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Satghara (Urdu: ستگهره),
is
a
town
and union
councilof Okara
District in
the Punjab province
of Pakistan.[1]It
is
located
at
30°55'0N
73°31'0E
with
an
altitude
of
164
metres
(541
feet) [2] and
is
also
the
location
of
the
tomb
of Baloch folk
hero, Mir
Chakar
Rind.
Many
of
his
descendants
as
well
as
sub
tribes
of Balochdescent
predominate
in
the
district.
ستگهرهTown
and
union
councilSatghara
FortCountryPakistanRegionPunjabDistrictOkara
DistrictTime
zonePST (UTC+5)
More
than
half
of
the
town
is
inhabbited
by
Syeds.
They
also
have
a
family
graveyard
where
many
great
spiritual
leaders
including
Syed
Qaim
Ali
Shah
Gilani
who
was
also
known
as
Pir
Bodian
Wala
he
was
head
of
this
lineage
of
the
descendents
of Abdul
Qadir
Gilani
(Hazrat
Ghouse
Al
Azam) of
Baghdad
Sharif
in
Satghara,
Syed
Ahmed
Shah
Gilani
who
was
lately
known
as
Pir
Bodian
Wala
was
the
eldest
son,
Syed
Shams-Ud-Din
Gilani,
Syed
Fateh
Ali
Shah
Gilani,
Syed
Mubarik
Ali
Shah
Gilani,
Syed
Ahmed
Ali
Shah
Gilani
(Chan
Peer),
Syed
Jaffar
Hussain
Gilani,
Syed
Ali
Bahadur
Gilani,
Syed
Sher
Shah
Gilani
and
Syed
Khadim
Hussain
Gilani
(Peer
Sahib)
are
lying
in
peace.
Their
shrines
are
built
in
the
graveyard
and
are
visible
even
from
a
great
distance.
Mounds
of
brick
debris
at
Satghara
mark
the
site
of
a
forgotten
town,
the
coins
found
at
Satghara
prove
that
it
was
inhabited
in
the
time
of
the Kushan
dynasty.[3]
The
name
of
this
town
"Satghara"
is
commonly
believed
to
drive
its
name
from
words
(Saat
or
Seven)
(Ghara
or
pitchers)
or
seven
ghars
seven
homes.
Another
sound
historical
folklore
is
narrated
that
some
injured
soldiers
of
Alexandar
the
Great
(belonging
to
ancient
town
of
Stageira
of
Macedonia)
resided
their
and
they
named
this
ancient
town
as
Stageira
now
corrupted
as
Satghara.