Dinga is a city of Gujrat
District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is
located at 31°57'34N 74°28'57E at an elevation of 218
meters and lies between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab.
The main highway that runs from Lahore to Rawalpindi is
about 25 km northeast of Dinga. Dinga is about 100 km
from the border that separates Pakistan and India, the
city is famous in Pakistan for meethi, saunf (sugar
coated aniseeds).
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Country: |
Pakistan. |
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Province: |
Punjab |
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Coordinates: |
31°57′34″N
74°28′57″E
/ 31.95944,
74.4825 |
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Elevation: |
218m ( 715ft ) AMSL |
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Time Zone: |
PST ( UTC +5 ) |
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No. of Towns: |
1 |
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No. of Union Council: |
2 |
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History |
Dinga is an
old city. There is evidence that this town was
established in the 16th century. Before the partition in
1947, Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs used to live here in
harmony. There was a Gurdwara for the Sikhs called
NanakSar. Still u may see the ruins of pre partition
buildings here. The population of Dinga in 2008 about
80,000.
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Administration |
The city of
Dinga is part of Kharian Tehsil (a subdivision of Gujrat
District) and is administratively subdivided into two
Union Councils, Dinga-I and Dinga-II.
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Transport |
The easiest
way to reach Dinga from abroad is to fly in to the
airport at Islamabad, and then take a bus or some other
means of transport to Dinga. Dinga is about 135 km from
Islamabad. It takes 2 hours to reach Dinga from
Islamabad by road and 3 hours from Lahore. Dinga is
connected to Islamabad by the Grand Trunk Road - the
main highway that runs from Rawalpindi to Lahore. At the
city of Kharian on the highway, you will take a right
turn onto Rasul road towards Dinga. Dinga is about 25 km
from this point, which would take about half an hour to
reach. The condition of the GT road from Rawalpindi/Islamabad
to Kharian is excellent, and the road from Kharian to
Dinga is reasonably good for travel. An alternate way to
reach Dinga from India is to fly in to the airport at
Sargodha (which is due southwest of Dinga), and then
take a train or some other means of transport to Dinga.
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Educational Institute |
- Govt.
Degree College for Boys Dinga
- Govt.
Degree College for Women Dinga
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Crescent Public High School, The Educators, Vega
school system, Pakistan quality public
school, Islamic school and others
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Famous Personalities |
-
Yousaf Toppa brother of Haji mohd Hussain Toppa
- Major
Mohammad Akram Shaheed (Nishan-e-Haider)
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General Iftikhar Janjua Shaheed (Nishan-e-Imtiaz)
- Haji
Muhammad Sadiq Butt,,,a well known businessman, social
worker and two consecutive
times elected Nazim of Dinga ( union council dinga I )
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Main Shopping Centers |
- Khan
Plaza (Owner: Mohammad Arshad Khan)
- Raja
Bazar
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Androon Bazar
- Ravi
Road
- Thana
Road
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Kolian Road
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Eidgah Bazar
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Kharian Link Road
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Main Markets |
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Ghalla Mandi (Market of Rice & Wheat)
- Sabzi
Mandi (Fruit & vegetable Market)
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Press Media |
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Weekly Deehat Times
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Weekly Nai Haiqiq
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Weekly Times of Dinga
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Weekly Nawa-e-Dinga
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Weekly Muqabil
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Monthly Nawa-e-Mashhood
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Monthly Mata-e-ilam (For Children)
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Place of Interest |
- Toppa
House
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Markzi Jamia Masjid (Eid Gah)
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Sundar Das Palace
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Mandar Wala Mohallah
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Fatima Jannah Children Park
- Govt.
High School Eidgah Chowk
- Deras
in surroundings
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Banks |
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Allied Bank Limited
- Habib
Bank Limited
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United Bank Limited
- MCB
Bank Limited
- Bank
Al Habib Limited
- Bank
Al Falah Limited
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