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Farooqabad (), 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. In 1005 AD, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi conquered the Punjab region including this area. The Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire ruled the region. The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to the influence of missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab region. After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Sikh Empire under Maharajah Ranjit Singh created a secular kingdom in Punjab. The first police station was set up during British rule in 1924 and is called Sadar Thana Farooqabad. The Pakistan Adventist Seminary and College (PASC) developed from a small Seventh-day Adventist boy's school was founded in 1920 by British. In 1937 it became a co-educational institution with the integration of the seventh-day Adventist girls' school. Steady growth followed as students came in from all parts of the Punjab and North West India. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Farooqabad. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Farooqabad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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