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Major city in Pakistan
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Gujranwala (Punjabi and Urdu: گوجرانوالہ) is a major industrial city in Northern Punjab, Pakistan. It is on GT Road at the distance of 56 miles from Lahore.
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Landmark from 1906.
Part of a bazar in Old Town that was established in 1869 during British/Sikh rule. If you're really into this and don't mind dusty chaos, there are other gates like Lahore Gate in the city as well.
Historic church built in 1875.
Nashta
It has a food street famous for its breakfast. Many local famous food brands started from here. You can have a nice local desi nashta (breakfast) here.
BFB
Gujranwalians are extremely fond of eating. Most people say that they live just for eating. If you visit Gujranwala then you must go to BFB. BFB is one of the most busy restaurants in Gujranwala. It has a lot of variety in menu. The most famous dish is Nan Shami. It's served with raita and salad. It was just started with a 200 square feet shop. Now it's extended to thousands of square feet.
Gujranwala Mart is an online metropolitan shopping mart to help the residents of Gujranwala get their groceries, food items and many other things at their doorstep.
By road
The city is less than forty minutes' drive from Lahore, the capital of Punjab and three hours drive from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
By rail
There are also excellent rail links with major cities in Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar etc. Gujranwala has convenient connections to Lahore and Sialkot airports.
Gujranwala is an extremely accessible city, benefiting from excellent road and rail links. Getting around the city is really easy. It has a bus system and students can travel on the buses to any place in the city.
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