Jauharabad, Pakistan
جوہرآباد
Jauharabad is a town of 113,188 people in Punjab, Pakistan.
Why visit Jauharabad
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 park or trail, 4 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Jauharabad
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About Jauharabad
Jauharabad (Punjabi/Urdu: جَوہر آباد, romanized: jauhar ābād; Punjabi pronunciation: [ˈd͡ʒɔː˥˩ʱᵊɾäːˌbäːd̪ᵊ]; Urdu pronunciation: [ˈd͡ʒɔːɦəɾɑːˌbɑːd̪]) is the headquarters of Khushab District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
From the Wikipedia article Jauharabad (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes4
Where to stay1
History
The foundation of Jauharabad was laid in 1951 and completed in 1953, and developed under a master plan to serve as the new federal capital of Pakistan due to its central location until Ayub Khan eventually replaced it with Islamabad. It began serving as the district headquarters when Khushab was carved out of Sargodha as a new district.
The famous Islamic thinker, scholar and Jewish convert to Islam, Muhammad Asad (formerly Leopold Weiss) — author of The Road to Mecca, The Message of the Qur'an and Principles of State and Government in Islam, stayed at Jauharabad in the 1950s. He resided at the bungalow of the town's prominent resident, Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan; who on the advice of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, had established the Dar ul Islam Trust Institutes first in Pathankot, India, after Pakistan's independence, in Jauharabad.
The city houses Khushab Nuclear Complex and Pakistan Air Force Base Sakesar.
From the History section of Jauharabad on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship5
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare7
Map of Jauharabad
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mushaf Air Base (SGI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 45 km away.
- Khushāb 7 km east, about 7 min by car
- Mitha Tiwana 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Shahpur 18 km east, about 18 min by car
- Keshupur 21 km east, about 21 min by car
- Jhawarian 33 km east, about 33 min by car
- Sahiwal 35 km south, about 35 min by car
- Basra 40 km east, about 40 min by car
- Sargodha 43 km southeast, about 43 min by car
- Mangla 45 km south, about 45 min by car
- Faruka 47 km south, about 47 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- UE Jauharabad Campus, Tanbukhari, Public domain
- ISS047-E-145210 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-145209 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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