Bhera
بھیرا | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Sher Shah Suri Jamia Mosque, 1540 | |
  Bhera Location of Bhera  Bhera Bhera (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 32°28′52″N 72°54′25″E / 32.48111°N 72.90694°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Sargodha |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Bhera (Punjabi: بھیرا; Urdu: بھیرہ) is a city and a tehsil of Sargodha District, Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] The city is known for wood-carved items, textiles (such as quilts and khussas), and certain desserts (such as pheonian and pateesa).[2]
The city is made up of the walled Old Town and the surrounding newer development. The Old Town is surrounded by tall walls with eight gates, and is divided up into mohallas, or neighborhoods; historically, different castes lived in different mohallas.[2] The Jhelum River flows to the north of Bhera.
The novel Mayyadas Ki Mari (Mayyadas's Castle), written by Indian playwright Bhisham Singh Sahni, takes place in Bhera.[2]
- ^ "Tehsils and Unions in the District of Sargodha (see Bhera listed under Bhalwal Tehsil)". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Khan, Omar Mukhtar (9 July 2019). "Bhera: Town on the river". Dawn (newspaper). Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2023.