Jauharabad
Jauharabad
جَوہرآباد | |
|---|---|
town | |
  Jauharabad  Jauharabad | |
| Coordinates: 32°17′31″N 72°16′25″E / 32.29194°N 72.27361°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Sargodha |
| District | Khushab |
| Population | |
| • City | 113,188 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 0454 |
| Number of Union Councils | 6 [2] |
| Punjab Government Website | |
Jauharabad/Joharabad (جَوہرآباد) is a small city and the district headquarters of Khushab District, Sargodha Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Jauharabad was established in 1953 as a planned city. Jauharabad is named after Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar, a prominent figure from the Pakistan independence movement. The city is located in the Khushab district of Punjab, located in the northern part of the country. Key locations near Jauharabad include the Salt Range to the north and Khushab, the Jhelum River, and Mianwali District to the west. Educational facilities include District Public School and Inter College(DPS&IC),University of Education Lahore (sub-campus) , Government Technical College, Jauhar Memorial Public School, Superior College, Aspire College and Punjab College. It has a public library (Sarwar Shaheed Public Library) and many administration offices such as DPO Office DCO Office. It has a Gymkhana (Jauhar Gymkhana Khushab) under construction where facilities of Tennis and Gymnasium are available. It also has District Headquarters Hospital and there are many private hospitals. It also has a sugar mill named Jauharabad Sugar Mills (JSML).
Jauharabad was developed in 1953 under a master plan
The famous Islamic thinker, scholar and Jewish convert to Islam, Muhammad Asad (formerly Leopold Weiss) — author of The Road to Mecca, The Message of the Qur'an and Principles of State and Government in Islam, stayed at Jauharabad in the 1950s. He resided at the bungalow of the town's prominent resident, Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan; who on the advice of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, had established the Dar ul Islam Trust Institutes first in Pathankot, India, after Pakistan's independence, in Jauharabad. The Pakistan's 1st straight road passed this city named Muzzafargarh road. Which is 25km straight having no bend and turns. Kashmiri immigrants: This city has a large number of kashmiri immigrants who migrated from kashmir (mirpur district) due to Mangla dam construction.About 2000 of kashmiri people are living in this city during nineteen sixty 1960. Most of them are well educated and have good status in society. These kashmiri people are living their life together in three villages (colony 1 azam colony, colony no 2 and colony number 3).
Etymology
[edit]The Urdu word 'jauhar' translates to 'gem' in English, but the city was named in honor of the renowned Pakistani freedom activist, Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar.
History
[edit]Jauharabad was developed in 1953 under a master plan. Because of its planned design including open spaces and wide avenues, the district headquarters of Khushab District was shifted from Khushab city to Jauharabad. Construction of the 26th Safari Park of Pakistan is about to end.
The famous Islamic thinker, scholar and Jewish convert to Islam, Muhammad Asad (formerly Leopold Weiss) — author of The Road to Mecca, The Message of the Qur'an and Principles of State and Government in Islam, stayed at Jauharabad in the 1950s. He resided at the bungalow of the town's prominent resident, Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan; who on the advice of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, had established the Dar ul Islam Trust Institutes first in Pathankot, India, after Pakistan's independence, in Jauharabad.[3]
Geography
[edit]Jauharabad lies at the confluence of the Thal Desert and the Potohar in flat agricultural territory immediately south of the Salt Range, which marks the end of the Pothohar Plateau and the start of the Punjab plains. The Jhelum River passes 7 km southeast of Jauharabad and on the west of Jauharabad lies the Thal Desert. On the east of Jauharabad is the Khushab Reserve Forest, spread over approximately 4 km2. The Khushab Nuclear Complex is a plutonium production nuclear reactor and heavy water complex located 30 kilometres south of Jauharabad, in the larger Khushab District.
Notable people
[edit]- Malik Haider Awan, President Tanzeem ul Awan, Politician, Businessman, Social Activist
- Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, journalist, writer
- Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan, civil engineer, agriculturalist, and philanthropist who founded "Dar ul Islam Movement" and "Dar ul Islam Trust"
- Suhail Warraich, prominent print and media Journalist.
- Sumaira Malik, former Pakistani government minister
- Malik Nazir Rajar Awan, former politician, agriculturalist.
References
[edit]- ^ "Punjāb (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites [sic]& Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- ^ www.nrb.gov.pk - /zila_membership/ Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 April 2006.
- ^ Azam, K.M., Hayat-e-Sadeed: Bani-e-Dar ul Islam Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan (A Righteous Life: Founder of Dar ul Islam Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan), Lahore: Nashriyat, 2010 (583 pp., Urdu) ISBN 978-969-8983-58-1