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Plateau in Punjab, Pakistan
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Northern Punjab, or the Pothohar Plateau, in this guide refers to northern part of the Pakistani province of Western Punjab.
Buses go from Sargodha and Chakwal to Rawalpindi via Jhelum, Dina and Gujar Khan.
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Attock (Urdu: اٹک) is a city in Punjab (Pakistan), Pakistan. Known as Campbellpur in the British era, Attock witnessed a rapid growth in the 20th century.
Badoki Saikhwan is a historical village in Tehsil Nowshera Virkan, District Gujranwala. There are many historical buildings, religious destinations, tourist attractions and much more for visitors.
Bhagwal (بھگوال) is a village and Union Council of tehsil Kharian District Gujrat Punjab Province.
Dinga (City of Gujrat-Dinga) is a city of 51,000 people (2017) in District Gujrat Tehsil khariyan, Northern Punjab Pakistan. Its former name, "Deen-gah", means a place of deen or a centre of Islam.
Faisalabad (Urdu: فيصل آباد), formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest city in Pakistan and second largest city in the Province of Punjab.
Gujar Khan (گوجرخان) is a city in the Rawalpindi District of Punjab, in Pakistan. It benefits from natural resources in the sense of petroleum and gas and its population of around 75000 is growing rapidly.
the city of wrestlers, also known for its electrical, ceramics and textile industry
Gujrat (Punjabi and Urdu: گُجرات), is a major industrial city in Northern Punjab, Pakistan.
Hafizabad is a district in Punjab (Pakistan).
Nankana Sahib is in Punjab, Pakistan.
Sangla Hill is a town in Nankana Sahib District, in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.
A modern planned city that is well-maintained and well-organised, Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد) is Pakistan's clean, calm, and green capital. Founded in the 1960s, it attracts people from all over Pakistan, and hosts a large number of diplomats, politicians and government employees, making it one of the nation's most cosmopolitan and urbanized cities.
Jhang (Urdu: جهنگ, Punjabi: جھنگ) is a city in Punjab (Pakistan), Pakistan. It is located on the east side of the river Chenab and has well over 390.000 inhabitants.
Jhelum is a district and city of Northern Punjab, Pakistan. Jhelum City is the district headquarters.
Kasur (Urdu: قصُور; Punjabi: قصور) is the capital of Kasur District in Pakistan.
The world's second largest salt mine, the Khewra Salt Mine, is a major tourist attraction, drawing thousands of visitors every year.
Khurrianwala is the second largest industrial town near Faisalabad.
Mandi Bahauddin is in northern Punjab (Pakistan). It is at the crossroads between Eastern and Western Punjab.
Mianwali is a district in Northern Punjab, Pakistan. The most fascinating thing about Mianwali is its culture.
Murree, once a charming colonial town nestled in the Himalayan foothills, is now a popular hill station and bustling summer resort in the Galyat region of northern Punjab. Due to being a picturesque and pleasantly scenic places in the country, the last one decade have seen rampant development and today Murree more closely resembles a litter-strewn overcrowded and a thriving tourist resort.
Rawalpindi is a city of 2.1 million people (2017) in Pakistan. It is a bustling town strategically located between the Punjab and Azad Kashmir.
Sahiwal (ساہِيوال) is a city in the Northern Punjab region of Pakistan. With almost 390,000 inhabitants (2018), it's a major regional city in the densely populated area between two rivers: The Sutlej and the Ravi.
Sambrial is in Northern Punjab, situated in a triangle formed in between the adjacent cities Wazirabad on the left, Sialkot in the right and daska as the third opposite city. Sambrial is a key city because of its central location among Sialkot, Gujrat & Gujranwal.
Sargodha is a city in Northern Punjab, Pakistan. Sargodha is ranked as top orange exporting city in Pakistan.
The world's second largest salt mine, the Khewra Salt Mine, is a major tourist attraction, drawing thousands of visitors every year.
Articles and travel topics about Northern Punjab and Pakistan.
Food & drinkWhile South Asia is a vast subcontinent with diverse climate and culture, some culinary traditions can be found across the region.
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Nature & adventureHill stations are towns at a higher altitude than the nearby plains or valleys. While rulers in precolonial times also used to escape the heat and humidity of summer by venturing to higher ground, most hill stations…
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ItinerariesThe Grand Trunk Road (GT Road) is one of Asia's great historical roads and a major route connecting Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent for at least 2,500 years.
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Culture & historySouth Asia, also known as the Indian subcontinent, is one of the world's cradles of civilisation, with its first civilisations dating back to approximately 3400 BCE.
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