| Bhawana بھوانہ |
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| Nickname(s): Bhowana | |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Chiniot District |
| Tehsil | Bhawana Tehsil |
| Established | 2 February 2009 |
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| • Type | Tehsil |
| • City Council |
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| Area | |
| • Cities of Pakistan | 40 km2 (15.4 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10 km2 (3.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 157 m (515 ft) |
| Population (2009)(Approximately) | |
| • Cities of Pakistan | 65,000 |
| • Density | 1,629.7/km2 (4,220.8/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 40,000 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 35350 |
| Dialling code | 047 |
Bhawana (also Bhowana) (Urdu: بھوانہ, Punjabi: بھوآنہ) is a capital of Bhawana Tehsil and a city of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at the bank of Chenab River. Its administration (Bhawana Tehsil) was made a tehsil of Chiniot District on 2 February 2009[1] when Mian Shahbaz Sharif (Chief Minister of Punjab) came to Chiniot to make it a district. Before that, Bhawana was a sub-tehsil of Chiniot Tehsil and Chiniot Tehsil was a tehsil of Jhang District.
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Bhawana is located on the banks of the Chenab River.[2]It is located between coordinates 31°33'58 in North and 72°38'46 in East with altitude of 157 m (515 ft).[3] Its soil is very fertile. It is among the area's largest agriculture cities. It is situated 36 km from Chiniot, 50 km from Faisalabad, 46 km from Jhang and 70 km from Sargodha. Its weather is like much of Pakistan's, with summer, spring, winter and autumn seasons.[4] Its temperatures are moderate.[5]
Bhawana is an ancient city of Pakistan. Its original name was "Bhowana", written in Urdu as "بهوانه". Its name's suffix, "ana", means "Sial". "Ana" is a suffix that appears in the name of every sub-tribe of the Sial, such as Jabuana, Rahmuana and Chuchkana. Bhawana is also the name of a tribe of Sial families. Many Sial families reside in this area. Zaheerudin Babar wrote about the area in his book Tuzk-e-Babari for its best architect and best handcraft-jharokas.
Until 2 February 2009, Bhawana was a sub-tehsil of Chiniot. On 2 February 2009, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan), came and made Chiniot a district and declared Bhawana City and Lalian to be tehsils.
Bhawana's most common spoken language is Punjabi. Allah Ditta Looney Wala, a famous singer of Punjabi language, is a resident in area of Bhawana.
The religion of Bhawana is Islam. A few Christians also reside here.
There is a Hindu temple in its town Mauza Sulemaan located at 14 km from Bhawana. It was established in the Mughal era by Hindus before the establishment of Pakistan but after 1947 the Hindus traveled to India.
Mirzaei also live in an area of Chiniot District named Chenab Nagar (or Rabwah), 10 km from Chiniot and 46 km from Bhawana.
Muslims are differentiated into many groups, like Sunni, Shia, Wahabi, Deobandi, etc. The majority in Bhawana are Sunni Muslims. Muslims pray in masajids, which are briefly described below. There are some madrassas in Bhawana, in which free education is given to boys and girls. They study both religious and non-religious subjects there.
Its main Jamia Masajids are:
Masjid al-Hussain is the oldest masjid of Bhawana. It is located at Old Lari Ada of Bhawana. It is a Hanafi group masjid. It was established in the era of the British Empire by Peer Manzar Hussain Shah, who is buried in the Colony of Bhawana. Now there is a madrasah named Madrasah Jamia Hanafia Ghousia where many children study.
Masjid al-Faizan-e-Madina is a masjid of the Hanafi group located near the main bazaar of Bhawana. It is also a markaz of Faizan-e-Madina (Madni Channel).
Masjid al-Ali Murtaza is located on Solang Stop on Jhang Chiniot road. It is the Masjid of Hanafi group and Jamia Masjid of Bhawana.
It is also Hanafi group Masjid and located on New Lari Adda of Bhawana.
It is situated near Ch Muhammad Siddique Gujjar house of Bhawana City. It is the Masjid of group Deobandi.It is the markaz of group Deobandi in Bhawana.
It is located in Thatta Mussa an area of Bhawana. Its name is after name of Peer Hazrat Shah Jamat. It is the Masjid of Hanafi group.
It is located on Jhang-Chiniot road
Some other Masjids are:
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Bhawana did not have as many towns and villages when it was a sub-tehsil of Chiniot Tehsil, but since it became a tehsil itself, there are many towns and villages belong to it. Its affiliated towns and villages include:
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Bhawana has its old culture of Pakistan in its people. People wear Shalwar kameez, Dhoti, other types of old culture.
Rikshaw is mainly source of transport in Bhawana. People use rikshaw within city and some nearest villages and towns of Bhawana. Some People have their own source for transport like bicycles, motorcycles and cars. But other people hire a motorcycle or a car for going somewhere else. Buses, Hiace and vans also go to some major cities of Pakistan and some villages and towns of Bhawana. Carts are used for the transportation of goods within city, but trucks, trolleybuses and trailers are used for transportation from far cities. People use cars and Hiace at rent for going far away.
Faisalabad International Airport is 55 km from Bhawana, People for going out of Pakistan mostly use this airport. This airport is for going to Karachi and then from Karachi to out of Pakistan. In the month of Zilhuj mostly people of Faisalabad, Bhawana, Chiniot, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Sargodha and Rabwah use this airport for going to Saudia Arabia. This airport also operates the caters of goods transportation from Karachi and Foreign Countries for the region of Faisalabad Division.
Railway is also a part of transportation in Bhawana, the Faisalabad Railway Station and Chiniot Railway Station are mainly used by the people of Bhawana and its affiliated towns.There is no Railway Line in Bhawana.
Popular sports in Bhawana are: cricket, football, gilli-danda, kabaddi, volleyball, badminton, horse racing, dog fight, snooker billiards, tennis, basketball and tug of war. Cricket is most favorite game of youth of Bhowana. Rural Cricket League (RCL) is an organisation village cricket. All Matches in complete uniform held according to icc rules. Mostly people play cricket, as it is most popular game and mostly students play this game. In summer vacation some people make tournament of cricket in Bhawana and in its nearby villages. Bhawana teams of cricket and football[6] also play tournaments in other villages and cities.
People of Bhawana have made billiard and snooker clubs at many places. There are many video games center in Bhawana.
As the revolution in communication systems world is being more different as past. In Bhawana all types of communications are being used by people. Sources are: wireless network as well as cable network. Wireless network includes PTCL, Ufone, Mobilink, ZONG, Warid and Telenor. In cable network only PTCL is available.
There is also facility of Internet like DSL of PTCL. Cable network is used for television and PTV network is also used. There is a Pakistan Post office for sending and receiving of the mails for communication.
The mainly tribes living in the area of Bhawana are:
Schools and Colleges of Bhawana are:
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