Dhoong (, , ), part of
Narali Union Council, is the second largest village in
Gujar Khan Tehsil
Gujar Khan Tehsil (; ),
headquartered at Gujar Khan, is one of the Tehsils (sub-divisions) of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 36 Union Councils and according to the 1998 census has ...
,
Rawalpindi District
Rawalpindi District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district located in the northernmost part of the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. Parts of the district form part of the Islamabad Rawalpindi metropo ...
, Punjab, Pakistan. Dhoong is a historic village in Rawalpindi District and is noted for its reserves of oil and natural gas.
Educational institutions
* Global Vision Montessori & School Dhoong Campus
* Govt. Boys High School Dhoong
* Govt. Girls High School Dhoong
* Al-Hijra islamic school Dhoong
* Madrissa Touseef-Ul-Quran Dhoong
Hospitals
* Basic Health Unit Dhoong
Post office
* Post Office Dhoong 47770, GPO Gujar Khan
Banks and financial institutions
*
Habib Bank Ltd., Dhoong Branch
Telecommunication
The
PTCL
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provide service in Dhoong.
Languages
*
Pothowari and
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabis, Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a ...
are the main languages of Dhoong; other languages are
Urdu
Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...
and
English.
Other villages near Dhoong
*
Tarati, Ahdi (Union Council), Narali,
Daultala, Jatli (Police Station), Dhoke Adra, Dhoke Budhal, Dhoke Cheemian, Dhoke
Kanyal Bajrana, Dhoke Landian, Faryal, Fazolian, Kayal, Thakra Mohra, Mastala, (Dohda, Langah, Domali, Jand- District Chakwal) Dhoke Baba Noor (Dhoke Gujran).
Transport
* Dhoong is situated on the Daultala – Mulhal Mughlan Road. Gujar Khan is about 18 kilometers away, Rawalpindi - Islamabad is about 45 kilometers, and Chakwal is about 26 kilometers from Dhoong. There are many ways to get around in Dhoong, including public transport, buses, various kinds of private hire vehicle including vans, cars, taxis, and auto-rickshaws, motorcycles, and tractors.
Populated places in Rawalpindi District
Villages in Gujar Khan Tehsil
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