Gujar Khan
Gujar Khan
گُجر خاں گوجر خان | |
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City | |
| Gujar Khan | |
| Coordinates: 33°15′11″N 73°18′14″E / 33.253°N 73.304°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Rawalpindi |
| District | Rawalpindi |
| Elevation | 461 m (1,512 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• City | 103,284 |
| Society | |
| • Languages | Punjabi (native and majority) Urdu (minority) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 0513 |
| Number of union councils | 36 |
Gujar Khan (Punjabi: گُجر خاں [ɡʊˈd͡ʒəɾ ˈxãː]; Urdu: گوجر خان [ˈɡoːdʒəɾ ˈxaːn]) is a city in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is also the headquarters of Gujar Khan Tehsil, the largest tehsil of Punjab by land area.
Gujar Khan is located approximately 57 km (35 mi) southeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, and 220 km (140 mi) to the northwest of Lahore, the capital of Punjab. It is bounded on the north by Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and Attock, on the south by Jhelum, Lahore, and Gujrat, on the east by Azad Kashmir, and Kahuta and on the west by Chakwal and Khushab.
Situated in the heart of the Pothohar Plateau in northern Punjab, the city and surrounding region is renowned for their martial culture and is sometimes referred to as the 'Land of Martyrs', having produced two recipients of the Nishan-i-Haider. There is the main district hospital in the center of the city, along with many other private and public medical and care services.