Guliana, also spelt Galiana and Gulyana, is a town
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Gujrat District
Gujrat ( Punjabi, ) is a district of Gujrat Division in the Pakistani province of Punjab. The Gujrat District was created by the British Government in 1846. According to the 2023 Pakistani census the population of the Gujrat District is 3,219 ...
in the
Punjab Province of
Pakistan
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. It is located at 32°48'0″N 73°58'0″E and has an altitude of .
Guliana is a very old village, now a town in the area. The village is mainly Gujjar dominant amounting to 70% of the population by caste Hashmi/Qureshi constitute the majority of the remaining 30%. It used to be a famous business route during pre-partition era (before 1947 AD) for surrounding villages and towns and for Kashmir.
It is located on roads from Kharian and Lalamusa towards Bhimber via Kolta Arab Ali Khan and to Manglia.
Surrounding Villages are West Side Dhal Ghair, Dhal Kakka and Chak Kamal, North Side
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* Bhagwal, Gujrat, a village in Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan
* Bhagwal, Chakwal, a village in Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan
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, Dham
Jand Sharif, and
Chak Bakhtawar, East Side Kotli Bajar, South Side Chechian and Bhangwala.
Notable people from this village include:-
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Suri Sehgal,
an Indian-American scientist and philanthropist, was born in Guliana in 1934, Suri migrated to India aged 13 and then to the United States. Suri had a long career as a crop scientist, seedsman, entrepreneur and expert in the global hybrid seed industry.
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Populated places in Gujrat District
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Union councils of Gujrat District