Gakhar Mandi
Ghakhar
Ghakhar Mandi | |
|---|---|
  Ghakhar | |
| Coordinates: 32°18′N 74°9′E / 32.300°N 74.150°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Gujranwala |
| Area | |
• Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 65,587 |
| • Density | 1,937/km2 (5,020/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | (055) |
| Number of Union Councils | 3 |
| Website | ghakhar |
Ghakhar Mandi (Punjabi: گکھڑ) is a city in the Gujranwala District of Punjab province in Pakistan.[2] It is located between Wazirabad to the northwest and Gujranwala to the southeast. It is central to 33 villages, and the home of Pakistan's second-largest electrical grid.
Ghakhar Mandi is famous for its hand made industry and floor mats. It is also known for the production of rice, and wheat. It is also home to a historic railway station. Asia's oldest road, the Grand Trunk Road, which was built nearly 500 years ago by Sher Shah Suri passes through this city.
Notable people
[edit]- Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, former President of Pakistan.
- Qamar Javed Bajwa,[3] former Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Army
- Nassar Ikram, Admiral in Pakistan Navy
- Babu Baral, Pakistani stage actor and comedian
- Dr Humayon Dar, world-known Islamic banking expert
References
[edit]- ^ "Major Cities of Punjab - Gakhar Mandi population per 2017 Census of Pakistan". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Gujranwala". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Waseem Ashraf Butt and Muhammad Akram Malik (27 November 2016). "Residents of Gakhar Mandi celebrate new COAS appointment (from Gakhar Mandi)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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