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List Of Canals In Pakistan
Pakistan has one of the largest man-made canal systems in the world, providing irrigation facilities to 48 million acres. The canal network of Pakistan consists of main canals, branch canals, link canals, major distributaries, minor distributaries, and watercourses or field channels. Main canal: A principal channel off-taking directly from a river or reservoir which has discharge capacity of above 25 cubic meter/sec (cumecs) is called a main canal or main line. These canals are not used for direct irrigation. They drive water from the river/reservoir through a head regulator, and feed it to branch canals and major distributaries. Branch canal: They take off water from the main canal and feed the major and minor distributaries. They are also not used for direct irrigation. Their discharge capacity usually ranges from 5-25 cubic meter/second. Link canal: These canals are meant to transfer water of the three Western Rivers, namely Chenab, Jhelum and Indus, to the canals dependent on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physical Map Of Punjab
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Khanewal District
Khanewal District (Urdu and ) is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan.Khanewal , Punjab Portal. Retrieved 16 January 2022, from https://www.punjab.gov.pk/khanewal According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 2,068,490, of which 17.42% were urban. Khanewal is located at latitude and longitude 30°18' and 71°55'0E respectively with an altitude of 128 metres. Administrative divisions For the purpose of administration, District Khanewal is divided into 4 tehsils i.e. Khanewal, Mian Channu, Jahanian and Kabirwala and 168 union councils including 114 rural and 54 urban whose elected representatives formulate Zilla and Tehsil councils. Political constituencies include 4 national seats and 7 provincial seats of legislative assemblies.''District Health Profile - Khanewal''. Citeseerx.ist.psu.edu. Retrieved 16 January 2022, from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=68A7FAC41C5DC95DE087DD5DCC900BC6?doi=10.1.1.695.4631&rep= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District (Lyallpur District until 1979) ( Punjabi and ) is one of the districts of Punjab, Pakistan. According to the 2023 census of Pakistan it had a population of 9,075,819, of which 3,691,999 were in Faisalabad City. It is the third largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the Muslim refugees from Eastern Punjab and Haryana settled in the Faisalabad District. It initially lacked industry, hospitals and universities. Since independence, there has been industrial growth, and the city's population is continually growing. Notable industry in the district include but not limited to Textile (spinning, weaving, printing, dying, stitching), Chemicals (acids, caustics, industrial gases, potash, chlorides, etc.), consumer goods (soaps, vegetable oil, detergents), Engineering (light electrical equipment, engineering goods), Metals & Metallurgy (steels, alloys) and Power (power equipment, power production). Initially a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nankana Sahib District
Nankana Sahib District (; ) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nankana Sahib is the seat of the district government, and Shahkot is the largest urban center. The district of Nankana Sahib is located about west of Lahore and about east of Faisalabad. Until 2005, it was part of Sheikhupura District. Administration The district is administratively subdivided into three tehsils. Demographics Population As of the 2023 census, Nankana Sahib district has 246,956 households and a population of 1,634,871. The district has a sex ratio of 103.62 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 63.12%: 68.38% for males and 57.63% for females. 428,600 (26.22% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 323,388 (19.78%) live in urban areas. Religion Languages At the time of the 2023 census, 97.24% of the population spoke Punjabi and 1.88% Urdu as their first language. Education District Nankana Sahib is ranked 26th on the education score i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hafizabad District
Hafizabad District ( Punjabi and ) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. Hafizabad was made a district in 1993; formerly, it was a tehsil of Gujranwala District. It is situated in central Punjab and is known for its rice industry on the agricultural side and rice industry on the industrial side and have top 5 exporters of rice from Pakistan.Hafizabad on Punjab Portal website Retrieved 30 May 2021 The capital of the district, Hafizabad, known for strengthening the administration of Punjab. History In 327 BC, when invaded the territory that is now Pakistan, the territory o ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanki Headworks
Khanki Headworks is a headworks situated on the River Chenab in Wazirabad District, Gujrat Division of the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. The construction of this headworks was completed in 1889 and was one of the oldest headworks in Pakistan. Khanki headworks is also used to divert water to the Lower Chenab Canal, which originates from Khanki Headworks. Khanki controls water distribution over 3 million acres (12,000 km2) of agricultural lands by one main distributary, the Lower Chenab Canal, and 59 minor distributaries. History The old "Head Khanki Barrage" was built from 1892 to 1898 on Chenab River by the British to convert 3 million acres of barren land into cotton and wheat fields. The barrage was built 16-km downstream of Alexandra Railway Bridge with stone and rubble masonry with a maximum capacity of 800,000 cusecs. The Lower Chenab Canal originates from the Barrage carrying about 11,600 cusecs of water. The weir originally was a shuttered type weir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Chenab Canal
The Lower Chenab Canal is a canal in Pakistan. It was dug in 1892 and originates from Khanki Headworks, on the River Chenab in Gujranwala District. The Lower Chenab Canal irrigation system is one of the oldest irrigation systems in the Punjab province. Some distributaries A distributary, or a distributary channel is a stream channel that branches off and flows a main stream channel. It is the opposite of a ''tributary'', a stream that flows another stream or river. Distributaries are a result of river bifurca ... of Lower Chenab Canal are the Jhang Branch, the Rakh Branch and the Gugera Branch Canal. References Canals in Pakistan Canals opened in 1892 {{Pakistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikhupura District
Sheikhupura District (; ), 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 3,321,029 of which 25.45% were urban. In 2005 one of its subdivisions was split off to form the new . According to the , most populous cities of the district are |
Muridke
Muridke (Punjabi language, Punjabi / ), is a city and headquarters of Muridke Tehsil of Sheikhupura District in Punjab Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 37th largest city of Pakistan by population. Muridke is a commercial area situated near the city of Lahore, at an elevation of 205 m (675 ft). Geography It situated on the Grand Trunk Road. The city occupies a strategic position, with an interurban highway linking cities such as Lahore, Gujranwala and Sheikhupura. It is located at an altitude of 215 meters above sea level, with the land around being largely flat.[ Murīdke] at [ Geonames.org (cc-by)]. The area is largely agricultural and is serviced by nearby List of canals in Pakistan, canals. Temperature The average temperature is 23 °C. The hottest month is May, at 33 °C , and the coldest is January, at 11 °C. The average rainfall is 955 millimetres (37 in) per year. The wettest month is September, at 289 mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamoke
Kamoke (Urdu: ''کامونکی'') is a city in the Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. It ranks as the 30th largest city in Pakistan according to the 2023 census with a population of 292,023. Kamoke is known for its prominent rice market, being one of the largest in the sub-continent, and for its numerous mosques. Located on the Grand Trunk Road, Kamoke is 21 km from Gujranwala and 44 km from Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ..., offering convenient access to both cities. The city is also well-connected by rail, situated on the main Lahore-Rawalpindi Railway Line. Kamoke was historically settled during the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar and was officially declared a tehsil in 1992 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. It is administratively governed by the Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujranwala District
Gujranwala District (), is a Districts of Pakistan, district that is a part of the in Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan. Gujranwala District is bordered by the districts of Wazirabad District, Wazirabad, Sialkot District, Sialkot, Hafizabad District, Hafizabad and Sheikhupura District, Sheikhupura. Gujranwala district has 5 National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and 12 Punjab Assembly constituencies. Gujranwala is known as the ''city of wrestlers'' and famous for its food. History Gujranwala belongs to the Majha region of ancient Punjab. The village of Asarur has been identified as the location of Taki, an ancient town, visited by the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsiang contains immense ruins of Buddhist origin. After the time of Tsiang little is known about Gujranwala till the Islamic conquests by Mahmud of Ghazni, by this time, however, Taki had fallen into oblivion while Lahore had become the capital of Punjab. Lahore had replaced Taki as the major city of Punjab and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Chenab Canal
Marala Headworks is a headworks situated on the Chenab River near the city of Sialkot in Sialkot district in Punjab, Pakistan. A weir was first built during 1906–1912 in the British India to feed the Upper Chenab Canal, as part of the 'Triple Canals Project'. A new Marala Barrage was constructed in 1968 to feed the Marala–Ravi Link Canal in addition to the original Upper Chenab Canal. History The original headworks near Marala along with the Upper Chenab Canal were built as part of the Triple Canals Project of the British India during 1906–1912. The canal was meant to irrigate an area of 648,000 acres in the Gujranwala District as well as to transfer waters to the Ravi River near Balloki. It was opened in 1912 and fully completed by 1917 at a cost of 37 million PKR. It became profitable in 1938–39. The waters transferred to the Ravi River were further fed to the Lower Bari Doab Canal via the Balloki Headworks, irrigating the Montgomery and the Multan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
