Gujrat district
| Gujrat | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Gujrat is located in the north of Punjab |
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| Country |
 Pakistan
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| Province | Punjab |
| Headquarters | Gujrat |
| Government | |
| • District Coordination Officer | Liaquat Ali Chattha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,192 km2 (1,232 sq mi) |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 2,048,008 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
Gujrat (Urdu: ضِلع گُجرات), is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan.
Gujrat is an ancient district located in between two famous rivers, the Jhelum and Chenab. It is bounded on the northeast by Mirpur, on the northwest by the River Jhelum which separates it from Jhelum District, on the east and southeast by the Chenab River, separating it from the districts of Gujranwala and Sialkot, and on the West by Mandi Bahauddin. District Gujrat is spread over an area of 3,192 square kilometres, and it includes historic villages and towns such as Jalalpur Jattan, Chakdina, Karnana, Kunjah, Sehna and Lalamusa.
According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India:
invaded between 883 and 902 by Sankara Varman of Kashmir, who defeated its king Alakhana. This may be the Ali Khan to whom tradition ascribed the refounding of GUJRAT.
However the foundation of the capital, Gujrat, according to the Ancient Geography of India:
Gujrat district was established by Moghul Emperor Akbar. King Jahangir in his memos records the following information on Gujrat;
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