Karyala is a village and

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, an administrative subdivision, of

Chakwal District Chakwal District () is a district located on the Pothohar Plateau in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northwestern area of the Punjab province, bordered by Talagang to its west, Rawalpindi to its northeast, Jhelum to its east. The distr ...

in the Punjab Province of

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. It is part of

Chakwal Tehsil Chakwal Tehsil (), is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Chakwal District in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 30 Union Councils of Pakistan, Union Councils - five of which form the capital Ch ...

. The village stands on the top of the Surla hills. This part of the country is known as ''Dhani'' meaning rich. A few kilometres away are the Khewra Salt Mines, which are some of the oldest in the world, and coal mines of ''Dandot''.

Location

The town is about ten kilometres from

Chakwal Chakwal (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ) is a city in Chakwal District in the Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the Largest cities of Pakistan, 48th largest city of Pakistan by population. Chakwal is located 90 kilometres south-west o ...

on the road to the ''Katas Raj'' Temple Complex.

History

Katas Lake

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. It is believed to be the very pool, where the

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was tested by his father, Lord

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in the form of a

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. A great

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fair used to be held there up to 1947.

References

Union councils of Chakwal District Populated places in Chakwal District {{Chakwal-geo-stub