Punjabi Language Spoken Cities in Pakistan
Punjabi is the most common and widely spoken language in Pakistan. It is a major Indo-Aryan language and spoken by more than 130 million people globally and it is considered as one of the most widely spoken native languages in the world. Most of the Punjabi language spoken people live in Punjab region of Pakistan and India along the five major rivers of sub-continent. The area is also known as the Land of Five Rivers.
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Rahimyar Khan
Rahim Yar Khan is located in South Punjab next to Bahawalpur at the distance of 200 km on the National Highway N-5, having a border with India, Rajasthan. It was previously part of the Bahawalpur State. A part of Rahim Yar Khan is a desert area in the Cholistan desert.
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Sahiwal
Sahiwal, formely was known as Montegomery, is located between Sutlej and Ravi rivers at a distance of 180 km from Lahore on National Highway N-5. Its old name was Montgomery in the era of the British Empire. It is also an important railway station on the rail track between Lahore and Karachi.
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Sargodha
Sargodha is located at a distance of 172 km in the northwest of Lahore between the Chenab River and the Jhelum River on the left side on the Islamabad-Lahore Motorway M-2 after Pindi Bhattian, on Lahore-Sargodha Road N-60. It is an important air base of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and also famous for high quality world-class juicy oranges.
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Shakargarh
Shakargarh is the last city in Punjab on the northeast side on the border between Pakistan and India, at the distance of 135km from Lahore on the Kala Khatie-Narang Mandi Road. It is also considered a gateway to Kashmir.
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Sheikhupura
Sheikhupura is an industrial city at the distance of 38 Km from Lahore on the northwest side in Punjab on the old G. T. Road. Its old name was Jahangirpura developed by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1607, as it was a major rest area at the time of the Mughal Empire while visiting the military headquarters in Lahore Fort.
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Sialkot
Sialkot is situated in the northeast of the Punjab province in Pakistan at the feet of the snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab River. Formerly, Sialkot has been the winter capital of the State of Kashmir. The city is about 125 Km north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Jammu in India.
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Sukkur
Sukkur is situated in Sindh Province on the left bank of the Indus River at a distance 489 km from Karachi on National Highway N-5. It is considered as the Gate of Sindh. It is an important railway junction in Pakistan Railway as well as in the British time. Sukkur is also famous for one of the largest military cantonments of Pakistan Army in the town of Pano Aqil.
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Toba Tek Singh
Toba Tek Singh is located on the right bank of the Ravi River at the distance of 270 km from Lahore, and accessible via Islamabad-Lahore Motorway M-2, and turn left from Pindi Bhattian on Faisalabad - Multan Motorway M-4. It is named after Tek Singh, a Sikh Religious personality.
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Vehari
Vehari is located at the distance of 320km from Lahore in Punjab Province on Multan-Dehli Road at an altitude of 443 feet on the north of the Sutlej river. It is accessible through National Highway N-5, turning left after Mian Channu or turning left from Chichwatni via Burewala.
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