Chiniot is a city and administration headquarter of
Chiniot DistrictChiniot District became the 36th district of the Punjab province of Pakistan in February 2009. Earlier it was a tehsil of Jhang District.- History :...
, in the state of Punjab,
PakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Located between the heart of river
ChenabThe Chenab River چنRiver' آب) is a major river of Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab in Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the Punjab, Pakistan...
with the heads of small rocky hills, it is known for its wooden furniture architecture which has a great attraction in all over the world.
Name and Etymology
"Chiniot" derives from the
PunjabiPunjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
, Chan and ote, means "Moon" and "behind", compound to mean "Behind the Moon". Its name mean also used as "Behind the Moon without light".
Geography
Chiniot city lies on left bank of the
Chenab RiverThe Chenab River چنRiver' آب) is a major river of Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab in Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the Punjab, Pakistan...
inside the small rocky hills, giving a tourism sight and a great attractions for tourists. It is located at the point where
FaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
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SargodhaSargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...
road and
LahoreLahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
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Jhang- Demographics :According to 1981 census of Pakistan population of Jhang was 1,970,944 with the 434,495 housing units in Jhang. In 1998 census, population of Jhang was 2,834,545, whose annually growth rate was 2.16%. Male population was 1,474,099 and female population was 1,360,446...
road meetup each other. It is 158 kilometers in the Northwest from
LahoreLahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
and 38 kilometers in North of
FaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
. Chiniot city is spread over an area of 10 square kilometers with an average elevation of 179 meters (587 ft). Chiniot is located at Latitude: 31.7200 and Longitude: 72.9789.
Chiniot lies on the left bank of river
ChenabThe Chenab River چنRiver' آب) is a major river of Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab in Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the Punjab, Pakistan...
, with the rocky hills at the northern side between the river and city. On the other side of river,
RabwahRabwah is a private city in the Chiniot District of Punjab Province, Pakistan located on the Chenab River near the historic city of Chiniot...
city is located covered with the rocks is a great sight. In the center of river a (Committed) worship center (or Chilla Gah) of a great Muslim's Sufi
Bu Ali Shah QalandarShaikh Sharafuddeen Bu Ali Qalandar Panipati was a Sufi saint of the Chishtī Order who lived in India. His dargah in the town of Panipat is a place of pilgrimage....
is located.
Neighborhoods
Chiniot comprises many small towns and villages. Villages are mostly named as "Chak No.", which is a village planned and established by English engineers during the colonial period of
British empireThe British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
. These villages were planned mostly along canal banks to distribute the population evenly. Generally, its neighbors include
FaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
,
BhawanaBhawana is a capital of Bhawana Tehsil and a city of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at the bank of Chenab River. Its administration was made a tehsil of Chiniot District on 2 February 2009 when Mian Shahbaz Sharif came to Chiniot to make it a district...
,
LalianLalian is a city in the Chiniot District of Punjab province, in Pakistan. It is located at 31°49'21N 72°47'50E with an altitude of 171 metres and is situated on the Faisalabad-to-Sargodha road. It is named after "Mian Muhammad Siddiq Lali", a Muslim saint. According to the census of 1998, Lalian...
, Chenab Nagar (or Rabwah),
Pindi BhattianPindi Bhattian is an administrative sub-division Pindi Bhattian Tehsil and an historic city of Hafizabad District. It is the city of Bhatti family. Dulla Bhatti was the famous person of Pindi Bhattian....
, and Aminpur (or Aminpur Bangla). The
BhawanaBhawana is a capital of Bhawana Tehsil and a city of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at the bank of Chenab River. Its administration was made a tehsil of Chiniot District on 2 February 2009 when Mian Shahbaz Sharif came to Chiniot to make it a district...
is the richest one in terms of educated and employed human resource, a lot of which is holding high offices in the national bureaucracy. Aminpur is famous rest house built by
British empireThe British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
before independence of
PakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
at bank of
Jhang BranchThe Jhang Branch is a canal that originates from the Lower Chenab canal. It is the longest canal of Sandal Bar. It supplies water to lands in three districts in the Punjab province of Pakistan: Faisalabad, Jhang and Toba Tek Singh...
Canal.
FaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
is a name known for its economy wise and industrialist place which has great role in the increase of economy of Chiniot.
Climate
Climate of the Chiniot changes every day as shown in monthly chart. Annually climate of Chiniot maximum at 30.2 °C and minimum at 19.2 °C is being recorded.
Demographics
According to 1998 census, the population of Chiniot was 9,65,124 (included urban 1,72,522). According to 2010 estimated census, urban population of Chiniot is 2,01,781. Languages spoken in Chiniot are
SaraikiSaraiki , transliterated as Sirāikī and sometimes spelled Seraiki and Saraiki, is a standardized written language of Pakistan belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages. It is a language spoken in the heart of Pakistan...
,
PunjabiPunjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
and Urdu. Literacy of Chiniot is about 65%.
Tribes
Chiniot city has people with different ethnicity which are known for their professional works. As Chiniot has mostly
TarkhansThe Tarkhan , तरख़ान tarkhān) are considered a Punjabi tribe in Pakistani Punjab while a caste in Indian Punjab. They are carpenters by occupation....
and
LoharLohar is an ethnic sub-caste found among Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in Northern India and Northern Pakistan. Originally this community was a warrior tribe living in provinces of Kermanshah in Iran right up to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. In India the Lohars are also known as Vishwakarma, Sharma,...
s which are known for their own work of woodwork and ironwork respectively. They are usually combine known as Tarkhan-Lohars, Lohars are commonly known as
MughalsThe term Mughal is simply a Turkic word and many groups in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves...
know-a-days.
SheikhNot to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
is also a famous tribe in Chiniot, they came from
IndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
during migration in 1947 and were settled here. Sheikh is the wealthiest family in Chiniot, some are working of furniture, some are landlords and some of them have other businesses.
SyedSyed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...
is also a most common family in Chiniot, and have villages with their own names.
Other families and tribes of Chiniot include anjua ],
AarbiAarbi is a Punjabi tribe in Punjab, Pakistan. The people of this tribe are mainly living in Chiniot and some parts of Multan.It is said that this tribe is of those people who came along with Muhammad bin Qasim, who conquered modern Pakistan. All of his army did not go back: a few of them settled...
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AheerAheer is a Jat tribe found mainly in the western districts of Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan. -History and origin:The tribe is also known as Heer or Purewal depending on the dialect of the speaker. Those that tend to speak dialects of Lahanda, such as Seraiki or Pothari tend to refer to themselves...
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ArainThe Arain , are a Muslim agricultural caste settled mainly in the Punjab, with significant numbers also in Sindh. They are chiefly associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.- Origin :...
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[Makhdoom],[AwanAwan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan...
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BalochBaloch is also the name of a Baloch tribe in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan.Baloch is a common family name in Balochistan and Sindh provinces of Pakistan....
, Bhatti,
BhuttaBhutta is a Jatt tribe found in Punjab, Pakistan. The Bhutta are of Rajput origin are descended from a branch of the Suryavanshi Rajput family. Like "Soomra" jats of Punjab became Soomro in Sindh, likewise "Bhutta" became Bhutto when tribe moved towards south of Indus valley...
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ButtButt may refer to:* Butt , a unit of wine* Butt , a target for practicing archery* Butt , a joint between planks of wood on a ship* Butt * Bhat , Kashmiri surname sometimes spelled "Butt"* Butt...
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ChadharChadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste...
, Chishti, Chohan,
ChughtaiChagatai or Chughtai is a family name in portions of South Asia, Central Asia, Middle East and the associated diaspora that claims descent from Chagatai Khan .-Origin of the name:...
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DaherDaher is a clan found in the Punjab, Pakistan. Some Daher consider themselves to be Jat, while others identify themselves are Rajputs.- History and origin :...
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DurraniDurrani or Abdali is the name of a chief Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Originally known by their ancient name Abdali later as Durrani they have been called Durrani since the beginning of the Durrani Empire in 1747. The number of Durranis are estimated to be roughly 16%...
, Galoter (malik),
GorayaGoraya is a town in Jalandhar District in the Indian state of Punjab. It lies between Jalandhar and Ludhiana on G. T. Road NH-1, which connects Amritsar and Delhi. Goraya belongs to Tehsil administrative division and is known for its industry.-Geography:...
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GujjarThe Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....
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HanjraHanjrah is a clan of Jats found in the Punjab, Pakistan and Northern Indian state of Punjab.Raja Jagnath, was the younger son of Raja Giyal, the conqueror of Makhiala...
, Harral,
HashmiHashmi is a surname, referring descent from the clan of Banu Hashim. It can also be transliterated as Hashemi and Hashimi.Examples of people with the surname:* Adeem Hashmi, Pakistani poet...
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JappaJappa is subcast of Rajputs tribe living in the area of Chiniot District, Jhang District and Okara District. It is a warrior family and coming from the past era of Mughal emperors.- History :...
, Jatt,
Kharal-History:Kharal are Panwar Rajputs. Panwar is Sub division of Paramara Rajputs.The Paramara belongs to the Agnivansha of Rajputs....
, Kalru,
KhokharThe Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an...
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LoharLohar is an ethnic sub-caste found among Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in Northern India and Northern Pakistan. Originally this community was a warrior tribe living in provinces of Kermanshah in Iran right up to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. In India the Lohars are also known as Vishwakarma, Sharma,...
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MalikMalik is an Arabic word meaning "king, chieftain".It has been adopted in various other, mainly Islamized or Arabized, Asian languages for their ruling princes and to render kings elsewhere. It is also sometimes used in derived meanings...
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MarralThe Marral or Maral are a Muslim tribe of Rajput found throughout southern part of the Punjab, Pakistan province of Pakistan.- History & Origins :...
, Mona,
MughalThe term Mughal is simply a Turkic word and many groups in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves...
, Mumbarr, Malah Mahr
NalereThe Nalere are a clan of the Chadhar tribe, found in the province of Punjab, in Pakistan.- Classification:There are three main branches of Lalere :1- Fataili2- Ramali3- MirjaneNow,a little explain of every branch1- Fataili...
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NaulNaul may refer to:*Naul, Dublin, a village in north County Dublin, Ireland*Naul, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland*The Nauls, a Pakistani tribe*Naul, a Korean soul singer...
, Nekokara, Nissowana, Panwar,
PathanPathan may refer to a member of the:*Pashtun people; an ethnic group native to Pakistan and Afghanistan*Pathans of Punjab*Pathans of Rajasthan*Pathans of Uttar Pradesh*Pathans of Bihar*Pathans of Gujarat*Rohilla...
, Pirjha, Qazi,
RaoRao or RAO may refer to:* Rao, an Indian princely title cognate with raja* Rao , a common royal surname , and male given name**Rao , Chinese family name...
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RajputA Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
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SaharanThe term Saharan is used in the English language to denote someone or something from the Sahara desert, including:* Sahrawi , referring to the people of the Western Sahara* Saharan languages, a subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan languages...
, Saidhen,
SalaraThe Salara are a Punjabi tribe of Arab origin, found mainly in Chiniot District of Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:Accodring to the tribe's traditions, the tribe gets its name from the Arabic word Salar which means the Leader...
, Samore,
SandhuSandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan...
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SanghaSangha is a word in Pali or Sanskrit that can be translated roughly as "association" or "assembly," "company" or "community" with common goal, vision or purpose...
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SangraSangra is a Muslim Rajput tribe found in Punjab, Pakistan.The tribe claims descent from Sangra, a Bhatti Rajput from Bikaner, in what is now Rajasthan, India. In the 14 Century, the tribe migrated from Rajasthan and settled in Kathala, the ruins of which near Tibba Tanwi-Wala, near Bahwalpur, in...
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SyedSyed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...
, Shaikh,
SialIn geology, the sial is the upper layer of the Earth's crust made of rocks rich in silicates and aluminium minerals. It is sometimes equated with the continental crust because it is absent in the wide oceanic basins, but "sial" is a geochemical term rather than a plate tectonic term.Geologists...
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SipraSipra is a Rajput tribe in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. Sipra are one of the most educated and well established families among other Jat casts.- History :...
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Tamimi-Meaning:Tamimi is a sub clain of Banu Tamim which is the longest Arab tribe. The word Tamim in Arabic means strong and solid. Narrated Abu Huraira: I have not ceased to like Banu tamim ever since I heard of three qualities attributed to them by Allah's Apostle : They, out of all my followers, will...
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TarkhanTarkhan Mughals were those Turko-Mongol people who were aristocrats of the steppe; Princes, Commanders and Generals who ruled and served the Turko-Mongol states and had ancestral origin from Turko-Mongol dynasties especially descendants of Genghis Khan...
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ThaheemThe Thaheem are a Sindhi tribe of Arab origin found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.- Origin :...
, Waseer, and Wassi.
History
After independence of
PakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in 1947, many
MuslimA Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s of
East PunjabPunjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
and
HaryanaHaryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
escaped from
pogromA pogrom is a form of violent riot, a mob attack directed against a minority group, and characterized by killings and destruction of their homes and properties, businesses, and religious centres...
s and
genocideGenocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
in India and settled in Chiniot.During the Mughal era, Chiniot produced many intelligent personalities and talented artisans who occupied positions in the Mughal courts, Nawab Saad Ullah Khan and Nawab Wazir Khan held the post of Prime Minister of India and the Governor of Lahore City respectively during the rule of King Shah Jehan.
Sardar Jassa singh Bhangi a Chief of this Area Ruled Chiniot for a great period of time.
Economy
The important products of Chiniot includes silk, cotton, wheat, sugar, rice, milk, pottery, and wooden-furniture etc. Chiniot is the name of leading industrial areas of
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after
LahoreLahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
and
FaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
. It contains many of rice and flour mills. It has a
PakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
leading sugar industry
Ramzan Sugar MillsRamzan Sugar Mills was established by Late Mian Muhammad Sharif in 1991. Ramzan Sugar Mills is one of the mills leading Refined Sugar Manufacturing Plants in Pakistan. It is working now with a crushing capacity of 8000 TCD. It is located on the bank of Chenab River on Jhang-Chiniot road, in...
on
Jhang- Demographics :According to 1981 census of Pakistan population of Jhang was 1,970,944 with the 434,495 housing units in Jhang. In 1998 census, population of Jhang was 2,834,545, whose annually growth rate was 2.16%. Male population was 1,474,099 and female population was 1,360,446...
road ,Iqbal Rice Mills which is a great increasing economy of Chiniot. On the other side Madina Sugar Mills also situated in Chiniot, by which Chiniot's economy increase very well.
Chiniot has all the Banks with its branches includes
Muslim Commercial BankMCB Bank Limited was incorporated by the Adamjee Group on July 9, 1947, under the Indian Companies Act, VII of 1913 as a limited company. The bank was established with a view to provide banking facilities to the business community of the South Asia. The bank was nationalized in 1974 during the...
, United Bank Limited,
Allied Bank LimitedAllied Bank with its Registered Offices in Karachi and Lahore is one of the largest banks within the country with 805 Branches connected to an online network. It was the first Muslim Bank Established in Pakistan before Partition with the name of Australasia Bank...
, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited,
The Bank of PunjabThe Bank of Punjab is a bank based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It serves Pakistan and functions as an international bank.-History:The bank was established in 1989, pursuant to The Bank of Punjab Act 1989, and was given the status of a retail bank in 1994....
,
National Bank of PakistanNational Bank of Pakistan is one of the largest commercial bank operating in Pakistan. It has redefined its role and has moved from a public sector organisation into a modern commercial bank...
, Askari Bank Limited,
Bank AL HabibFor the original bank with a similar name, see: HBL PakistanThe Bank AL Habib Limited, run by the Dawood Habib family group of companies, is one of the growing banks in Pakistan. It was selected as one of the top 200 Best Under A Billion companies by Forbes Asia in their annual review of 2005...
,
Bank AlfalahBank Alfalah Limited is a private bank in Pakistan owned by the Abu Dhabi Group. Bank Alfalah was incorporated on June 21, 1992 as a public limited company under the Companies Ordinance 1984. Its banking operations commenced from November 1, 1992...
and Habib Bank Limited (HBL).
Education
The education of Chiniot increasing day-by-day, with it literacy of Chiniot is also increasing. As education is must in today life for a person, government of Chiniot has a great care of it and developing educational institutions and upgrading the old ones.
Institutions
Educational institutions (colleges) in Chiniot includes
Punjab CollegeThe Punjab Group of Colleges Pakistan is an association of universities and colleges in Pakistan. PGC established as The Islamic Commerce Educational Society , registered in 1985 by Mian Amir Mehmood, which established its first facility, the Punjab College of Commerce, in Muslim Town on Canal...
, Chenab College, Din College, Masoomeen College, icon college, Govt. Degree College, Govt. Islamia College, Commercial College, Pak Poly-technique College, University of Higher Education, Takbeer College and Future Star Science and Commerce Academy. High schools in Chiniot includes Govt. Islamia High School, Govt. High School,Govt High School Jhanb(An honorable School), Govt. Islah High School, Govt. Girls High School, and Govt. M.T.B High School.
Chiniot has also some religious institutions include Maraqaba Hall, Idara-e-Markazia Dawat-wa-Arshad, Faizul-ul-Aloom, Jamiya Masjid Farooqia, Jamia Islamia Imdadia, Masjid Noor, Jamia Noor-ul-Anwar-ul-Quran, and Madrasa Fateh Aloom.
Libraries
Chiniot government has given library facilities to its residents especially for students. As after the death of
Sheikh Omar HayatOmar Hayat a well known person due to his Palace named after his name as Omar Hayat Mahal. Which he built in Chiniot round about in 18th to 19th century.- Early life :He birth place was Calcutta and he was born in a middle class family...
, his palace "
Omar Hayat MahalOmar Hayat Mahal is a 19th century wooden architectural wonder of Chiniot District, a in Pakistan. It is also known as Gulzar Manzil....
" was converted into the library by the government of
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.
Health and care
Chiniot's government is also responsible for its people's health and care which the do. Welfare institutions in Chiniot includes Anjuman Imdad-e-Mareezan, Edhi Welfare Centre, and Human Rights and Human Council. Health care centres in Chiniot are Ali Hospital, District Headquarter Hospital (D.H.Q.H), Fatima Memorial Hospital,
Fazal-e-Umar Hospital Rabwah, Islamia Hospital, Lillah Hospital,
Noor ul Ain Rabwah, Subhan Hospital, T.B Clinic, Yousaf Zubaida Hospital &
Tahir Heart Institute Rabwah.
Transport and communication
Chiniot is very well-connected with rest of
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by a main highway and a rail line. The nearest international airport is
Faisalabad International AirportFaisalabad International Airport is situated on Jhang Road, away from the city centre of Faisalabad, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is not as large as the other airports in Pakistan, as it operates to cater mainly to the population of Faisalabad, Jhang, Chiniot, Toba Tek Singh, Rabwah,...
, which is 48.5 kilometers from Chiniot. Chiniot has a railway track passing from it since 1927 for the easiest and cheapest way of transportation. Chiniot railway is a main source of transporting the furniture from Chiniot to the rest of
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. And it is a main source of importing the woods for furniture from all over the Pakistan.
Chiniot Railway StationChiniot Railway Station is an old railway station used to tke people within country as Karachi, Faisalabad, Jhang, Sargodha, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan and many other cities and towns of Pakistan. Many cargo and goods are transported by this station from and to Chiniot District. This station was...
was built in 1927 during
British empireThe British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
was a great step for the help in economy of Chiniot.
Islamic occasions
In Chiniot people celebrate Islamic occasions with great arrangements. As on 12
Rabi' al-awwalRabi' al-awwal is the third month in the Islamic calendar. During this month, Muslims around the world celebrate Mawlid - the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Sunni Muslims believe the exact date of birth of Muhammad to have been on the twelfth of this month, whereas Shi'a Muslims believe...
, 1440th birthday celebration of the Islamic Prophet
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, people of Chiniot arranged 63-maund cake, one of the largest cakes in the world. That function was arranged in the Darbar Aalia Mohrwiya Wadi Aziz Sharif.
Furniture
Chiniot is world famous for its exoticly carved and brightly lacquered furniture. Chinioti craftsmen and artisans have for centuries carved flowers and geometric pattrens onto
celluloseCellulose is an organic compound with the formula , a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to over ten thousand β linked D-glucose units....
fibers. Masons from Chiniot are thought to have been employed during the construction of
Taj MahalThe Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal...
and Golden Temple, both now in India.
Despite the knowledge and century old traditions employed in Chinioti woodmaking, the Pakistani government has made little effort to promote and market its Punjabi furniture industry. A lack of vocational education and training centres in Chiniot means that modern working techniques are rarely used. The lack of computer aided design (CAD) also serves as a hindrance to modern manufacturing. Rather it needs at least one technical university in place to compete the gloabal updation.
Furniture making in Chiniot forms a vital part of Pakistan's secondary industry and is also essential to the Punjabi regional economy. A great example of this art is
Omar Hayat MahalOmar Hayat Mahal is a 19th century wooden architectural wonder of Chiniot District, a in Pakistan. It is also known as Gulzar Manzil....
which is completely wooden made palace in Chiniot.
Sport
CricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
is the most popular sport in Chiniot. There held many tournaments in Chiniot of cricket among different cricket clubs of Chiniot. In some tournaments outside cricket teams can also participate that tournaments. A cup and some cash prize is announced on the final of tournaments, which are given to the Winning team. Football is also played in Chiniot. Other popular sports in Chiniot includes
HockeyHockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
,
VolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
,
BasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
,
BadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
,
TennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, Kabbadi, and
Horse racingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
.
Cuisine
Chiniot is noted for its food dishes, especially Kunna (goat meat cooked in a pot).
Politics
In politics Chiniot has all parties members like
PML (N)The Pakistan Muslim League is a conservative political party in Pakistan, affiliated with Western conservatism...
,
PML (Q)The Pakistan Muslim League or officially Pakistan Muslim League is a centrist, modern political party in Pakistan. The present form of PML-Q was formed prior to 2002 general elections....
,
PPPThe Pakistan Peoples Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. Pakistan People's Party is the largest political party of Pakistan...
, MQM and
PTIThe Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is "Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem".-Founding:...
and many others. Most prominent and strong party is Pakistan Peoples Party.
PML (N)The Pakistan Muslim League is a conservative political party in Pakistan, affiliated with Western conservatism...
was not very strong party in Chiniot but since when Mian
Shahbaz SharifMian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif is a well-known conservative Pakistani politician and currently President of Pakistan Muslim League . He is the brother of Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister of Pakistan. He is the chief minister of Pakistan's most populous province Punjab since 2008...
president of this party and chief minister of punjab came in Chiniot and gave it the status of a District this party became a strong party in Chiniot.
Politicians in Chiniot are mostly from
SheikhNot to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
or
SyedSyed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...
family.
Notable people
Notable personalities of Chiniot are:
- Mian Muhammad Mansha, 1st richest person in Pakistan, owner of the MCB Bank Limited and Nishat Group
Nishat Group is a business conglomerate founded and run by Mian Muhammad Mansha. The company has fixed/current assets of over Rs.300 billion , it ranks amongst the top five business houses of Pakistan and has a strong presence in textiles, cement and financial services, as well as a market share in...
.
- Mian Habib Ullah
Mian Habib Ullah is a Pakistani businessman, politician and diplomat best known for his association with the Islamabad Stock Exchange and Export Promotion Bureau . He was also a founding member of it. He has held several positions in Government of Pakistan...
, Ex Minister, President of FPCCI, Ambassador to Cyprus
- Abid Tamimi
-Introduction:Abid Tamimi is a Punjabi poet. He was born on 1st September 1955. His father's name was Noor Hussain Tamimi. His profession was banking. He was living in Chiniot Tehsil of District Chiniot, Punjab . He started poetry in year 1971...
, Saraiki language poet
- Sheikh Omar Hayat
Omar Hayat a well known person due to his Palace named after his name as Omar Hayat Mahal. Which he built in Chiniot round about in 18th to 19th century.- Early life :He birth place was Calcutta and he was born in a middle class family...
, owner of Omar Hayat MahalOmar Hayat Mahal is a 19th century wooden architectural wonder of Chiniot District, a in Pakistan. It is also known as Gulzar Manzil....
- Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh
Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh is a Pakistani politician and a well known business in Karachi. He elected two times the elections of National Assembly in constituency no. NA-86 in Chiniot.- Business view :...
, politician and Ex Chairman of chamber of commerce karachi
- Nasir Chinyoti
Nasir Chinyoti is a Pakistani actor. He is a comedian, stage, and TV actor. He is from Chiniot.He started his acting at Multan Stage. He has starred in many stage dramas/telefilms in various languages, including Urdu and Punjabi. He is most notable for comedy stage dramas based in Lahore...
, a famous stage drama comedy actor
- Saqlain Anwar Sipra, politician in Bhawana
Bhawana is a capital of Bhawana Tehsil and a city of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at the bank of Chenab River. Its administration was made a tehsil of Chiniot District on 2 February 2009 when Mian Shahbaz Sharif came to Chiniot to make it a district...
- Syed Inayat Ali Shah
Syed Inayat Ali Shah is a Pakistani politician from Chiniot. He is Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan by elected in elections 2008. His is the member of the party Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians. He was elected in the constituency no. NA-86 .-External links:* in the list of...
, politician (MNA)
- Muhammad Masood Lali
Muhammad Hussain Lali , is a Pakistani politician from Kanwain Wala, Chiniot.- Early life & education :He was born on 21 August 1951 in Chiniot District. He is an agriculturist by profession. He is educated from GCU, Lahore of Master in Political science...
, politician (MPA)
- Hassan Butt, politician
- Maulana Ilyas Chinioti
Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Chinioti , is a Pakistani politician and currently member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab .- Early life and education :...
, politician (MPA)
See also
- Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
- Chenab River
The Chenab River چنRiver' آب) is a major river of Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab in Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the Punjab, Pakistan...
- Bhawana
Bhawana is a capital of Bhawana Tehsil and a city of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at the bank of Chenab River. Its administration was made a tehsil of Chiniot District on 2 February 2009 when Mian Shahbaz Sharif came to Chiniot to make it a district...
- Lalian
Lalian is a city in the Chiniot District of Punjab province, in Pakistan. It is located at 31°49'21N 72°47'50E with an altitude of 171 metres and is situated on the Faisalabad-to-Sargodha road. It is named after "Mian Muhammad Siddiq Lali", a Muslim saint. According to the census of 1998, Lalian...
- Sheikhan
Sheikhan City is situated in District Chiniot in Punjab province of Pakistan.-Southern side:The village Sheikhan is situated in some distance about 2.5 km from the right bank of river Chenab in Utar region which flows in south east of village...
- Kalru
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