Why visit Chunian
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About Chunian
Chunian (Urdu: چُونياں), is a historic city and the capital of Chunian Tehsil of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 30° 58' N 73° 51' E and at an elevation of 177 meters (583 feet), and lies about 70 km south of Lahore, the capital of Punjab. It is the headquarters of a tehsil or revenue sub-division of the same name in Kasur District. Before 1976 this city was the part or tehsil of Lahore district.
From the Wikipedia article Chunian (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The present city is more than 500 years old. Some parts of the city fortification and several of its old gates still exist. The city is built on a mound believed to have been built during the Indus Valley Civilisation but very little excavation has been sought to confirm this. The Archeology Department, Government of Pakistan carried out the last excavation in 1978. Among other objects, coins dating back to Alexander the Great's time (c. 323 BC) were discovered at the site. A large area of unexcavated mounds extends to the south-west of the city where ancient bricks and shards of pottery can be found on the surface. Legends believe that the city has been destroyed nine times in the past.
The present name is popularly believed to have been derived from 'Chunni', name of a daughter of Raja Todar Mal, the dewan or revenue minister to Mughal emperor Akbar the Great. Little historical evidence of this belief has been documented. People of nearby villages call the city Chooni in local dialect of Punjabi.
Chunian was the capital of the Nakai dynasty one of the 12 Sikh dynasties (misls) which ruled in modern-day Kasur and Okara Districts.
During the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict, as a part of Operation Sindoor, India claimed that it had conducted air and missile strikes on Pakistani military installations in Chunian on 10 May, 2025.
From the History section of Chunian on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 73 km away.
- Alahabad 12 km southeast, about 12 min by car
- Pattoki 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Kot Radha Kishan 26 km northeast, about 26 min by car
- Phool Nagar 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- Kanganpur 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Hujra Shah Muqim 29 km southwest, about 29 min by car
- Renala Khurd 38 km west, about 38 min by car
- Raja Jang 39 km northeast, about 39 min by car
- Okara 53 km west, about 53 min by car
- Lahore 75 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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