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
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 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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