Thatta Ghulamka

Thatta Ghulamka Dhiroka (Urdu ٹھٹھہ غلام کا دھیروکا), known as Doll village of Pakistan,[9][10] is a village in Okara District of Pakistani Punjab. It is situated 27 km from Okara city on the Faisalabad-Okara Road, 7 km from Bangala Gogera stop on Faisalabad-Okara Road.[11] it is 91 km from Faisalabad International Airport 190 km from Province capital Lahore and 400 km from national capital Islamabad of Pakistan.

Thatta Ghulamka[1]
Union Council
Thatta Ghulamka
Thatta Ghulamka is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Thatta Ghulamka
Thatta Ghulamka[4]
Thatta Ghulamka is located in Pakistan
Thatta Ghulamka
Thatta Ghulamka[7]
Coordinates: 30°58′59.5″N 73°21′43″E
CountryPakistan Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictOkara District
Administrative divisionsOkara Tehsil
Government
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Population
 (2017 Census)
 • Total1,383 [8]2,017
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code044

Toy village of Pakistan

Thatta Kedona, Doll Village or Toy Village of Pakistan. (Urdu گڑیوں کا گاؤں )[12] In this village people make handmade traditional Punjabi dolls and other toys as per Pakistani culture and art work exported all over the world. In the 1990s, famous German artist and designer Senta Maria Anna Siller[13] visited Pakistan with her husband on request of their student Amjad Ali this visit they saw a handmade doll made by a local woman It gave Siller the ambition to empower this village. She lived in Pakistan for almost five years around 1993, to support the women of the village through handicrafts.[14][15]

Award

Senta Maria Anna Siller founder of doll village her services for transforming a village in Punjab with her vision and training of the local girls to make and sell their dolls awarded by Governor of Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar.[16]

References
  1. "Government Primary School Thatta Ghulam Ka, Sheikhu Sharif, Okara". www.schoolinglog.com.
  2. "Government Primary School Thatta Ghulam Ka, Sheikhu Sharif, Okara". www.schoolinglog.com.
  3. "Government Primary School Thatta Ghulam Ka, Sheikhu Sharif, Okara". www.schoolinglog.com.
  4. "Government Primary School Thatta Ghulam Ka, Sheikhu Sharif, Okara". www.schoolinglog.com.
  5. "Government Primary School Thatta Ghulam Ka, Sheikhu Sharif, Okara". www.schoolinglog.com.
  6. "Government Primary School Thatta Ghulam Ka, Sheikhu Sharif, Okara". www.schoolinglog.com.
  7. "Government Primary School Thatta Ghulam Ka, Sheikhu Sharif, Okara". www.schoolinglog.com.
  8. "Population and Household Detail from Block to District Level" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  9. "A peek inside the doll village of Punjab". The Express Tribune. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  10. "thatta ghulam ka dhero". www.samaa.tv.
  11. "Pakistan's Village of Dolls draws a world of visitors". December 28, 2019.
  12. "Thatta Kedona: The Toy Village of Pakistan". May 8, 2005 – via IMDb.
  13. "COC-Zur Designgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts". www.senta-siller.com.
  14. "A peek inside the doll village of Punjab". The Express Tribune. March 12, 2017.
  15. "Thatta Khedona". July 2, 2015.
  16. "Dr Senta honoured for transforming a village".


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