Mianwali
Sign in to saveMianwali is the capital city of Mianwali District in Punjab, Pakistan. Located to the east of the Indus River, the city is irrigated by the Thal Canal.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wandhi Ghund Wali
- Region
- پنجاب
- Country
- پاکستان
- Population
- 129,500
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
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Key facts
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- Mianwali
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- pnb
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
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- Thal Canal.JPG
- Settlement.image_alt
- A broad canal of still blue water seen from above with trees on both sides.
- Settlement.image_caption
- Thal Canal from the main bridge main of Mianwali City.
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- 100px
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- Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Punjab
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Mianwali Tehsil
- Population
- +129500
- Elevation
- +210
- Capital of
- Mianwali Tehsil
- Image
- Thal Canal.JPG
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Infrastructure
- Education
- Demographics
- Population
- See also
- Notes
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Mianwali is the capital city of Mianwali District in Punjab, Pakistan. Located to the east of the Indus River, the city is irrigated by the Thal Canal.
== Etymology == The name Mianwali literally means the "Land of the Mian". According to the local tradition, this name was originally given to a hamlet by a Sufi Qadiriyya saint Shaikh Mian Ali, who migrated from Baghdad and settled in the area in the 16th-century. Gradually the town, originally known as Kachchi, came to be known as Mianwali.