The Gumti Water Fountain is a monument in Faisalabad, Pakistan preserved from the British Raj era. It was built during the early nineteenth century and was a general meeting place of the city folk for local town meetings.
Today the structure still exists and has been turned into a roundabout for traffic with the water fountain still working at the center. [1] [2]
Faisalabad, previously known as Lyallpur, named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd most populous city of Pakistan after Karachi and Lahore respectively, and the 2nd largest city of Punjab after Lahore. Faisalabad is one of Pakistan's wealthiest cities, the largest industrial hub and second largest city of wider Punjab region.
Toba Tek Singh District is a district of Faisalabad Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located between 30°33' to 31°2' Degree north latitudes and 72°08' to 72°48' Degree longitudes. It became a separate district in 1982.
Jaranwala is a city and capital of Jaranwala Tehsil located in the Faisalabad District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 58th largest city of Pakistan. It also one of the biggest tehsil by population in the province of Punjab in Pakistan.
Faisalabad International Airport is an international airport and standby Pakistan Air Force military base situated on Jhang Road, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the city centre of Faisalabad, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The airport is home to two flying schools who use the airfield for regular training for new cadets and aviation enthusiasts.
Okara District, is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. It became a separate district in 1982, prior to that it was part of Sahiwal District.
Hafizabad District 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.
The Faisalabad Hockey Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Faisalabad, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for field hockey matches. It is the third-largest hockey stadium in Pakistan having a capacity of 25,000.
Faisalabad Medical University, is a public university located in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan, on a 158-acre (0.64 km2) campus on Sargodha Road. It was established in 1973. Teaching hospitals affiliated with the university are Allied Hospital, District Headquarters Hospital and Government General Hospital Ghulam Muhammad Abad Faisalabad. The chief executive is Dr. Zafar Chaudhry, a laparoscopic surgeon. The first group of graduates with M.B.B.S degrees finished in 1978.
The Faisalabad Clock Tower formerly known as the Lyallpur Clock Tower is a clock tower in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan, and is one of the oldest monuments still standing in its original state from the period of the British Raj. It was built in 1905 by the British, when they ruled much of the South Asia during the nineteenth century.
The Qaisery Gate was the gate into the eight markets with the Faisalabad Clock Tower at the centre. It was built in 1897 under the commission of the British Raj in the then newly-emerging city of Faisalabad, Punjab.
Chicha is a village of Faisalabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Iqbal town and is one of the villages under Chak 254. These villages are situated on Sammundari road and Chicha village is exactly 18 km away from the main Faisalabad city. There are only few hundred people living in Chicha.
Ram Diwali is a locality in Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan. It comprises four villages which are locally identified as Chak No. 112 JB, Chak No. 2 JB, Chak No. 3 JB and Chak No. 4 JB. The locality is situated on Sargodha Road and lies to the north of the city of Faisalabad, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from Pakistan's M–3 Motorway, and is mainly inhabited by ethnic Punjabi Jats of the Randhawa clan. Prior to the Partition of British India in August 1947, the predominantly Muslim locality was also inhabited by Sikhs, who migrated to Amritsar after the creation of Pakistan. Other ethnic Punjabi Jat clans, namely the Gill and Sandhu, are also settled in Ram Diwali.
Burj Mandi is a village in Chak Jhumra in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It has a railway station on the Faisalabad Sargodha Railway.
Johal or (Chak No. 97/RB) is a village/town within the larger Jaranwala Town near Faisalabad located in the Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan.
The climate of Faisalabad features a semi-arid climate (BSh) in Köppen-Geiger classification with very hot and humid summers and dry cool winters. The average maximum and minimum temperatures in June are 45.5 °C (113.9 °F) and 26.9 °C (80.4 °F). In January the average minimum and maximum are 19.4 °C (66.9 °F) and 4.1 °C (39.4 °F).
The 2011 Faisalabad bombing occurred on 8 March 2011. At least 25 people were killed and over 127 wounded when a car bombing occurred in a compressed natural gas station in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the explosion.
Samanabad railway station is located in Samanabad area in Faisalabad city, Faisalabad district of Punjab province of the Pakistan.
Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan was a Pakistani politician, businessman and Army officer who served as leader of PML-N, and Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs in the Abbasi cabinet from December 2017 to May 2018. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018, where he was the Parliamentary Secretary for Finance, Revenue and Privatisation. Previously, he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2008 to 2013.
Dasuha is a small town near Faisalabad District in the state of Punjab, Pakistan, approximately 13 km from the city of Faisalabad on the Samundri road.
Coordinates: 31°25′08.69″N73°05′03.99″E / 31.4190806°N 73.0844417°E
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