Chiniot
Sign in to saveChiniot (Punjabi / ; ; ) is a city and the administrative headquarters of Chiniot District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Located on the bank of the river Chenab, it is the 28th most populous city in Pakistan.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chiniot
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Chiniot montage.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 240px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top: Bu Ali Qalandar Mosque besides Chenab River, exterior and interior views of Shahi Mosque, Omar Hayat Mahal
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Municipal Committee Chiniot.jpg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Municipal Committee logo
- Settlement.blank_emblem_alt
- Municipal Committee Chiniot
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Chiniot in Pakistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Chiniot Tehsil
- Population
- +318165
- Elevation
- +179
- Body of water
- Chenab River
- Capital of
- Chiniot Tehsil
- Official website
- www.mcchiniot.lgpunjab.org.pk/Administrative-Setup.html
- Image
- Chiniot seen from Omar Hayat Mahal.jpg
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Article
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Early
- Mughal
- Mughal decline and Sial rule
- Sikh
- British
- Geography
- Location
- Topography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Population
- Languages
- Economy
- Education
- Libraries
- Transport and communication
- Culture
- Islamic occasions
- Furniture
- Sport
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
| website = | footnotes = }} Chiniot (Punjabi / ; ; ) is a city and the administrative headquarters of Chiniot District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Located on the bank of the river Chenab, it is the 28th most populous city in Pakistan.
Chiniot is known for its intricate wooden furniture, architecture, and mosques. The Shahi Mosque, Omar Hayat Haveli, Laxmi Narayan temple and the shrines of Shah Burhan and Saeen Sukh are some of the notable specimen of Chinioti architecture in the town.