Guliana, also spelt Galiana and Gulyana, is a town
Union Council of
Gujrat District
Gujrat ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan.
It is bounded on the northeast by Mirpur, on the northwest by the River Jhelum, which separates it from Jhelum District, on the east and southeast by the Chenab Ri ...
in the
Punjab Province of
Pakistan
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. It is located at 32°48'0″N 73°58'0″E and has an altitude of .
Location of Guliana - Falling rain
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Guliana is a very old village, now a town in the area. The village is mainly Gujjar dominant amounting to 70% of the population by caste Hashmi/Qureshi constitute the majority of the remaining 30%. It used to be a famous business route during pre-partition era (before 1947 AD) for surrounding villages and towns and for Kashmir.
It is located on roads from Kharian and Lalamusa towards Bhimber via Kolta Arab Ali Khan and to Manglia.
Surrounding Villages are West Side Dhal Ghair, Dhal Kakka and Chak Kamal, North Side Bhagwal
Bhagwal (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ur, ), is a village and Union Councils of Pakistan, Union Council of Kharian Tehsil, Gujrat District,in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. Bhagwal is approximately from the national capit ...
, Dham Jand Sharif
Jand Sharif ( ur, جنڈ شریف) is a village full of Shehzadey it's very quickly becoming the backbone of Pakistan economy in Gujrat District, Punjab province, Pakistan. It lies from the Azad Kashmir border. All peoples are Muslim and most ...
,and Chak Bakhtawar
Chak Bakhtawar ( ur, چک بختاور), Gujrat District, Punjab province, Pakistan. It lies from Kharian and Azad Kashmir border. All of the people are Muslim and majority belong to the Mughal Family, whereas there are few migrant families fr ...
, East Side Kotli Bajar, South Side Chechian & Bhangwala
Notable people from this village include:-
*Suri Sehgal
Surinder Mohan (Suri) Sehgal is an Indian-American philanthropist with a long career as a crop scientist, seedsman, entrepreneur, and leading expert in the global hybrid seed industry. His research and professional successes in the areas of plant ...
, an Indian-American scientist and philanthropist, was born in Guliana in 1934, Suri migrated to India aged 13 and then to the United States. Suri had a long career as a crop scientist, seedsman, entrepreneur and expert in the global hybrid seed industry.
References
Populated places in Gujrat District
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