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Dijkot (PAF (Pakistan Air Force) aircraft crashes in Dijkot
Dawn (newspaper), Published 18 April 2008, Retrieved 18 April 2021Online learner traffic licence branch set up in Dijkot
The News International (newspaper), Published 28 December 2020, Retrieved 18 April 2021
Dijkot was once named the “State of Dijkot.” The name "Dijkot" is derived from the word ‘ditch,’ which roughly translates to 'fort,' or 'city inside a fort'.
Dijkot is named after a warrior tribe. The city was destroyed in 326 BC, when it was attacked by the army of Alexander the Great and as a result, the population declined significantly.
The city was eventually re-inhabited and ruled by
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
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, ur, ڈجکوٹ) is a city in the Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979) ( Punjabi and ur, ) is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,029,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City ...
of Punjab, Pakistan.Dawn (newspaper), Published 18 April 2008, Retrieved 18 April 2021Online learner traffic licence branch set up in Dijkot
The News International (newspaper), Published 28 December 2020, Retrieved 18 April 2021
Demographics
Dijkot has a population of 200,000Geography
The area of Dijkot is 700kanal
Kanal may refer to:
* Kanal (unit), a unit of area equivalent to one-eighth of an acre, used in northern India and Pakistan
* ''Kanał'', a 1956 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda
* ''Kanal'' (1979 film), a 1979 Turkish film
* ''Kanal'' (2015 ...
, or .35 km2. It is situated on the Sumandri road, 26 km from Faisalabad.
History
Dijkot was once named the “State of Dijkot.” The name "Dijkot" is derived from the word ‘ditch,’ which roughly translates to 'fort,' or 'city inside a fort'.
Dijkot is named after a warrior tribe. The city was destroyed in 326 BC, when it was attacked by the army of Alexander the Great and as a result, the population declined significantly.
The city was eventually re-inhabited and ruled by Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya (350-295 BCE) was a ruler in Ancient India who expanded a geographically-extensive kingdom based in Magadha and founded the Maurya dynasty. He reigned from 320 BCE to 298 BCE. The Maurya kingdom expanded to become an empi ...
, who brought the town back to some significance. In 712 AD, Muhammad bin Qasim
Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqāfī ( ar, محمد بن القاسم الثقفي; –) was an Arab military commander in service of the Umayyad Caliphate who led the Muslim conquest of Sindh (part of modern Pakistan), inaugurating the Umayya ...
attacked Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
, in southeast Pakistan. Qasim reached Chiniot, a city in Punjab, where he was subsequently arrested.
Dijkot was attacked in 1460 by local tribes and once again destroyed. It was rebuilt for second time by saint Baba Sher Shah, who lived south of the state. In 1908, a police station was established in Dijkot, along with a government high school during the British empire period in India.
Education
* Government Primary Schools * Government Higher Secondary Schools (for males & females) * Government College for Boys * Government Post Graduate College for WomenHealth
* Civil Hospital, DijkotReferences
External links
Cities and towns in Faisalabad District {{Faisalabad-geo-stub