..:: Kasur قصور City History ::..

The principal castes and tribes residing in Kasur district are Meo , Rajputs belongs to Rajasthan area of India. Arain are descendants from the group of soldiers of Muhammad bin Qasim from Areeha (Jericho) were called by their Arabic name "Areehai", which changed to Arain by the usage in local languages. Mogul or Mughal belong to Chagatai Genghis Khan 's family, Pathan or Afghan belong to Israil's family, Ansari, Jutts, Rajput, Mayo, Kamboh, Dogar, Sheikh, Khojas, Khokhar, and others also live in Kasur. After the partition of the Indian Sub Continent, in 1947, the refugees from east Punjab settled in this district also belong largely to these tribes and castes. There are artists and artisans of various professions and trades also. They include blacksmiths, carpenters, potters, leather makers, shoe makers, barbers, weavers, and masons. Mazaras (peasants) are generally paid in kind at the time of each harvest. These workers are found from any caste, creed, culture and religion. The Arain and Rajput constitute the majority of the population. About 61 per cent population of the district is Mao & Rajput. The next most numerous tribe is Arain consisting of about 30 per cent of the population, Jutts with about 5 per cent and Sheikh at 4 per cent, while Sayyed, Mughal, Chagatai, Afghan, Pathan, Ansari, and Kamboh are small in number and are mostly settled in towns.

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	Home		Kasur Urdu Punjabi قصور, the city of Bulleh Shah, located 55 km southeast of Lahore, is one of the oldest cities in Pakistan. It is adjacent to the Indo-Pak Border which is famous for its guard changing ceremony.	قصور
	Zila Nazim			Background Information
	Khurshid Kasuri			Country	Pakistan
	Baba Bulleh shah			Province	Punjab
	Ganda Singh Border
				Altitude	218 meters AMSL
			District Kasur came into existence on July 1, 1967 after being detached from Lahore district. Kasur is not though as old as Lahore, is a brother town of Lahore. There are different traditions about the name of Kasur. One is that the town was founded by Kasur/ Kasu the son of Ram chander and named after him as Kasur pur .The other tradition tells us that the town was founded by Pathatn families of Kandhar during the period of Akbar. The Pathans constructed some small forts known as Kot. There were about twelve Kots named after the heads of various families. These names still exist. In Arabic, Kot or fort is known as Kaser (Qaser) and plural of Kaser is kasur. The city Kasur is famous for its very spicy fish, Kasuri Falooda, sweet dishes "Andrassa and Dhoda (sohan halwa) and Kasuri methi. Apart from that, it is also the birthplace of Noor Jehan, the famous Pakistani singer and actress who gained popularity in the 1950's. It is also famous for saint Baba Bullay Shah whose tomb is in this city.	Area	3,995 km²
				Calling code	049
				Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
				No. of Towns	12 (Kots)
				Population	2375875-1998
				Density	595 persons/km²
				Old Name	Kasar
				New Name	Kasur

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			Kasur has a glorious past set in spiritual and cultural traditions, nurtured by Sufi Saints like Baba Bulleh Shah, Baba Kamal Chishti, Shah Inayat Qadiri, Imam Shah Bukhari, on one hand and by musicians, singers like Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Barkat Ali Khan, Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Malka-e-Tarrannam Noor Jehan etc. on the other hand. The important cultural events in the district are the Urs of Baba Bulleh Shah and Urs of Baba Imam Shah Bukhari.

			The total population of the district is 2375875. Total register voters are 1173524. A large number of non-Muslim voters also reside in the District. The city of Kasur is a town of considerable antiquity. It is situated upon the north bank of the old bed of the Beas upon the Ferozpur Road 53 Kilometer south-east of Lahore. It is built upon the high bank which marks the termination of the Majha, and looks down upon the lowlands of the Sutlej and Beas.

			The city of Kasur is an aggregation of fortified hamlets, called kots, small in themselves, but together forming a considerable town. In 1592 Originally there were 12 principal residential colonies which were built under the rule of Mogul Chapatti Genghis Khan's descendant Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar in promulgation with the grace extended from Moguls to Pathans. The names of 12 Kots are as fallows: Kot Pacca Qila Kot Nawan Qila Kot Azam Khan Kot Ghulam Mohyyulddin Khan Kot Murad Khan Kot Haleem Khan Kot Peeraan Kot Fateh Din Khan Kot Usman Khan Kot Badar-ud-Din Khan Kot Ruken Din Khan Kot Nawab Hussain Khan

			Kasur has been in the possession of a remarkable colony of Pathans, perhaps the most remarkable on this side of the Indus. There is little doubt, however, that the site was occupied by a Rajput town long before the period of the earliest Muslim invasions.

			Tribes and Races

			The principal castes and tribes residing in Kasur district are Meo , Rajputs belongs to Rajasthan area of India. Arain are descendants from the group of soldiers of Muhammad bin Qasim from Areeha (Jericho) were called by their Arabic name "Areehai", which changed to Arain by the usage in local languages. Mogul or Mughal belong to Chagatai Genghis Khan 's family, Pathan or Afghan belong to Israil's family, Ansari, Jutts, Rajput, Mayo, Kamboh, Dogar, Sheikh, Khojas, Khokhar, and others also live in Kasur. After the partition of the Indian Sub Continent, in 1947, the refugees from east Punjab settled in this district also belong largely to these tribes and castes. There are artists and artisans of various professions and trades also. They include blacksmiths, carpenters, potters, leather makers, shoe makers, barbers, weavers, and masons. Mazaras (peasants) are generally paid in kind at the time of each harvest. These workers are found from any caste, creed, culture and religion. The Arain and Rajput constitute the majority of the population. About 61 per cent population of the district is Mao & Rajput. The next most numerous tribe is Arain consisting of about 30 per cent of the population, Jutts with about 5 per cent and Sheikh at 4 per cent, while Sayyed, Mughal, Chagatai, Afghan, Pathan, Ansari, and Kamboh are small in number and are mostly settled in towns.

			Weather

			The city has extremes of climate; the summer season begins from April and continues upto September. June is the hottest month. The mean maximum and minimum temperature for this month are about 40 and 27 degree centigrade respectively. The winter seasons lasts from November to March. January is the coldest month. The mean maximum and minimum temperatures for the coldest month are 20 and 6 degree centigrade respectively.

			Rainfall

			Towards the end of June monsoon conditions appear and during the following two and a half months spell of rainy season alternates with intervals of sultry weather. The winter rain falls during January, February and March ranging from 23 to 31 millimeters. Details data on temperature and precipitation is not available for Kasur. These are however, available for the nearest meteorological station Lahore which as close proxy of the district and can be easily found.

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