| Gujranwala is an ancient city of Pakistan
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| | the wrestlers', and has produced over
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| and the name Gujranwala appears to have
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| | time many famous wrestlers of the
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| derived from the Gujar Tribe that
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| | sub-continent. However, the city gives a
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| inhabited this place about 400 years ago.
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| | fair share of importance to other sports
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| From early recorded history, it seems
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| | too, especially cricket and kabbadi. The
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| that Gujranwala is almost 500 years old.
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| | Jinnah Stadium which was formerly called
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| The name of this settlement at first was
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| | the Municipal Stadium, having capacity of
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| most probably Khanpur Shansi after the
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| | 20,000 seats, stands as a testimony to
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| name of a Jat tribesman Khan Shansi. It
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| | that. During the cricket season it is not
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| seems that he had established about 11
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| | uncommon to see f4renzied fans all over
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| villages in and around this area. The
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| | the city with their faces painted with
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| growth of this city can be attributed to
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| | their national colours. The entire city
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| the father and grandfather of Maharaja
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| | comes to a standstill if there is any
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| Ranjit Singh, the most powerful of all
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| | important cricket match going on and
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| the Sikh rulers. The area came under the
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| | Pakistan is playing. It is a day of
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| direct rule of the British in 1847.
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| | unofficial holiday.
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| Present day Gujranwala is located in the
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| | In 1951 the city of Gujranwala was given
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| Eastern Punjab Province of Pakistan and
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| | the status of the capital of the
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| is the fifth largest city in Pakistan. It
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| | district, and this paved the way for
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| is located almost 700m above sea level.
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| | further and faster development of the
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| This city lies on the tract of the Chenab
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| | city. The Gujranwala Hydroelectric
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| and the Degh River. It occupies about
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| | project provides power to the city from
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| 3189km of area and has a population of
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| | the Chenab River. The area being mainly
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| over 11 million people. It is situated on
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| | dry, the land is irrigated by means of a
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| the Grand Trunk Road, in between
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| | network of canals. The rice grown here is
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| Rawalpindi and Lahore and is at a
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| | one of the best in Asia. Other crops like
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| distance of about 67 kilometres to the
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| | barley, millets, cotton and wheat are the
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| North of Lahore, the capital city of
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| | other principal crops grown here.
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| Punjab.
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| | People of Gujranwala are hard working and
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| It has gained importance after partition
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| | industrious and this has made it the
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| as a marketing center for agricultural
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| | fifth largest city in Pakistan.
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| products like sugarcane, grains and
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| | Gujranwala has a dry port and its closest
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| melons, and also as a hub for the
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| | airport is the Sialkot International
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| manufacture of industrial products like
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| | Airport.
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| copperwares, aluminium utensils,
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| | If you are visiting Gujranwala it is
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| ceramics, brassware, electric fan,
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| | worth travelling with a native that has
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| glassworks etc.
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| | information on routes and also
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| This city is also famed as the 'city of
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| | accommodation.
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