| Gujar Khan | |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Rawalpindi |
| Government | |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,466 km2 (566 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 461 m (1,512 ft) |
| Population (1998[1]) | |
| • Total | 57,152 |
| • Estimate (2007[1]) | 72,957 |
| • Density | 49.7/km2 (128.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Calling code | 0513 |
| Number of Union councils | 33[2] |
Gujar Khan (Urdu: گوجرخان ) is a city in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Gujar Khan Tehsil, the largest tehsil of Punjab.[3] It is approximately 55 kilometres southeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and 220 km to the north west of Lahore, capital of Punjab. Gujar Khan is bounded on the north by Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Attock, on the south by Jhelum, Lahore and Gujrat, on the east by Azad Kashmir and Kahuta and on the west by Chakwal and Khushab. The city has a population of approximately 73,000.[1] Gujar Khan lies at the heart of the Pothohar cultural region. The area has considerable natural resources in the form of petroleum and natural gas.
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The place was named after Gujjars,[4] while they formerly ruled the Gurjara Pratihara Kingdom for centuries.[5]
Gujar Khan is situated on the Islamabad-Lahore National Highway. Travel within Gujar Khan is limited primarily to auto-rickshaws and tanga.
Gujar Khan Railway Station is on the main line of Pakistan Railways. Trains operate to Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Rawalpindi. Islamabad International Airport is situated approximately 45 kilometres from Gujar Khan.
Gujar Khan, as well as being tehsil capital, is administratively subdivided into 33 Union Councils Whereas City Gujar Khan is sub-devided into 3 union councils:[6]
According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the city had a population of 57,099.[7]
Large reserves of oil and gas were discovered in February 2002 at Tobra, about ten kilometres from Gujar Khan. The field is being developed by the Oil and Gas Development Company. The field could produce 1,600 barrels of crude oil daily.[8] The Ahdi oil and gas field is about 30 km from Gujar Khan, situated near Daultala town and is being operated by Pakistan Petroleum. According to the Oil and Gas Development Company, huge oil and gas reserves have been discovered at Missa oil and gas field, 5 kilometres from Gujar Khan. The sources said that the drilling at well no. 3 of the Missa Kaswal oil and gas field at Tobra led to the discovery. The field could produce 1,600 barrels of crude daily.
Gujar Khan is 2 kilometres from the Dohngi Dam and about 35 kilometres from the much larger Mangla Dam.
Sangni Fort is a fort built by MahaRaja of Gujar Khan on the borders of Gujar Khan and Kashmir. It is on the road to Bewal through Daryala, on a high rock with only one approach side.Barra dari near housing scheme 2 ancient place. Dhandgali Bridge is an old bridge made up of wood and ropes.It is an important visiting placeMoreover,Lakhtala is a rocky area having graves of pious people.
On 18 February 2008 parliamentary elections were held, the results in Gujar Khan are as follows:[9]
| PP-3 | 34435 | 34% | ||
| Raja Shoukat Aziz Bhatti | PP-4 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | 38437 | 36% |
Gujar Khan has branches of all the major banks, including National Bank of Pakistan, Habib Bank, MCB Bank, NIB Bank, Summit Bank, Standard Chartered Bank [United Bank]and punjab bank,
Gujar Khan has one main hospital, Tehsil Headquarters Hospital. Government Rural Health centers are also working in Mandra, Doultala & Qazian.Other hospitals are Mubarak Hospital, Ali And Zeeshan Hospital, Zahid Hospital, Trama Centre, Abu-Bakar Dental Hospital and Jinnah Hospital
Only one working library in Gujar Khan known as SALEEM AKHTAR MEMORIAL WELFARE TRUST LIBRARY.
Potwari is the main language of Gujar Khan. Punjabi and other languages are also spoken.
The PTCL provides the main network of landline telephone.PTCL's one Main Switching Unit(MSU) of 10000 land lines in main city of Gujer Khan is working alongwith its many remote exchanges at Mandra,Noordolal,Doultala,Kalyam Awan and BewalWISECOMM is also delivering services of land line to gujar khan, Many ISPs, as well as all major mobile phone companies operating in Pakistan, provide services to the citizens
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Gujar Khan industrial estate was established in 1979 and sits on the main Grand Trunk Road just outside the main city. The total area of industrial estate is 17.44 acres (70,600 m2).
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Visit http://www.apnagujarkhan.tk For Pictures & Information of Gujarkhan.