Chakwal
Chakwal (Punjabi and Urdu: چکوال) is the capital and main city of Chakwal District, located in Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 64th largest city of Pakistan. Chakwal is located 90 kilometres south-east of the federal capital, Islamabad [2] and 270 kilometres from the provincial capital, Lahore.
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 | |
| Country |  |
| Province |  |
| Division | Rawalpindi |
| District | Chakwal |
| Elevation | 498 m (1,634 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 138,146 |
| • Rank | 64th, Pakistan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 48800 |
| Dialling code | 0543 |
| Number of Union councils | 5 |
History
Chakwal is former tehsil of Jhelum District. Chakwal is located in the Dhanni Region of the Potohar in northern Punjab, Pakistan. During the Mutiny of 1857 Chaudharials of Chakwal strengthened the hand of the British Raj by escorting the treasury from Chakwal to Rawalpindi and got the khilats and Jagirs.[3]
In April 2009, a terrorist attack on a Shia mosque killed more than 10 people.[4][5]
Geography
Chakwal's landscape features the canyons in Thirchak-Mahal. There are man-made and natural lakes around the city in neighbouring communities.[6]
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, Kalar-Kahar, Choa Saidan Shah, Talagang, Lawa and Chakwal itself. The city of Chakwal itself is divided into five Union councils:[7] and Chakwal district is divided into 68 union councils.
Notable People
- Ayaz Amir, journalist, columnist and a senior politician
- Fozia Behram, politician
- Sadaf Hussain, cricketer
- Colonel Imam, member of Special Service Group (SSG) and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan Army
- Abdul Khaliq, Olympic sprinter
- Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Dullah, politician
- Iftikhar Khan, designated to become the first CnC of Pakistan Army, died in the air crash in 1949
- Khudadad Khan, VC (20 October 1888 – 8 March 1971) was the first South Asian recipient of the Victoria Cross.
- Malik Nur Khan, Air Marshal, politician, sports administrator, and commander in chief of Pakistan Air Force
- Muhammad Khan, writer and veteran of WW II
- Yahya Khan, third President of Pakistan
- Allah Bakhsh Malik, academic, researcher, development economist, social scientist, management and institutional development specialist
- Madan Mohan, music director
- Malik Munawar Khan Awan, Major rank officer in the Pakistan Army
- Lt. General Abdul Qayyum, retired three-star General
- Raja Yasir Humayun Sarfraz, Minister of Education and IT, Punjab
- Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
- Aamer Sohail, cricketer
- Awais Zia, cricketer
- Qaiser Abbas Shah Lawyer, Assistant Advocate General Punjab, Pakistan
See also
- List of Cities of Punjab, Pakistan by Area
- Chattal
- Kakazai
- Karuli
- Khanpur, Chakwal
- Mulhal Mughlan
- Sadwal
References
- "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- "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 8 April 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- 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