Wazirabad

Wazirabad
/weuh zear'euh bahd"/, n.
Balkh.

* * *

      town, northern Punjab province, Pakistan, just east of the Chenāb River. It is an important rail junction, with the Siālkot and Faisalābād (formerly Lyallpur) lines of the Pakistan Western Railway branching off and crossing the Chenāb River at the Alexandra Bridge. Industries include boatbuilding, cutlery, and box manufacture, and the town is a timber, cloth, grain, and sugar market. It was supposedly founded by Wazīr Khān in the 18th century, and in 1809 it was acquired by Ranjit Singh and made the headquarters of his Italian general, Avitabile, who built the new town. Pop. (1998 prelim.) 89,652.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wazirabad — (Urdu ‏وزیرآباد‎) ist eine Stadt in der Provinz Punjab in Pakistan mit 104.148 Einwohnern (2006). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geographie 2 Geschichte 3 Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wazirabad — وزیر آباد) …   Wikipedia Español

  • Wazirabad — Infobox City Pakistan official name=Wazirabad province= city location n1= n2= n3= e1= e2= e3= elevation m= area total km2= census year= 1998 estimate year= census pop= estimate pop= population density km2= code= towns= uc= 5 nazim= naib nazim =… …   Wikipedia

  • Wazirabad Tehsil — Infobox Tehsil Pakistan tehsil caption = official name= Wazirabad province= Punjab district= Gujranwala area total km2= census year= 1998 estimate year= census pop= estimate pop= population density km2= towns= 1 uc= 36 nazim= naib nazim =… …   Wikipedia

  • Wazirabad — Wazirabạd   [ zi ], Stadt im Norden von Afghanistan, Balkh …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Wazirabad — Original name in latin Wazrbd Name in other language State code PK Continent/City Asia/Karachi longitude 32.44583 latitude 74.11594 altitude 235 Population 102444 Date 2011 05 07 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Wazirabad — /weuh zear euh bahd /, n. Balkh …   Useful english dictionary

  • Nala Palkhu — The Nala Palkhu or Palkhu Nala (Palkhu Stream) is a stream in Punjab, Pakistan. Course The Nala Palkhu originates near the town of Saidpur in Bajwat area from the Tawi River, the major left bank tributary of the Chenab River. In addition, many… …   Wikipedia

  • Jarral — Rajput = The Jarral Rajputs (Urdu: جـرال راجپوت, also spelled Jaral, Jerral) are a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe of Azad Kashmir and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are well known for being the last longest ruling royal dynasty of Rajouri in… …   Wikipedia

  • National Waterway 4 (India) — National Waterways (NW 4) Details Location Kakinada, Chennai, Puducherry Length 1095 km …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”