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Sargodha Travel Information

Sargodha is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Punjab province, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 12th largest city by population and one of the fastest growing cities of the country.[14] Sargodha is also known as the City of Eagles

It is one of the few planned cities of Pakistan (others include Faisalabad, Islamabad & Gwadar).[15]

History
Sargodha was established by the British as a canal-colony in 1903, and was initially spelt Sargoda.[16] Sargodha was badly affected by an outbreak of the bubonic plague in 1903, and experienced a milder outbreak in 1904.[17] Although it was a small town in the beginning, the British Royal Air Force built an airport here due to its strategic location.[18] The term “Sargodha” has its origin in the words “Sar” meaning “pond” and “Godha” meaning “Sadhu”, which means “Pond of Godha”. This city was founded by Lady Trooper by the supervision of Sir Charles Montgomery Rivaz KCSI (1845 – 7 October 1926), a colonial administrator in British India and Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab from 1902–1907

There are also several shopping malls and trade centres with both international and national outlets. Some of them include:

Burj Ismail Mall
Mall of Sargodha
Burj Ismail Mall
Chenone Tower
Rehman Trade Centre
Burj Huraira Mall
Trust Plaza
Galaxy Mobile Tower
Toheed Mall
Apna Cash & Carry
Dreamland Shopping Mall
Shaheen Shopping Mall
Modern Shopping Mall
Punjab Mega Mall

The fifteen bazaars (markets) of Sargodha remain major trading zones in the city. Each of the fifteen bazaars has a particular name and is known for selling certain goods.[34][4]

The Model Bazaar contains food court, joyland[definition needed] and shops of grocery and garments.
The Urdu Bazaar contains shops of stationery and books.
The Kachehry Bazaar contains bakeries, street food restaurants and shops of shoes, garments and general stores.
The Amin Bazaar contains shops of fabrics, boutiques, garments and electric appliances.
The Muslim Bazaar contains sanitary items and motorcycle repair shops.
The Anarkali Bazaar contains shops of household items.
The Sarafa Bazaar contains gold and jewellery shops.
The Rail Bazaar contains fabric shops.
The Liaquat Bazaar provides shops for new bicycles and sports cycles.
The Faisal Bazar provides shops for spices, oil, meat and poultry.
The Karkhana Bazaar provides shops for crockery and cutlery products.
The Bans Bazaar supplies dairy and milk products.
The Kabaarhi Bazaar contains shops of brokers.
The Fruit Mandi is a fruit market.
The Sabzi Mandi is a vegetable, meat, fish and grocery market.