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Hafizabad
Sign in to saveHafizabad (Punjabi / ; ; ) is a city and capital of Hafizabad District located in Punjab, Pakistan. Hafizabad is an old settlement. In 327 BC, during Alexander's invasion of Punjab, the territory of the Sandal Bar was reported to be a well populated area. Large cities were located in this territory, and a lot of sub-states were organized under the presidency of maharajas and rajas. It is located to the east of Chenab River.
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Place details
- Locality
- حافظ آباد
- Region
- پنجاب
- Country
- پاکستان
- Population
- 318,621
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
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Air quality
- PM2.5
- 41.9 µg/m³
- PM10
- 45.3 µg/m³
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Hafizabad
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Chock Fawara.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Night view of Fawara Chowk, Hafizabad
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Punjab, Pakistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gujrat
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Hafizabad
- Settlement.parts_type
- Union councils
- Settlement.parts
- 25
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Committee
- Settlement.leader_title
- Administrator
- Settlement.leader_name
- Umer Farooq
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 38.5
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Hafizabad District
- Population
- 169702
- Elevation
- 200
- Capital of
- Hafizabad District
- Dialing code
- 0547
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- postal code
- 52110
- P12749
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
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- Climate
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Hafizabad (Punjabi / ; ; ) is a city and capital of Hafizabad District located in Punjab, Pakistan. Hafizabad is an old settlement. In 327 BC, during Alexander's invasion of Punjab, the territory of the Sandal Bar was reported to be a well populated area. Large cities were located in this territory, and a lot of sub-states were organized under the presidency of maharajas and rajas. It is located to the east of Chenab River.
== History == In 327 BC, the area around Hafizabad was reportedly well-populated during Alexander's invasion of Punjab. During the Delhi Sultanate period, majority of the local population converted to Islam. A large city was situated at the site of the present village of Mehdiabad, northwest of present day Hafizabad. Later it became unpopulated due to shortage of water and Afghan incursions. The region remained uninhabited until the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar, when it became the site of a Mahal as documented in Ain-i-Akbari.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hafizabad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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