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Sialkot

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Sialkot , city (1998 pop. 417,597), near the Indian border, Pakistan. It is a rail junction and a major trade and processing center. Manufactures include sporting goods, processed foods, and ceramics. Textile weaving is also important. A fortress built in 1181 by Muhammad of Ghor and the mausoleum of Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh religion (see Sikhism ), are in Sialkot. The city is also the birthplace of the philosopher-poet Muhammad Iqbal .

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Siālkot

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Siālkot, Punjab/Pakistan Sākala A very ancient city which, according to legend, was originally founded by Rāja Sāla and named after him. It was then refounded by Rāja Sālivāhan or Sālbān who built a fort from which the city developed. The present name means ‘Fort of Sia’ from kot ‘fort’ and the fact that Sālivāhan was of the Sia caste.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Sialkot grappling with skilled workforce shortage. Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); 11/29/2011
	UNIDO assures Sialkot exporters of technical help. Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); 6/6/2011
	No let-up in loadshdding in Sialkot. Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); 5/22/2011