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Rawalpindi is situated adjacent to Pakistan's capital Islamabad, and the two are jointly known as the "twin cities" because of the social and economic links between them. [6] Located on the Pothohar Plateau of northern Punjab, Rawalpindi remained a small town of little importance up until the 18th century. [7]
Rawalpindi District ( Punjabi and Urdu: ضِلع راولپِنڈى) is a district located in the northernmost part of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Parts of the district form part of the Islamabad Rawalpindi metropolitan area. Rawalpindi city is the district capital. The district has an area of 5,286 km 2 (2,041 sq mi).
Gujar Khan. / 33.253; 73.304. Gujar Khan ( Punjabi, Urdu: گوجر خان) [3] is a city in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is also the headquarters of Gujar Khan Tehsil, the largest tehsil of Punjab by land area. [4] Gujar Khan is approximately 57 km (35 mi) southeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, and 220 km (140 mi) to the ...
The administrative setup of Pakistani Punjab in 1951 was as follows (districts and divisions which do not exist anymore are in red writing, and districts and divisions which still exist, but have been renamed are in blue writing ): [ 14] Lahore Division. Gujrat District. Gujranwala District. Lahore District.
21,707. Mandra ( Urdu: مندره) is a town of Tehsil Gujar Khan, District Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. It is also known as the city of Rajputs with castes like Chib, Jasgam, Janjua and Bhatti. Mandra itself is also the chief town of Union Council Mandra which is an administrative subdivision of the Tehsil. It is situated approximately 35 km ...
Punjab ( / pʌnˈdʒɑːb /; Punjabi, Urdu: پنجاب, pronounced [pəɳˈdʒɑːb] ⓘ; abbr. PB) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest by population. Lahore is the capital and the largest city of the province.
UTC+5 ( PST) Postal code. 46300. Satellite Town ( Urdu, Punjabi: سیٹلایٹ ٹاؤن) is a neighbourhood locality and a Union Council Of Rawalpindi City of Rawalpindi District in Punjab, Pakistan. [ 1][ 2] It is located close to the capital city Islamabad . Several notable educational institutions are located in the town, [ 3] including ...
After independence, The province of West Punjab had four divisions – Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi and Sargodha. From 1955 to 1970, during One Unit policy the Princely State of Bahawalpur was joined with West Punjab and made part of Bahawalpur Division. In the late 1970s new divisions were formed; Gujranwala Division was formed from parts of ...