Khushab
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Khushab (punjabi: خُوشاب) is a city as well as a district of Sargodha Division, located in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The word Khushab means "sweet water." Khushab city also serves as the headquarters of Khushab Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the Khushab district. It is the 77th most populous city of Pakistan.
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Place details
- Locality
- خوشاب
- Region
- پنجاب
- Country
- پاکستان
- Population
- 102,793
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Khushab
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ur
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Road in Khushab District - LogoLicious 20180208 204156~2.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Khushab Road
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
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- Location of Khushab
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Punjab
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sargodha
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Khushab
- Settlement.leader_name
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- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Population
- Etymology
- Ecosystem
- Olive cultivation
- Plantation drive
- Development projects
- Jalalpur Canal
- Bauxite reserves
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Khushab (punjabi: خُوشاب) is a city as well as a district of Sargodha Division, located in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The word Khushab means "sweet water." Khushab city also serves as the headquarters of Khushab Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the Khushab district. It is the 77th most populous city of Pakistan.
The city of Khushab is the location of the Khushab Nuclear Complex, a critical part of Pakistan's Special Weapons Programme.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khushab” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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