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'''Montgomery District''', earlier known as Gugera, was the south-eastermost of the six districts of [[Multan Division]] until 1916<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24562/24562-h/24562-h.htm#fig110 ''The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province and Kashmir'' by Sir Hames Douie, Reprinted by Seema Publications, Delhi 1974] Montgomery District is mentioned on pg 263</ref> It was subsequently one of the six districts of [[Lahore Division]].
==Name==
==Neighbours==
As in 1884.* North east: [[Lahore District]]* North west: [[Jhang District]]* South east: River Sutlej which separated it from [[Bahawalpur State]]* South west: [[Multan District]]
==District Headquarters==
* [[GogeraGugera]]: 1852 to 1864
* [[Montgomery]]: 1864 - ?
==Cities and Towns==
* Gogera[[Dipalpur]]* Gugera* [[Kamalia]] (aka Kot Kamalia)* Montgomery (village of Sahiwal before 1865 as well)
* [[Okara]]
* [[Pak Pattan]]
* [[Renala Khurd]]
* [[Saiyadwala]]
==Subdivisions==
There were four tehsils:
* Montgomery
* Gugera
* Dipalpur
* Pak Pattan
==SubdivisionsTransport=====Railways===The Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway ran through the district.There were stations at: Okara.
==Sites of Interest==
* Shrine of Baba Farid (Shakar Ganj)
==References==
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==Reading==
*Gazetteer of the Montgomery District 1883-1884 Govenrment of Punjab, 1884. Reprinted by Sang-e-Meel Publications Lahore, 1990
==External Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_District Wikipedia]
* [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_027.gif Multan Division]===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.
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