Satghara of Mir Chak e Azam Rind

The Satghara town is one of the oldest and ancient villages in Okara district of Punjab. The word Satghara has no written nomenclature but has different oral traditions, some people said the Saat means Seven and Ghara means Ghar or Families, while the other said the word Ghara means Pitchers. Most people have believed that the area has been reconstructed seven times that`s why it is named as “Satghara”. The local community lived there also believed that the word Satghara means The Seven Families, which came to this place with the Mir Chakr e Azam Rind. (The Great Baloch Leader) 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. Some old Historian Folklore narrated that some injured soldiers of Alexander the Great (belonging to the ancient town of Stageira of Macedonia) resided there and they named this ancient town Stageira now pronounced as Satghara... 

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