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Fort Abbas فورٹ عبّاس Phoulra Fort
Town

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Coordinates: 29°11′37″N 72°51′16″E / 29.19361°N 72.85444°E / 29.19361; 72.85444
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Bahawalnagar
Tehsil	Fort Abbas
Renamed	1927
Elevation	143 m (469 ft)
Population (2023)
• Total	83,192
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Fort Abbas (Urdu: فورٹ عبّاس), (Punjabi: فورٹ عباس), formerly Pholra, is a town in Bahawalnagar District in the Cholistan Desert of Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated south of Haroonabad, near Faqirwali, on the border of Pakistan and India.The THQ Fort Abbas is playing a great role in public health.Famous living places of Fort Abbas are Nawab Colony,Pakistan City Town and Gulshan e Naseem .

History

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The city of Fort Abbas was named by Nawab Sir Sadiq after his eldest son, Muhammad Abbas.^[1]

Demographics

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Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	2,499	—
1961	6,982	+10.82%
1972	11,687	+4.79%
1981	18,760	+5.40%
1998	34,637	+3.67%
2017	61,528	+3.07%
2023	83,192	+5.16%
Sources:^[2]

The population of city in 1972 was 11,687 but according to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the population has risen to 83,192.^[3]

References

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^ "History - Fort Abbas".
^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Fort Abbās (Bahawalnagar, Punjab, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

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v t e Neighbourhoods of Bahawalnagar
Administrations: Bahawalpur Division and Bahawalnagar District
Tehsils	Bahawalnagar Tehsil Chishtian Tehsil Fort Abbas Tehsil Haroonabad Tehsil Minchinabad Tehsil
Cities	Bahawalnagar Chishtian Fort Abbas Haroonabad Minchinabad
Towns and councils	Daulat Pur Laleka Bachyan Wali Fidai Shah Syed Ali
Villages	Chak 47 Fateh Chak 48 Fateh Chak 49 Fateh Chak 50 Fateh Chak 51 Fateh Chak 52 Fateh Chak 53 Fateh Chak 54 Fateh Chak 55 Fateh Chak 56 Fateh Chak 93 Fateh Chak 94 Fateh Chak 95 Fateh Chak 96 Fateh Chak 97 Fateh Chak 210 Fateh Chak 211 Fateh Chak 212 Fateh Chak 213 Fateh Chak 6 Ford Wah Chak 7 Ford Wah Chak 8 Ford Wah Chak 9 Ford Wah Chak 10 Ford Wah Chak 11 Ford Wah Chak 14 Ford Wah Chak 135 Murad Chak 136 Murad Chak 137 Murad Chak 138 Murad Chak 139 Murad Chak 140 Murad Chak 141 Murad Chak 166 Murad Chak 167 Murad Chak 168 Murad Chak 169 Murad Chak 170 Murad
Website: District Bahawalnagar at NRB

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