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Narowal District, is a district in the province of Punjab of Pakistan. Narowal city is the capital of the district. During the British rule, Narowal was the town of Raya Khas tehsil of Sialkot District. Narowal District formed in 1991, when the two tehsils of Narowal and Shakargarh were split off from Sialkot District.This is the historic place where the Guru Nanak Ji departured from this world on 23rd Assu, Samvat 1596 . It's called Dera Baba Nanak, Kartarpur and also Dera Sahib railway station on the way of Narowal to Shakargarh railway route.HistoryDistrict Narowal came into existence on 1 July 1991. There is no documentary history available regarding the name of Narowal. According to legends, town Narowal was founded by Nar Singh. About 500 years ago in the era of Sikandar Lodhi in the year 1488, Hindus belonging to the Aror tribe of Multan District embraced Islam in the hands of Habibullah Shah, a saint of the area. Nar Singh of the said tribe met Shah Shamash Tabraiz as per direction of the said saint. Nar Singh being desirous to build a new city requested Shah Shamash Tabraiz to pray for the completion of his desire and noble task. Shah Shamash Tabraiz sent his own son along with said Nar Singh towards Narowal. The tribe of said Nar Singh stationed permanently in the vicinity of Narowal. Later on the city was gradually known as Narowal. During British Rule Narowal was a town of the Raya Tehsil of Sialkot District, after independence from Britain in 1947 Narowal became tehsil headquarters - in 1991 the district of Sialkot was bifurcated, Narowal then became the capital of the newly formed Narowal District.