fareedi, which was built by Khawaja Ghulam Fareed in 1890s. Later on, other religious schools for basic Islamic education were established in different corners of the town namely, Madni Masjid، Madrsa Madintul Aloom Madarsat-ul-banat, Faizan-e-Madina, Madrsa Jamia tu Imam Raza etc.

Climate

Average Annual Rainfall in Firoza

Annual Temperature Graph of Firoza

Firoza is considered to have a desert climate. The average temperature in Firoza is 25.7 °C. The rainfall here averages 122 mm. The least amount of rainfall occurs in November. The average in this month is 1 mm. Most of the precipitation here falls in July, averaging 38 mm. The temperatures are highest on average in June, at around 35.3 °C. January is the coldest month, with temperatures averaging 13.1 °C. The variation in the precipitation between the driest and wettest months is 37 mm. Throughout the year, temperatures vary by 22.2 °C.

Health

Civil Hospital Firoza

The town has a government run hospital.

See also

• Derawar Fort
• Saraiki people
• Rahim Yar Khan