Sandal Bar

The Sandal Bar is a region between the rivers Chenab and Ravi in Punjab, Pakistan.

It is located in the southern part of Rechna Doab. It spreads over almost 40 mi in width (west to east) and 80 mi in length (north to south). "Bar", in the local language, means a region of natural jungle or wild forest where there are no resources for cultivation like water and an area of human settlement.

Sandal Bar is named after Saandal, thought to be the grandfather of the legendary Punjabi hero, Dulla Bhatti. Almost all the area of this bar used to be part of Jhang District, but nowadays it is administratively divided among the districts of Faisalabad, Jhang and Toba Tek Singh.

Sandal Bar was actually a vast area with a number of Punjabi tribes sharing the same culture and language. Nowadays Sandal Bar falls within Jhang, Tandlianwala, Jaranwala and Pir Mahal. Some parts of Pindi Bhattian, Chiniot District.