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Hasilpur
Hasilpur is a city in Bahawalpur District in southern Punjab, Pakistan. The city is located between the Satluj River and the Indian border and lies 96 km east of the district Bahawalpur. On a world map, its position is N 29″41’37.926″ E 72″33’01.617″. The city is also the headquarters of Hasilpur Tehsil an administrative subdivision of the district. Hasilpur is situated at the brink of Cholistan desert. The people of Hasilpur speak mainly Punjabi dialects Majhi, Riasti and Baagri. …
Haroonabad
Haroonabad is a town in Bahawalnagar District of the Punjab Province ofPakistan. The town is the headquarters of Haroonabad Tehsil and administrative subdivision of the district. Punjabi is the local language. Majhi and Malwi dialects of Punjabi are commonly spoken by the locals. Bagri is another language spoken in Haroonabad. Bagri is a dialect of Rajasthani language and is commonly spoken in most parts of Haryana, Rajasthan, and adjacent areas along southeast border of Indo-Pak Punjab. …
Hafizabad
Hafizabad is a city and tehsil of Hafizabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. About Hafizabad one authentic reference says that King Akbar wanted to name this town as Akbarabad but the name Hafizabad got popular until the King knew about its creation . King Akbar also remained the name same as Hafizabad . History Men think that this city came into being between 1556 – 1570. …
Gujar Khan
Gujar Khan is a city in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Gujar Khan Tehsil, the largest tehsil of Punjab. Gujar Khan is approximately 55 kilometres southeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and 220 km to the north west of Lahore, capital of Punjab. Gujar Khan is bounded on the north byRawalpindi, Islamabad and Attock, on the south by Jhelum, Lahore and Gujrat, on the east by Azad Kashmir andKahuta and on the west by Chakwal and Khushab. Gujar Khan lies at the heart of the Pothohar cultural region. Gujar Khan is 2 kilometres from the Dohngi Dam and about 35 kilometres from the much larger Mangla Dam. …
Gujrat
Gujrat is a city in Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is an ancient district of Pakistan. It is the capital of Gujrat District and the Gujrat Tehsil subdivision in the Punjab Province. Gujrat is also known as the city of King Porus. It is located in between two famous rivers, i.e., River Jehlum and River Chenab . It is bounded on the North-East by Jammu and Kashmir , on the North-West by the River Jhelum which separates it from Jhelum district, on the East and South-East by the river Chenab, separating it from the districts of Gujranwala and Sialkot , and on the West by Mandi Bahauddin district. …
Ghakhar Mandi
Ghakhar Mandi, is a city in the Gujranwala district of Pakistan. It is located between the major cities of Gujranwala to the southeast and Wazirabad to the northwest. Surrounding villages include Kotli Sahian, Kot Waris, Bhatti-Mansoor, Dodah Wali-Kalan, Dodah Wali-Khurd, Rahwali, Adil Gharh, Nat Kalaan, Kotli Mango Singh, Bado-Ki, Nora Kot, Per Kot, Banka Chemma, Dab Cheema, Faty Ghar, Ibbenwali Kakan and Chandigharh. …
Fateh Jang
Fateh Jang is a town in Province of Punjab in Pakistan. It is also the tehsil headquarters of Attock District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It contains a Civil Hospital, the Al Noor Clinic, a stadium in the northern part of the town and two notable mosques. It is lying between Latitude of 33°10′ and 33°45′ N and Longitude of 72°23′ and 73°1′ E. It has an area of 866 square miles. It is located at a distance of 50 kms from Islamabad on Islamabad-Kohat road and 48 kms from Attock city. It is located in the southwest of Islamabad, Pakistan. …
Dipalpur
Dipalpur is a city in Province Punjab of Pakistan. It lies in Okara District of the Punjab and headquarters of Depalpur Tehsil, assumed to be largest tehsil of Pakistan. It is situated 25 kilometres from the district capital Okaraon a bank of the Beas River in Bari Doab. The original name of this city was Siri Puria or Siri Nagar after the elder brother of Raja Salvahan of Sialkot (who was the explorer of Sialkot)Raja Depa Chand renamed Depalpur after his beloved son Raja Depa. …
Dinga
Dinga is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. This lies in Gujrat District of Punjab. Its lie on Latitude of 31°57′34″N and Longitude of 74°28′57″E. It also lies between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab. The main highway that runs from Lahore to Rawalpindi is about 25 km northeast of Dinga. This city is about 100 km from the border that separates Pakistan and India. …
Dina
Dina is a city in the Province of Punjab in Pakistan. It is a rapidly expanding commercial town in the Jhelum District of the province of Punjab, Pakistan. It is about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Jhelum City, where there is a junction with the road to the Mangla Dam and Rohtas Fort. Dina is located Grand Trunk Road in the northern part of Jhelum District. This town is located at Latitude of 33°1’60N and longitude of 73°35’60E and has an altitude of 275 metres (905 ft) and has an area of about 21,880 acres The land consists of about 21,880 acres. …
Derawar Fort
Derawar Fort is a large square fortress in Pakistan in Bahawalpur. On the edge of the desert, 100 km from Bahawalpur stands the majestic Derawar Fort. The walls have a circumference of 1500 metres and stand up to thirty metres high. It is the largest and the most superlatively preserved fort of Cholistan. The powerful fort towers over the surrounding semi desert and are visible from miles around.
It is a square fort measuring 672 feet in length on each side, with a gate on its southern side approached by means of a winding ramp. Most of the bastions show geometric designs made by burnt bricks. …
Daska
Daska is a city in province of Punjab in Pakistan. It is a growing industrial city with a population of around 500,000. The town is the capital of Daska Tehsil one of four tehsils of Sialkot District. It is located at Latitude of 32°19’60N and Longitude of 74° 20′ 60E.Daska city was founded in the times of the Mughal King Shah Jahan (1592-1666). According to the revenue record, it was originally named Shah Jahanabad. …