Chakwal
Chakwal چکوال | |
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City | |
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Map of Chakwal city | |
Chakwal Location of Chakwal Chakwal Chakwal (Pakistan) | |
Coordinates: 32°55′49″N 72°51′20″E / 32.93028°N 72.85556°ECoordinates: 32°55′49″N 72°51′20″E / 32.93028°N 72.85556°E | |
Country |
Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
District | Chakwal |
Elevation | 498 m (1,634 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Urban | 138,146 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Postal code | 48800 |
Dialling code | 0543 |
Number of Union councils | 5 |
Chakwal (Punjabi and Urdu: چکوال) is the capital and main city of Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located 90 kilometres south-east of the federal capital, Islamabad [1] and 270 kilometres from the provincial capital, Lahore.
History
Chakwal is located in the Dhanni Region of the Potohar in northern Punjab, Pakistan. During the Mutiny of 1857 Chaudharials(of sarpak) of Chakwal strengthened the hand of the British Raj by escorting the treasury from Chakwal to Rawalpindi and got the khilats and Jagirs.[2]
In April 2009 a terrorist attack on the mosque killed more than 30 people.[3][4]
Geography
Chakwal's landscape features the canyons in Thirchak-Mahal. There are man-made and natural lakes around the city in neighbouring communities.[5]
Administration
In addition to being the district headquarters, Chakwal city is also the administrative centre of Chakwal tehsil (a subdivision of the district). The Chakwal District is divided into five Tehsils, namely, Kalarkahar, Chohsaidan Shah, Talagang, Lawa and Chakwal. The city of Chakwal itself is divided into five Union councils:[6] and Chakwal district is divided into 68 union councils.
People from Chakwal
- Manmohan Singh, Former Prime Minister of India
- Air Marshal Nur Khan, former air force general, politician, sports administrator, and Commander in Chief of Pakistan Air Force
- Lt. General Abdul Qayyum, retired three-star general
- Iftikhar Khan Designated to become the First CnC of Pakistan Army, died in the Air crash in 1949
- Colonel Imam Member of Special Service Group (SSG) and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan Army
- Ayaz Amir, journalist, columnist and a senior politician
- Fozia Behram, politician
- Allah Bakhsh Malik, academic, researcher, development economist, social scientist, management and institutional development specialist
- Abdul Khaliq, Olympian sprinter
- Major Malik Munawar Khan Awan, Pakistan Army Major
- Awais Zia, Cricketer
- Yahya Khan, third President of Pakistan
- Raja Yasir Humayun Sarfraz, ministry of education and tourism, Punjab
- Aamer Sohail
See also
References
- ↑ "redirect to /world/PK/04/Chakwal.html". fallingrain.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "English Book On-Line - Mutiny Reports". apnaorg.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ Butt, Usama (16 September 2010). Pakistan's Quagmire: Security, Strategy, and the Future of the Islamic-Nuclear Nation. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-8264-3300-8. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ↑ "Deadly blast in Pakistani mosque". Al Jazeera. 5 April 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ↑ Adamson, Hilary; Shaw, Isobel (1981). A traveller's guide to Pakistan. Asian Study Group. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ↑ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chakwal – Government of Pakistan Archived 24 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine.