Bhaun

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Bhaun is a town in Chakwal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan, it is located at 32°52'0N 72°45'0E,[1] 75 kilometres away from capital Chakwal.[2] In 2007 Pakistan Railways announced the resumption of the Bhaun to Chakwal service.[2]

[edit] History

During British rule, Chakwal was a tehsil of Jhelum District, the population of Bhaun according to the 1901 census of India was 5,340.[3]

On 17 July 2001 an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck near Bhaun, its effects were felt in the capital Islamabad and in the city of Delhi in neighbouring India.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Location of Bhaun - Falling Rain Genomics
  2. ^ a b Bhaun rail service to be resumed - Dawn Pakistan
  3. ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 10, p. 126
  4. ^ The Tribune - India

Coordinates: 32°52′0″N, 72°45′0″E

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