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About Dijkot
Dijkot (Punjabi, Urdu: ڈجکوٹ) is a city in the Faisalabad District of Punjab, Pakistan.
From the Wikipedia article Dijkot (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
History
Dijkot was once named the “State of Dijkot.” The name "Dijkot" is derived from the word ‘ditch,’ which roughly translates to 'fort,' or 'city inside a fort'.
Dijkot is named after a warrior tribe. The city was destroyed in 326 BC, when it was attacked by the army of Alexander the Great and as a result, the population declined significantly.
The city was eventually re-inhabited and ruled by Chandragupta Maurya, who brought the town back to some significance. In 712 AD, Muhammad ibn al-Qasim attacked and occupied Sindh, in southeast Pakistan. Qasim reached Chiniot, a city in Punjab, devastating Dijkot on the way.
Dijkot was attacked in 1460 by local tribes and once again destroyed. It was rebuilt for a second time in 1462 by the Sufi saint Baba Sher Shah, who lived south of the state. In 1908, a police station was established in Dijkot, along with a government high school during the British Empire period in India.
From the History section of Dijkot on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Faisalabad International Airport (LYP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- Faisalabad 24 km north, about 24 min by car
- Tandlianwala 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
- Gojra 31 km west, about 31 min by car
- Khurarianwala 41 km northeast, about 41 min by car
- Jaranwala 42 km east, about 42 min by car
- Chak Jhumra 43 km northeast, about 43 min by car
- Tibbi Jay Singh 43 km southeast, about 43 min by car
- Bhawana 51 km northwest, about 51 min by car
- Rabwah 60 km north, about 1 h by car
- Okara 63 km southeast, about 1 h by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- Dijkot Talaab, Oldmaster, CC BY-SA 4.0
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