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Date Of Built:    326 BC

Population Ranking in Pakistan: 17th       

Area:      19Km2

Union Councils in Sialkot:152

Sialkot height from sea level: 256m

Population: 12,00,000

Sialkot (City of Iqbal)

Sialkot postal code: 51310.

Sialkot

Sialkot is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. Sialkot is Pakistan's 17th most populous city, and is located in north-east of Punjab — one of Pakistan's mostly highly industrialized regions. Along with the nearby cities of Gujranwala and Gujrat, Sialkot forms part of the so-called Golden Triangle of industrial cities with export-oriented economies.

Sialkot is believed to be site of ancient Sagala, a city razed by Alexander the Great in 326 BCE, and then made capital of the Indo-Greek kingdom by Menander I in the 2nd century BCE – a time during which the city greatly prospered as a major centre for trade and Buddhist thought. Sialkot continued to be a major political Centre, until it was eclipsed by Lahore around the turn of the first millennium. The city rose again in prominence during the British era, and is now one of Pakistan's most important industrial centers.

The Sialkot is an export-oriented city of Pakistan, the per capita income of Sialkot is more than US$ 1200, which is the highest in Pakistan. River Chenab separates it from Gujrat district. It is situated at an altitude of 829 feet above sea level. The district spreads over an area of 5,354 sq kilometers and stretches from Ravi valley on the South East to the Chenab River on the North West. The Northern portion is very fertile and the Southern portion is less fertile.

The population of Sialkot is more than three million. 2830 government schools and a large quantity of private schools are trying to enhance academic education among the people of Sialkot. About 3,00,000 people are working directly or indirectly in industrial sector of Sialkot.