Muridke (
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
, ur, ), is a city and headquarters of
Muridke Tehsil
Muridke ( Punjabi, ur, ), is a city and headquarters of Muridke Tehsil of Sheikhupura District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 53rd largest city of Pakistan by population. Muridke is situated near the city of Lahore, at an elevation of 205 ...
of
Sheikhupura District
Sheikhupura District ( pa, ;
ur, ), is a district located in Lahore Division of Punjab Province, Pakistan. Sheikhupura is the headquarters of Sheikhupura district. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of ...
in
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...
,
Pakistan
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. It is the
53rd largest city of Pakistan by population. Muridke is situated near the city of
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th List of largest cities, most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is th ...
, at an elevation of 205 m (675 ft) and is situated on the
Grand Trunk Road
The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. ...
.
In 2005, Muridke became the headquarters of the newly created
Muridke Tehsil
Muridke ( Punjabi, ur, ), is a city and headquarters of Muridke Tehsil of Sheikhupura District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 53rd largest city of Pakistan by population. Muridke is situated near the city of Lahore, at an elevation of 205 ...
of
Sheikhupura District
Sheikhupura District ( pa, ;
ur, ), is a district located in Lahore Division of Punjab Province, Pakistan. Sheikhupura is the headquarters of Sheikhupura district. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of ...
.
Schools
Chand Bagh School
Chand Bagh School is an independent boarding school for boys at Muridke in Sheikhupura District, Punjab, Pakistan, approximately 40 km north of Lahore.
The school opened in September 1998, having been conceived as a Pakistani version of The ...
is situated on the Muridke-Sheikhupura road.
Notable people
*
Iqbal Masih, former child slave and later activist
*
Jaffar Nazir
Jaffar Nazir (born August 16, 1977 in Muridke, Punjab) is a Pakistani first-class cricket
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, first-class
cricketer
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*
Bilawal Bhatti
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, international
cricketer
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*
Imran Nazir, international
cricketer
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*
Qaisar Abbas, international
cricketer
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*
Mujahid Jamshed
Mujahid Jamshed (born 1 December 1971, Muridke, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played four ODIs in 1997. A right-handed middle-order batsman, he was called into the squad and made his debut during the 1996–97 ODI triangular tourn ...
, international
cricketer
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*
Saba Nazir, international
cricketer
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References
Populated places in Sheikhupura District
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