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|coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.6644,73.1083&z=13&t=h&hl=en 30.6644°N, 73.1083°E] |altitude= 152.4 m (500 ft) |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SahiwalSahiwal]|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]|transport=}} '''Montgomery''' was the headquarters of [[Montgomery District]] in the [[Lahore Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]]during the British period.|countryThe village of '''[[Sahiwal]]''' was renamed after Sir Robert Montgomery, the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. In 1966 it reverted to its original name. ==External links== *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_425.gif Montgomery Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India*[Pakistanhttp://www.pakistanpaedia.com/oth/sahiwal/sahiwal.html Sahiwal] www.pakistanpaedia.com ===Historical books online===*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/105623 ''Gazetteer of the Montgomery District 1900'']. A volume in the series ''Punjab District Gazetteers''. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.*[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/297/mode/1up Sir Robert Montgomery]Dictionary of Indian Biography {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true
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==Name==
The village of [[Sahiwal]] was renamed Montgomery, after Sir Robert Montgomery, the Lt. Governor of Punjab. In 1966, it reverted back to its original name.
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