Chiniot

Chiniot (Urdu: چنیوٹ) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. Chiniot is subdivisional headquarter of district Jhang in Faisalabad division. It is located on left bank of Chenab river at Sargodha Faisalabad road. The population of Chiniot is estimated to be 1.5 million. Chiniot is located at Latitude: 31.7200 and Longitude: 72.9789.

Lali, Jute,Mufti

Chiniot is on the bank of River Chenab, and is famous for its furniture industry, which it also exports. Its labour force is specially skilled in woodwork.

Places to visit

• Mausoleum of Shah Burhan‎

It is a Mughal style mausleum of sofi saint Hazrat Shah Burhan.

• Shahi Mosque

It was erected by the orders of Nawab Sa'adullah Khan who was the prime minister of Mughal empire during reign of Shah Jehan.

• The Palace of Omar Hayat

It is famous for producing a business community, they spread across the country and now own and control big industrial and business groups all over Pakistan. Chiniot is famous for its food dishes, especially "Kunna" (raw goat meat cooked in clay pot). The language spoken in Chiniot is jhangochi dialect of Punjabi. Chiniot comprises so many small towns and villages. Villages are mostly CHAK NO. CHAK NOs. means a village planned and established by The Eglish Engineers, during colonial period. These villages were planned mostly along canal banks to distribute the population evenly. Chack No. 128 is one the famous villages along the Jhang Branch Canal, hence has the name CHAK NO. 128 J.B. The famous young Urdu poet Zafar Ali Zafar is also resident of chiniot.

See also

• Rabwah
• Faisalabad
• Punjab, Pakistan
• Pakistan
• Chenab River
• Jhang

Coordinates: 31°43′N, 72°58′E

Towns & Cities of Jhang

Ratta Matta | SarMuradwala | Ahmedpur Sial | Bhowana | Chak No. 190 Arbianwala | Chund Bharwana | Chiniot | Sheikhan | Shah Jiwana | Wasu Astana | Rabwah | Qaim Bharwana | Shorkot | Sadiq Nihang | Lalian | Barana | Hasoo Balel | Rodu Sultan | Talhi Mangini | Teja Berwala | Rajoa Sadat | Ahmeda Nagar | Aminpur | Jhang Maghiana | Thatta Muhammad Shah | Khiwa Mahni | Kot Isa Shah | Muhammadi Sharif | Kamoka Chak

Awan Awans are descendents of Hazrat Ali(AS). Nekokara Nekokaras are descendents of Hazrat Ameer Muslim (May God be please with him) step brother of Hazrat Imam Hussain (May God be please with him),and the first martyr of Karbala.

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