Lawrencepur

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Faqeerabad, formerly known as Lawrencepur, is a town in Attock District of Punjab Province in Pakistan. [1] It is situated on Grand Trunk Road. [2]

Faqeerabad
Town
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Faqeerabad
Coordinates: 33°46′0″N72°22′0″E / 33.76667°N 72.36667°E / 33.76667; 72.36667
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
District Attock
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Faqeer Abad railway station is a railway station for town.

The town acquires its name from a religious personality Faqeer Muhammad. [3]

West of Faqeerabad, there is a mediumwave broadcasting station of Radio Pakistan working on 585 kHz with 1000 kW. It uses a 259-metre tall ARRT-antenna.

References

  1. ↑ "Faqeer Abad". Faqeerabad. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  2. ↑ "Map of Faqeer Abad Punjab Pakistan". www.maparabic.com. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  3. ↑ https://faqeerabad.com/pages/our-history#:~:text=Historic%20Origins%3A%20Dawoodpur%20Garrison%20to,India%20from%20the%20formidable%20Afghans.
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