چکوال
Chakwal
ضلع کا صدر مقام: اوپر سے بھی، گلیوں سے بھی
The district's headquarters, seen from above and from the street.
© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap © Maxar. Aerial imagery is satellite imagery draped in 3D, not drone footage.
چکوال ضلع کا صدر مقام ہے، پوٹھوہار کے میدان پر آباد شہر۔
The headquarters of its district, a Pothohar plateau town of 218,356 people.
Headquarters
صدر مقام
District headquarters, and seat of Chakwal tehsil. District created in 1985 from Rawalpindi. source
Founded
بنیاد
Named for Chaudhry Chaku Khan, said to have founded the town in 1525 in Babur's time; a tehsil seat from 1881. A second account gives 1530 and a different founder. source
People
آبادی
218,356 in the city at the 2023 census; 1,132,608 in the district. source
Land
زمین
The Pothohar Plateau, with the Salt Range along the district's southern edge. Semi-arid to sub-humid, with erratic monsoon rain of about 250 to 1,500 mm a year. source
Soldiers
فوجی روایت
A long military tradition: 460 residents enlisted in the First World War. Khudadad Khan, first South Asian Victoria Cross recipient, is from the district; so are Yahya Khan and Tikka Khan. source
Sweet
مٹھائی
Revri, a crisp sesame-coated jaggery toffee, is the sweet the district is known for. source
اوپر سے
From above.
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زمین سے
On the ground.
Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each linked to its page: Old Chakwal city, rooftops and the minaret, Real rajput at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0; Chapphar Bazar, Chakwal, Aryaan2007, CC BY-SA 3.0; Jamia Mosque, Chakwal, lit at dusk, D.ahmex, CC BY-SA 4.0; Rainbow over the cement works near the M2, Chakwal, Yousufmalik555, CC BY-SA 4.0; Sunset in Chakwal, Azmat Naseer, CC BY-SA 4.0; Sunset over the Chakwal plain, Azmat Naseer, CC BY-SA 4.0; Government Post Graduate College, Chakwal (now University of Chakwal), Anumshahzadi71, CC BY-SA 3.0; Jamia Masjid (Jamia-tul-Habeeb), Chakwal, Armaghan Muawiyah, CC BY-SA 4.0; Old-time bungalow, Chakwal, Shirjeel Imran Malik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
بڑے نام
The big names.
C is the city centre. The two cement works lie about 20 km to the south.
Schools and universitiesتعلیم
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University of Chakwal
یونیورسٹی آف چکوال
Public university set up in January 2020 by upgrading the Government Post Graduate College; six faculties, 21 departments. sourcePosition of the Government Post Graduate College it grew from.
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Government Post Graduate College
Founded in 1949, the district's largest educational institute, now merged into the University of Chakwal. source
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Hospitals and healthہسپتال اور صحت
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DHQ Hospital, Chakwal
ڈی ایچ کیو ہسپتال
The district headquarters hospital, at the Jhelum Road and Hajweri Road junction; its listed services include a blood bank, CT scan and dialysis. sourceExact position not verified, so no pin.
Imtiaz Medical Complex, Rawalpindi Road, Chakwal, 48800★ 5.0 (64)
DirectionsراستہMunawar Polyclinic Chakwal
منور پولی کلینک چکوال
Jehlum Shoawa Road, near choa chowk, opposite Hascol pump Iqbal petroleum, Chakwal, 48800★ 5.0 (32)
DirectionsراستہMehtab Medical Complex, Sarpak Rd, Chakwal★ 4.9 (123)
DirectionsراستہBhoun Rd, near Islamia Chowk, محلہ غربی Chakwal, 48800★ 4.8 (334)
DirectionsراستہNeela Dullah Road, Odherwal★ 4.8 (80)
DirectionsراستہWVQ5+QQG, Rawalpindi Rd, Chakwal★ 4.7 (203)
DirectionsراستہIjaza Plaza Basement, Basement Bank Al Habib, Talagang Hwy, near Church, Chakwal, 48800★ 4.7 (81)
DirectionsراستہAzlan Medicare Hospital
اذلان میڈی کئیر ہسپتال چکوال
Street number 1, Rawalpindi Rd, near IDC, Chakwal, 48800★ 4.7 (16)
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Banksبینک
Still being collected; nothing is shown until we have a source.جلد شامل کیا جائے گا
Markets and shopsبازار اور دکانیں
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Chapphar Bazar
چھپڑ بازار
The old city's bazaar, photographed on Wikimedia Commons. sourcePosition from the business listing.
Directionsراستہ Chappar Bazaar, Chakwal, 48800★ 4.5 (22)
DirectionsراستہWVQ9+4RW, Chakwal★ 4.5 (22)
DirectionsراستہJhelum Rd, Chakwal★ 4.4 (174)
DirectionsراستہBella, WRM6+76C, Nilla Dullah Rd, uderwal, Chakwal, 48800★ 4.4 (24)
Directionsراستہ15 Chowk Talagang Hwy, Chakwal★ 4.2 (74)
DirectionsراستہMian plaza, Talagang Hwy, near ECS shoes, Chakwal★ 4.2 (38)
DirectionsراستہJanwal Town Pinwal Rd, Chakwal★ 4.2 (32)
DirectionsراستہCity Trade Centre, Rawalpindi-Chakwal Rd, Tehsil Chowk, Officer Colony, Chakwal, Punjab, WVQ6+X2H, Chakwal★ 4.1 (409)
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Hotelsہوٹل
Near 15 Chowk, Diamond Plaza, Talagang Hwy, Chakwal★ 4.3 (149)
DirectionsراستہWVH7+9RQ LFC Hotel, Chakwal★ 4.0 (26)
Directionsراستہ1591 Talagang Rd Chakwal 0543 Talagang Hwy, Chakwal★ 3.9 (869)
DirectionsراستہIslamabad Guest House WRJP+QF5 Talagang Highway, Bakhshwal St, opp. Highway CNG, Chakwal, 48800★ 3.9 (200)
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Restaurantsریسٹورنٹ
Still being collected; nothing is shown until we have a source.جلد شامل کیا جائے گا
Industryصنعت
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Bestway Cement, Chakwal plant
Integrated dry-process cement plant with two kilns, running since June 2006; listed capacity 3.6 million tonnes a year. sourcePosition per Global Energy Monitor; approximate.
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D.G. Khan Cement, Khairpur plant
Nishat Group's Khairpur works in Chakwal district, commissioned in 2004. sourcePosition per Global Energy Monitor; approximate.
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Roads and railسڑک اور ریل
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Chakwal railway station
ریلوے اسٹیشن چکوال
The city's station. source
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Balkassar interchange, M2
بلکسر انٹرچینج
The M2 (Lahore to Islamabad) exit for the district, between Kallar Kahar and Neelah Dullah, with a road on to Chakwal and Talagang. sourcePosition of Balkassar town; the interchange sits near it.
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Sourced entries link to their source. Businesses come from the Chakwal.life directory; star ratings are from Google Maps. Directions open Google Maps.
یہاں کیسے پہنچیں
Getting here.
- Islamabadاسلام آبادAbout 127 km by road from the city centreDirectionsAbout 127 km by road
- RawalpindiراولپنڈیAbout 124 km by road from the city centreDirectionsAbout 124 km by road
- JhelumجہلمAbout 113 km by road from the city centreDirectionsAbout 113 km by road
- Kallar Kaharکلر کہارAbout 26 km by road from the city centreDirectionsAbout 26 km by road
- Balkassar and the M2بلکسر اور موٹروےAbout 21 km by road from the city centreDirectionsAbout 21 km by road
Road distances from Mapbox Directions, rounded; open Directions for live times. The M2 exit for the district is the Balkassar interchange, between Kallar Kahar and Neelah Dullah.
شہر دیکھ لیا۔ اب اپنا گاؤں چنیں۔
That was the city. Now find your village.
Sunset photograph: Azmat Naseer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.