Fort Abbas

Fort Abbas (Urdu: فورٹ عبّاس), (Punjabi: فورٹ عباس), formerly Pholra, is a town in Bahawalnagar District in the Cholistan Desert of Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated south of Haroonabad, near Faqirwali, on the border of Pakistan and India.The THQ Fort Abbas is playing a great role in public health.Famous living places of Fort Abbas are Nawab Colony, Pakistan City Town and Gulshan e Naseem .

Fort Abbas فورٹ عبّاس Phoulra Fort
Town
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Coordinates: 29°11′37″N 72°51′16″E
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
District	Bahawalnagar
Tehsil	Fort Abbas
Renamed	1927
Elevation	143 m (469 ft)
Population  (2023)
• Total	83,192
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

History

The city of Fort Abbas was named by Nawab Sir Sadiq after his eldest son, Muhammad Abbas.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	2,499	—
1961	6,982	+10.82%
1972	11,687	+4.79%
1981	18,760	+5.40%
1998	34,637	+3.67%
2017	61,528	+3.07%
2023	83,192	+5.16%
Sources:[2]

The population of city in 1972 was 11,687 but according to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the population has risen to 83,192.^[3]

See also

• Punjab portal

• List of forts in Pakistan
• List of museums in Pakistan