Mianwali
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Mianwali مِيانوالى |
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 Mianwali
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| Coordinates: 32°35′07″N 71°32′37″E / 32.585411°N 71.543617°ECoordinates: 32°35′07″N 71°32′37″E / 32.585411°N 71.543617°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Mianwali District |
| Government | |
| • MNA | NA71 Ubaid Ullah Khan, NA72 Amjid Ali Khan |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 85,000 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Calling code | (+92)0459 |
| www.punjab.gov.pk | |
Mianwali (Urdu: مِيانوالى) is the capital city of Mianwali District, Pakistan. In November 1901, present day tehsils of Mianwali, Isa Khel and Piplan [ now Liaqat Abad] wwere separated from Bannu District[ KPK] and Bhakkar and Layyah from Dera Ismail Khan District and clubbed together to form a new district named' Mianwal'i with its headquarters in Mianwali city. The municipal committee was founded in December 1993 and has remained operational since then Mianwali is border district between KPK and Punjab..
The city has an FM radio station (FM 93), Feroz Shah Memorial Library, Sports Complex, Hockey Stadium and a Football Stadium. There are several educational institutions from elementary to post-graduate level.
The city has an airport built near the old World War II aerodrome and known as M.M.Alam Base Mianwali. It is one of the major operational and training air bases of the country. The No. 1 Fighter Conversion Unit of the PAF is stationed here.
There is a railway connecting the city with Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi.
The main highways connecting to the other parts of the country include: the Sargodha–Lahore road [N–60], MM Road (Mianwali–Muzaffargarh road), Talagang–Rawalpindi road, and the Kalabagh–Bannu road [N–60].
Mianwali District was an agricultural region with forests during the Indus Valley Civilization. The Vedic period is characterized by Indo-Aryan culture that invaded from Central Asia and settled in Punjab region. In 997 CE, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi took over the Ghaznavid dynasty empire established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin. In 1005 he conquered the Shahis in Kabul, and followed it by the conquests of Punjab region. The Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire ruled the region. The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab region.
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