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Gujranwala
Gujranwala is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fourth most-populous city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in northern-central Punjab's Rachna Doab, it serves as the headquarters of its Gujranwala District, eponymous district and Gujranwala Division, division. It is nicknamed the "City of Wrestlers"; and is famous for its food and historical significance. A metropolitan hub, it is the List of most populous cities in Pakistan, fifth-most populous in the country. Founded in the 18th century, Gujranwala is a relatively modern town compared to the many nearby millennia-old cities of northern Punjab. The birthplace of Ranjit Singh, the city served as the capital of the Punjabi state of Sukerchakia Misl between 1763 and 1799; and of the Sikh Empire from 1799 to 1801, succeeded by Lahore. Gujranwala is now Pakistan's third largest industrial centre after Karachi and Faisalabad, and contributes 5% to 9% of Pakistan's national GDP. The city is part of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujranwala District
Gujranwala District (), is a Districts of Pakistan, district that is a part of the in Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan. Gujranwala District is bordered by the districts of Wazirabad District, Wazirabad, Sialkot District, Sialkot, Hafizabad District, Hafizabad and Sheikhupura District, Sheikhupura. Gujranwala district has 5 National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and 12 Punjab Assembly constituencies. Gujranwala is known as the ''city of wrestlers'' and famous for its food. History Gujranwala belongs to the Majha region of ancient Punjab. The village of Asarur has been identified as the location of Taki, an ancient town, visited by the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsiang contains immense ruins of Buddhist origin. After the time of Tsiang little is known about Gujranwala till the Islamic conquests by Mahmud of Ghazni, by this time, however, Taki had fallen into oblivion while Lahore had become the capital of Punjab. Lahore had replaced Taki as the major city of Punjab and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujranwala Division
Gujranwala Division is an administrative division of Punjab province, Pakistan. The division, headquartered at the city of Gujranwala, consist of 3 districts, covers an area of 8,975 km2. Demographics According to 2023 census, Gujranwala division had a population of 11,416,686 roughly equal to the nation of Jordan or the US state of Georgia. The literacy rate across the division stands at 76.41%, with males at 79.16% and females at 73.61%. Geography Gujranwala division shares borders with Gujrat division and Lahore division. List of the Districts List of the Tehsils List of the constituencies in National Assembly and Provincial Assembly See also * Divisions of Pakistan ** Divisions of Balochistan ** Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ** Divisions of Punjab ** Divisions of Sindh ** Divisions of Azad Kashmir ** Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan * Districts of Pakistan ** Districts of Punjab, Pakistan ** Districts of Sindh ** Districts of Balochistan, Pak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujranwala Cantonment
Gujranwala Cantonment () is a cantonment adjacent to Gujranwala in Punjab province, Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# .... Gujranwala Cantonment has security checkpoints and barbed wire surrounding the cantonment. History It was established in 1967. Military Lands & Cantonments, Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan website, Retrieved 23 July 2021 It replaced the village of Cheena Thatha, the only remains of which exist in the form of Thatha Cheena Graveyard located in the cantonment. Demographics Population Acco ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and northwestern India. Pakistan's major cities in Punjab are Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Sialkot, and Bahawalpur, while India’s are Ludhiana, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Patiala, Mohali, and Bathinda. Punjab grew out of the settlements along the five rivers, which served as an important route to the Near East as early as the ancient Indus Valley civilization, dating back to , followed by migrations of the Indo-Aryan peoples. Agriculture has been the chief economic feature of the Punjab and formed the foundation of Punjabi culture. The Punjab emerged as an important agricultural region, especially following the Green Revolution during the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, and has been described as the " breadbask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukerchakia Misl
The Sukerchakia Misl was one of twelve Sikh Sikh Confederacy, misls in Punjab region, Punjab during the 18th century, concentrated in Gujranwala and Hafizabad districts in western Punjab region, Punjab (in modern-Pakistan) and ruled from (1752–1801). The misl, or grouping with its own guerilla militia (jatha), was founded by Charat Singh of Sandhawalia, grandfather of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The last Sukerchakia Misldar (commander of the Misl) was Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, Maharaja Ranjit Singh united all the misls and established an independent Sikh Empire. History Family origin The earliest traceable ancestor of the Sukerchakia family with reliable historicity was Kalu (died c.1488), a Jat of the Warraich (clan), Warraich ''Gotra, got'' (clan), who moved in c.1470 from his native village of Bhatian (in modern-day Lahore District, Lahore district) to Sansara (or Sansi; located in modern-day Ajnala, India, Ajnala ''tehsil'', Amritsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujranwala City Tehsil
Gujranwala City is a tehsil of Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. The population is 259,556 according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan. Demographics Population As of the 2023 census, Gujranwala City Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan, has a population of 2,511,118, with 1,290,348 males and 1,220,560 females. The city has experienced significant growth, with an average annual growth rate of 3.63% since 2017. The age distribution is as follows: * 0-14 years: 960,383 * 15-64 years: 1,470,713 * 65+ years: 79,787 Gujranwala is known as the "City of Wrestlers" and is a significant industrial hub, contributing 5% to 9% of Pakistan's national GDP. The city also boasts a high literacy rate, with 87% literacy among the 15–24 age group. See also * Tehsils of Pakistan ** Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan ** Tehsils of Balochistan ** Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ** Tehsils of Sindh ** Tehsils of Azad Kashmir ** Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan In Pakistan, a tehsil is an administrative su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujranwala Saddar Tehsil
Gujranwala Saddar is a tehsil of Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. Demographics Population As of the 2023 census, Gujranwala Saddar Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan, has a population of 1,133,101, with 362,182 residing in urban areas and 770,919 in rural areas. The average annual growth rate from 2017 to 2023 is 1.92%, and the average household size is 6.44. The tehsil includes several urban localities, such as Qila Didar Singh Municipal Committee, which has a population of 74,523 as of 2023. Overall, Gujranwala Saddar Tehsil encompasses an area of 783 square kilometers, resulting in a population density of approximately 1,447.13 people per square kilometer. See also * Tehsils of Pakistan ** Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan ** Tehsils of Balochistan ** Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ** Tehsils of Sindh ** Tehsils of Azad Kashmir ** Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan In Pakistan, a tehsil is an administrative sub-division of a Districts of Pakistan, District. Those are sub-divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sialkot
Sialkot (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of the Sialkot District and the List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 12th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined by Jammu in the north east, the districts of Narowal District, Narowal in the southeast, Gujranwala District, Gujranwala in the southwest and Gujrat District, Gujrat in the northwest. Sialkot is known as the city of Muhammad Iqbal, Allama Iqbal. Sialkot is believed to be the successor city of Sagala, the capital of the Madra Kingdom, Madra kingdom which was destroyed by Alexander the Great in 326 BCE. It was made capital of the Indo-Greek kingdom by Menander I in the 2nd century BCE — a time during which the city greatly prospered as a major center for trade and Buddhist thought. In the 6th century CE, it again become capital of the Taank Kingdom, which ruled Punjab for the next two centuries. Sialkot continued to be a major political ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Pakistan
The districts of Pakistan () are the third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan, below administrative units of Pakistan, provinces and divisions of Pakistan, divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government in Pakistan, local government. In total, there are 169 districts in Pakistan, including 10 districts in list of districts in Azad Kashmir, Azad Kashmir and 14 districts in list of districts in Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan., excluding Islamabad Capital Territory. These districts are further divided into ''list of tehsils in Pakistan, tehsils and union councils of Pakistan, union councils''. History In 1947, when Pakistan gained independence there were 124 districts. In 1969, 2 new districts (Tangail and Patuakhali) in East Pakistan were formed, bringing the total to 126. With the Independence of Bangladesh, Pakistan lost 20 of its districts and so there were 106 districts. In 2001, the number was reduced to 102 by the merger of the 5 districts of Karach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikh Empire
The Sikh Empire was a regional power based in the Punjab, Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to 1849, when it was defeated and conquered by the East India Company, British East India Company following the Second Anglo-Sikh War. At its peak in the mid-19th century the empire extended from Gilgit and Tibet under Qing rule, Tibet in the north to the Thar Desert, deserts of Sindh in the south and from the Khyber Pass in the west to the Sutlej in the east, and was divided into eight provinces. Religiously diverse, with an estimated population of 4.5 million in 1831 (making it the List of countries by population in 1800, 19th most populous state at the time), it was the last major region of the Indian subcontinent to be annexed by the British Raj, British Empire. In 1799, Ranjit Singh of Sukerchakia Misl captured Lahore from the Sikh triumvirate which had been ruling it Sikh period in Lahore#Sikh triumvirate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divisions Of Pakistan
The administrative units of Pakistan contains four provinces, a capital territory, and two administrative territories of the Kashmir region. The four provinces and two administrative territories are subdivided into 36 administrative divisions. These divisions are further subdivided into districts, tehsils, and finally union councils. These divisions were abolished in 2000, but restored in 2008. The divisions do not include the Islamabad Capital Territory or the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, which were counted at the same level as provinces, but in 2018, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas were subsumed into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and allocated to neighbouring divisions therein. History Administrative divisions had formed an integral tier of government from colonial times. The Governor's provinces of British India were subdivided into divisions, which were themselves subdivided into districts. At independence in 1947, the new nation of Pakistan comprised two wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Largest Cities In Pakistan
This is a list showing the most populous cities in Pakistan as of the 2023 Census of Pakistan. City populations found in this list only refer to the population found within the city's defined limits and any adjacent cantonment, if exists (except for Gujranwala and Okara). The census totals below come from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for the four provinces of Pakistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory, and from the Planning & Development Department of Azad Jammu Kashmir (PND AJK) for cities of Azad Kashmir. As of the 2023 Pakistani census, there are two megacities, ten million-plus cities, in Pakistan. Overall 127 cities of the country, have a population of over 100,000. Of these 127 cities, 81 are located in the country's most populous province, Punjab, 22 in Sindh, 13 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8 in Balochistan, two in Azad Kashmir, and one is the Islamabad Capital Territory itself. It is unknown whether Gilgit-Baltistan has any city with over 100,000 people or not, as 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
