\n
Punjab is the second largest province of Pakistan in terms of area. Its total area is 208,064 sq. km with a population density of approximately 450\/km2 (1,200\/sq mi).<\/p>\n
Borders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bordering territory
\nNortheast\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kashmir (Azad Kashmir and Indian-occupied Kashmir)
\nEast\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan
\nSouth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sindh
\nSouthwest\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Balochistan
\nWest\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
\nNorth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Islamabad Capital Territory
\nBahawalpur that covers 24830 km2 of the province’s land is the largest district by area whereas Lahore with only 1722 km2 area is the smallest district in Punjab.<\/p>\n
Districts<\/span><\/b> Dams<\/span><\/b> Important:<\/span><\/b> Small Dams Organisation (SDO) of the Irrigation and Power Department constructed 20 dams including Jalwal Dam, Thatti Syedan Dam, Jabba Dam, Dharabi Dam, Ughan Dam, Fatehpur Dam, Phalina Dam, Shah Habib Dam and Gurha Uttam Singh Dam, during the year 2000 and 2010 to irrigate more than 27,000 acres of land.<\/p>\n Barrages & Headworks<\/span><\/b> Politics<\/span><\/b> Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo remained the chief minister of the Punjab thrice. Both Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his brother Mian Muahammad Shahbaz Sharif have occupied the office for two terms each.<\/p>\n Important: <\/span><\/b> Culture<\/span><\/b> Famous Sufi Poets <\/span><\/b> Famous Personalities<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Military<\/span><\/b> Nishan-e-Haider Recipients<\/span><\/b> The Victoria Cross winner, Khudadad Khan Minhas, is also the son of Punjab.<\/p>\n Navy<\/span><\/b> Air Force<\/span><\/b> Folktales<\/span><\/b> Forts<\/span><\/b> Tombs<\/span><\/b> Archaeological Sites<\/span><\/b> Languages & Dialects<\/span><\/b> It is interesting to note according to a report published by a famous British newspaper ‘The Independent’ on’ Jan 30, 2013, Punjabi has been revealed as the third most spoken language in the United Kingdom after English and Polish, according to 2011 census data released by the Office of National Statistics.<\/p>\n Polish is now the main language spoken in England and Wales after English and Welsh, followed by the south Asian languages of Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali and Gujarati and then by Arabic, French, Chinese and Portuguese.<\/p>\n Chronology of Important Events<\/span><\/b> The population of Punjab had been pre-dominantly Hindu with large Buddhist minorities before it was conquered by Muhammad bin Qasim in 712 AD. He was the first to bring the message of Islam to the region. It was later spread through the teachings of various Sufi saints. The Mughals controlled the region from 1524-1739. It was their reign that saw the construction of the great architectural wonders such as the Badshahi Mosque and the Shalimar Gardens.<\/p>\n In 1469 AD, Guru Nanak was born at Talwandi, now in Pakistan. Soon he became famous across Punjab and thousands of people started following his teachings. His followers were called the “SIKHS”.<\/p>\n Undoubtedly, the most popular Sikh warrior and ruler of Punjab is Maharaja Ranjeet Singh. He was born on Nov. 13, 1780 at Gujranwala and was crowned on 12 April 1801 as the Maharaja of Punjab. He was the founder of the Sikh Empire which existed till 1849. He fought against the Durranis of Afghanistan. After driving them out of Punjab, he and his Sikh army then invaded Pashtun territories in what is now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He captured Multan which encompassed the southern parts of Punjab, Peshawar, Jammu and Kashmir<\/p>\n After his death in 1839, the Sikh kingdom started declining and the British took over it. By virtue of its geo-political position, Punjab was one of Great Britain’s most important assets in colonial India allowing it to execute control over the numerous princely states that made up the country. The British rule saw a series of measures being introduced including the introduction of western education, a new revenue system and the establishment of a new administrative system. Twin Cities of Punjab <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Lahore<\/span><\/b> Istanbul, Turkey,\u00a0 Sariwon, North Korea Rahim Yar Khan<\/span><\/b> Faisalabad<\/span><\/b> Gujar Khan<\/span><\/b> Multan<\/span><\/b> Sahiwal<\/span><\/b> Geographical Features Punjab is the second largest province of Pakistan in terms of area. Its total area is 208,064 sq. km with a population density of approximately 450\/km2 (1,200\/sq mi). Borders\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bordering territory Northeast\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kashmir (Azad Kashmir and Indian-occupied Kashmir) East\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan South\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sindh Southwest\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Balochistan West\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa North\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":151,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7657,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9399"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/151"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9399\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThere are 36 districts in Punjab. An alphabetical list of these districts with their respective area is as follows:
\nDistrict\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Area\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 District\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Area
\nAttock \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6857\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lodhran\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2778
\nBahawalnagar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8878\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mandi Bahauddin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2673
\nBahawalpur\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24830\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mianwali\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5840
\nBhakkar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8153\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Multan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3720
\nChakwal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6525\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Muzaffargarh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8249
\nChiniot\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2643\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nankana Sahib\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2719
\nD.G. Khan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11922\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Narowal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2337
\nFaisalabad\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5857\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Okara\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4377
\nGujranwala\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3622\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pakpattan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2724
\nGujrat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3192\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rahimyar Khan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11880
\nHafizabad\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2367\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rajanpur\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12318
\nJhang\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6166\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rawalpindi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5285
\nJhelum\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3587\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sahiwal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3201
\nKasur\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3995\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sargodha\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5854
\nKhanewal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4349\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sheikhupura\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5960
\nKhushab\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6511\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sialkot\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3016
\nLahore\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1772\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toba Tek Singh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3252
\nLeiah\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6291\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vihari\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4364
\n
\nDid you know?<\/span><\/b>
\nIn 1955, due to the rising tensions between East and West Pakistan, Punjab lost its province status. In 1972, however, following the secession of East Pakistan and formation of Bangladesh, it regained its standing as a province.<\/p>\n
\nDungi Dam, Rawal Dam, Namal Dam, Misriot Dam and Tanaza Dam<\/p>\n
\nBalloki Headworks, Chashma Barrage, Islam Barrage, Jinnah Barrage, Khanki Headworks, Marala Headworks, Panjnad Barrage, Qadirabad Headworks, Rasul Barrage, Sidhnai Headworks, Sulemanki Headworks, Taunsa Barrage and Trimmu Barrage<\/p>\n
\nThe provincial capital of Punjab is Lahore. Under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan, the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab consists of 371 seats, with 297 general seats, 66 seats reserved for women and 8 for non-Muslims.<\/p>\n
\nThe Assembly Building was designed by Bazel M. Salune, chief architect of the Architecture Circle of Punjab. While its foundation stone was laid by Sir Jogindar Singh, Minister of Agriculture, in November 1935 during the British Raj.
\n‘Lt. General Mohammed Attiqur Rahman and Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar are the only two people to remain the Governor of Punjab twice.
\n‘Lt. General Khalid Maqbool has the honour to be the Governor for the longest time.<\/p>\n
\nThe pentapotamia of the Greek historians and the land of sufis and poets, Punjab is home to cultural diversity and distinguishing physical features. Although it is the most populous province yet is so diverse in culture that within a district sometimes there is more than one dialect of the local language. Former Punjab governor Hanif Ramay acknowledge this diversity in his widely acclaimed Punjab ka Muqadma. The Punjab derives its name from the Persian words Panj (Five) and Ab (Water). This refers to the five tributaries of the Indus River; Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej that flow through the province.<\/p>\n
\nBaba Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Bulleh Shah, Ghulam Farid, Shah Hussain, Sultan Bahu, Shah Sharaf, Nausha Ganj Bakhsh, Hafiz Barkhudar, Hashim Shah, Waris Shah, Mian Muhammad Bakhsh and others.<\/p>\n
\nGeneral (R) Tikka Khan, General (R) Zia ul Haq, General (R) Asif Nawaz Janjua, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
\nGeneral (R) Muhammed Akbar Khan was the first Muslim to become a General in British Indian Army.<\/p>\n
\nMuhammad Sarwar Shaheed, Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed, Raja Aziz Bhatti\u00a0 Shaheed, Rashid Minhas Shaheed Minhas, Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed<\/p>\n
\nAdmiral Tariq Kamal Khan, Admiral Mansurul Haq, Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza, Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir, Admiral Noman Bashir and<\/p>\n
\nAir Marshal Nur Khan, Air Chief Marshal Zulfikar Ali Khan, Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan, Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir, Air Chief Marshal (R) Kaleem Saadat, Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman and Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt
\nDr Abdus Salam, the only Pakistani Nobel Laureate also hails from Punjab’s city Jhang.<\/p>\n
\nThe folktales of Punjab include Mirza Sahiban, Sayful Muluk, Yusuf Zulekha, Heer Ranjha, Sohni Mahiwal, Dulla Bhatti and Sassi Punnun.
\nSome Important & Historical Places in Punjab<\/p>\n
\nLahore Fort, Derawar Fort, Multan Fort, Rohtas Fort, Cholistan Desert Forts including Mirgarh Fort, Jamgarh Fort, Mojgarh Fort, Khangarh Fort, Khairgarh Fort, Nawankot Fort, Bijnot Fort<\/p>\n
\nJehnagir’s Tomb, Asif Jahs Tomb, Noor Jahan’s Tomb, Anarkali’s Tomb, Allama Iqbal’s Tomb, Dai Anga’s Tomb, Qutb u Din Aibak’s Tomb<\/p>\n
\nHarappa, Taxila<\/p>\n
\nThe main languages, spoken in Punjab, is Punjabi and its major dialects; Saraiki, Mewati and Potowari. Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the both Indian and Pakistani inhabitants. Punjabi is unusual among modern Indo-European languages because it is a tonal language. Punjabi emerged as an independent language in the 12th century and Fariduddin Ganjshakar is generally recognized as the first major poet of the Punjabi language.<\/p>\n
\nThe history of Punjab dates back to the Indus civilization. The region has been invaded and ruled by many different empires and races including the Aryans, Persians, Greeks, Egyptians, Afghans, and Mongols.<\/p>\n
\nHowever, the increasing resentment of the people towards their colonial masters brought Punjab at the center of the rising rebellion. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919 took place in Amritsar and following the Pakistan Resolution of 1940, Punjab was at the heart of the independence struggle of modern day Pakistan. During the partition of India in 1947, most of the Muslim dominated areas went on to form the present day province of Punjab while the Sikh and Hindu dominated regions formed the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n
\nFollowing international cities have been
\ndeclared twin towns and sister cities of Lahore.<\/p>\n
\nXi’an, China, Kortrijk, Belgium
\nFez, Morocco, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
\nSamarkand, Uzbekistan, Isfahan, Iran
\nMashad, Iran, Glasgow, Scotland
\nChicago,United States, Belgrade, Serbia
\nFresno, United States, Krakow, Poland
\nCoimbra, Portugal, Hounslow, United Kingdom
\nDushanbe, Tajikistan, Bogot, Colombia
\nC\u00c3\u00b3rdoba, Spain, Amol, Iran<\/p>\n
\nAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
\nCairo, Egypt<\/p>\n
\nManchester, England, Kobe, Japan
\nC\u00b3rdoba, Spain, Wuhan, China
\nKanpur, India, Tabriz, Iran
\nLos Angeles, USA<\/p>\n
\nRedditch, England<\/p>\n
\nRome, Italy, Konya, Turkey
\nBanten Province, Indonesia, Rasht, Iran<\/p>\n
\nRochdale, United Kingdom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"