Dhingana (Urdu: ڈِھنگانہ), is a village or small town of Mankera Tehsil, Bhakkar District, in Pakistan's Punjab province.[1][2] It is situated about 280 kilometers west of Lahore, the provincial capital.
Dhingana, Bhakkar
ڈِھنگانہ | |
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Small town | |
 A mosque in Mankera. | |
  Dhingana, Bhakkar Location in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′15″N 71°55′00″E / 31.33750°N 71.91667°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Bhakkar District |
| • Density | 3/sq mi (1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +6 |
| Area code | +92453 |
Bhakkar is located in the west of Punjab. The mighty Indus River flows on the western side of the district which at times overflows its banks during the monsoon season and the Jehlum and Chenab rivers both flow on the eastern side they also sometimes flood during monsoon season. One-third of the land is sandy of which small portion is irrigated by Thal canal. Rest of the sandy land is cultivated and is entirely dependent upon rains. People mostly depend on agriculture which is highly dependent on rain. And north side shah wala
Pir Mehr Imam Shah
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Pir Mehr Imam Shah shrine is located in the center of Dhinaga town. An annual Urs festival is celebrated at the shrine there with great fervour. People come from far off places to join the celebrations.
Transport
editThe nearest airport to Dhingana is in Dera Ismail Khan and shah wala garwah bhiradhri nearest 9 kilometer – travellers used to be able to catch a flight either Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Islamabad, Peshawar to this city and then onto Dhingana. These airports are functional for national and international flights, however the other way to get there is by bus. The bus takes 6 hours from Lahore to reach Dhingana and 7 hours from Islamabad and 4 hours from Multan. From Dera Ismail Khan it takes three hours to reach Hyderabad Thall and from Hyderabad it takes a drive of 30 minutes.
The direct bus service is also available from Lahore. Dhingana is 285 km away from Lahore and it is located on main Lahore-Dera Ismail Khan road.
One can easily get to Dhingana through a fast APV car service from Bharerhi Wala. The distance between Bharerhi and Dhingana only 9km away
References
edit- ^ http://Ghallu.wapka.mobi/Dhingana[permanent dead link] Dhingana on Ghallu
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bhakkar - Government of Pakistan Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine