Category: Cities

Pir Mahal is a capital city of Pir Mahal Tehsil in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pir Mahal in central Punjab is located at 30 degrees and 46 minutes to the north and 72 degrees and 26 minutes to the east at an altitude of 148 meters. The literacy rate is higher than in other parts of Pakistan, the average living standard is better, and the population — along with construction and development — is increasing rapidly. … Read More >Pir Mahal

Pattoki is a town in the Kasur District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Pattoki Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district. Pattoki is named after a caste of the Hindus called Pattwaan. It is located at Latitude of 31°1’0N and Longitude of 73°50’60E with an altitude of 186 metres. This is a highly populated city with an approximately population of 650,000. … Read More >Pattoki

Panjgur is a district in the west Balochistan province of Pakistan. Panjgur was one of three tehsils of Makran District until 1 July 1977, when the district became Makran Division. The Postal Code of Panjgur is 93000. The population is about 500,000. More than 99% of people in the area are Muslims. The district is administratively subdivided into three tehsils which contain a total of 16 Union Councils Paroom, Panjgur and Gichk. … Read More >Panjgur

Pak Pattan is a city in province Punjab of Pakistan. It is the capital city of the Pakpattan District in the Sahiwal Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pakpattan is one of the ancient cities of Pakistan. It is the city that has the shrine of Baba Fareed. Pakpattan is located roughly 40 kilometres from the border with India, and 184 kilometres by road southwest of Lahore. Punjabi is the native spoken language but Urdu is also widely understood. Haryanvi also called Rangari is spoken among Ranghar, Rajputs. Meos have their own language which is called Mewati. … Read More >Pak Pattan

Rajan pur is a city in the province Punjab of Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Rajanpur District in the far southwestern part of Punjab, Pakistan. Rajanpur was named by a warlord Makhdoom Shaikh Rajan in 1772–73. This district lies entirely west of the Indus River. It is a narrow 30- 60 kilometres wide strip of land sandwiched between the Indus River on the east and the Sulaiman Mountains on the west. The town is approximately 15 kilometres from the west bank of the river. … Read More >Rajan Pur

Renala Khurd is a growing city of Okara District in the north east of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the headquarters of Renala Khurd Tehsil – an administrative subdivision of the district. Its approximate height above sea level is about 570 feet (170 m). It is located at 30°53’N 73°36’E and is about 116 kilometres (72 mi) away from Lahore and 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from the district capital Okara city towards south-west of Lahore on national highway (GT Road) and on Lahore Karachi main railway line. Eastern time zone of Renala Khurd is UTC+5+6DT. … Read More >Renala Khurd

Okara is the capital city of Okara District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is also known as Mini Lahore. The name Okara is derived from Okaan, the name of a type of tree. This city is located southwest of the city of Lahore and Faisalabad is 100 km by passing away Ravi River. This city serves as district and tehsil capital and is itself administratively subdivided into ten Union councils. This city is a relatively new agricultural city; during the period of British rule there was a jungle of Okaan where the city has been built, and from this the name of the city was derived. … Read More >Okara

Narowal is a city in the northeast of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Narowal District and Narowal Tehsil. There are several theories as to the origin of the name. The most famous of them is that it was named after a Sikh landlord, Naro Singh, who was the owner of the land before the partition of the sub-continent in 1947. It is situated on the banks of Ravi River about 4–5 km from the Indian border and about 50 km from the Indian-administered Kashmir. … Read More >Narowal

Muzaffargarh is a city in southwestern area in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the bank of the Chenab River. It is capital city of Muzaffargarh District. District Muzaffar Garh lies in the form of strip between the river Chenab and Indus, which passes along the Eastern and Western boundaries respectively of the district and form a triangle at Alipur tehsil of the district. The district is bounded on the North by newly created district Layyah, on the South by Bahawalpur and Rahimyar Khan districts across the river Chenab. Districts Multan and Khanewal are on the Eastern side of district Muzaffargarh, across the river Chenab. District Jhang also touches on North-East. … Read More >Muzaffargarh

Muridke is a city in the province Punjab of Pakistan. It is a major commercial city and headquarters of Muridke Tehsil in Shaikhupura District in Punjab. It is situated near the city of Lahore, Pakistan at an elevation of 205 m (675 ft). It is situated on Latitude of 3145’34.920″N and Longitude of 7350’16.080″E. It is situated on the famous Grand Trunk Road and at the crossroads to Shaikhupur, Kala Shah kaku, Gujranwala, Narang Mandi and Narowal. It is situated 217 km from Rawalpindi and Islamabad. … Read More >Muridke

Murree is a city in province Punjab of Pakistan. It is an exurb of Islamabad and the administrative centre of Murree Tehsil, in Punjab. It is in a subdivision of Rawalpindi District and includes the parts of the Margalla Hills around Islamabad. Historians differ on origin of Murree’s name. According to one theory Murree derives its name from local Marrhi which means a ridge. According to another it is derived from Turkish marg which means a meadow. It may not be far from reality as there is considerable Turkish cultural influence in the area. According to yet another explanation Murree derives its name from Hazrat Marriam, or Virgin Marry, who is said to be buried at Pindi Point which is one of the highest places around. … Read More >Murree

Mianwali is the capital city of Mianwali District, Pakistan. It is in the northwest of Punjab province on the eastern bank of the Indus River. Thal Canal traverses the city and makes the surroundings picturesque. In the 1998 census of Pakistan, the city had a population of 85,000. The two dominant tribes of Mianwali are Niazis and Awans. Many Awans also write Malik as their last name. Awans usually associate themselves with Potohari Punjabi identity while Niazis associate themselves with Seraiki identity of South Punjab regions … Read More >Mianwali