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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/Sahiwal Sahiwal]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_(Pakistan) Punjab]
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==Name=='''Montgomery''' was the headquarters of [[Montgomery District]] in the [[Lahore Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. The village of '''[[Sahiwal]] ''' was renamed Montgomery, after Sir Robert Montgomery, the Lt. 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*[http://www.pakistanpaedia.com/oth/sahiwal/sahiwal.html Sahiwal] www.pakistanpaedia.com ===Historical books online===*[https://archive.org/details/gaz-montgomery-1883/page/n9/mode/2up ''Gazetteer of the Montgomery District 1883-4''] Archive.org :[https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08177/page/n3/mode/2up ''Gazetteer of the Montgomery District 1898-99''] by P J Fagan, Settlement Collector 1900. A volume in the series ''Punjab District Gazetteers''. Archive.org*[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/297/mode/1up Sir Robert Montgomery] Dictionary of Indian Biography  
==External Links==
* [http://www.pakistanpaedia.com/oth/sahiwal/sahiwal.html Sahiwal]
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