Hala (Sindhi: هـالا, Urdu: ہالا) is a city and taluka of Matiari district of Sindh, Pakistan. According to the Revenue record, Hala was given the status of Taluka of Hyderabad District in 1848. In 2005, it became part of Matiari District.[1] Hala is located on the N-5 National Highway of Pakistan at a distance of about 62 kilometers from Hyderabad. Hala is also located on the Tando Adam - Mehrabpur Railway Line but railway line has been abandoned by Pakistan Railways. As of 2017 census, the Hala Municipal Corporation has a population of 65,731.[2] Total population of Hala Taluka is 262,423 (2017)[3] which includes Hala Municipal Corporation, Hala Old, Bhit Shah, Bhanote and surrounding areas.
Hala is famous through the subcontinent for art, glazed colored pottery (Kaashi), woodwork (Jandi), cloth printing, woven cloth (Sussi) and khaddar made of handmade khaddi.
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Sufism
Hala became a leading centre of the Suhrawardi sect of Sufism from the 16th century onwards. It contains the mausoleum of Makhdum Nuh (died circa 1592), a Suhrawardi Pir,[4] which attracts pilgrims. Renowned Scholar, poet and politician Makhdoom Muhammad Zaman Talibul Moula and his son Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Faheem also belong to this city. In the vicinity of Hala there is another mausoleum of the famous Sufi poet Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai at Bhitshah at the distance of 5 km from Hala City. Bhitshah Town is a sub-office of Taluka Municipal Administration Hala.
References
- ^ "Matiari - Brief District Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ "Sindh (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic] & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web , Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ "Hala Taluka in Pakistan". City Population. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ Ansari, Sarah F. D. (1992). Sufi Saints and State Power: The Pirs of Sind, 1843-1947. Cambridge South Asian Studies. Vol. 50. Cambridge University Press. pp. 20, 31. ISBN 9780521405300.
External links
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