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Chiniot
چنیوٹ
General Information
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
Coordinates 31°43′14″N 72°59′24″E / 31.72056, 72.99Coordinates: 31°43′14″N 72°59′24″E / 31.72056, 72.99
Calling code 047
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
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Chiniot (Urdu: چنیوٹ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Chiniot is tehsil headquarters of Jhang District in the former Faisalabad Division. It is located on left bank of the Chenab River on the Sargodha to Faisalabad road. The population of Chiniot is estimated to be 1.5 million. Chiniot is located at Latitude: 31.7200 and Longitude: 72.9789. For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... Currently, Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces, two territories, and also portions of Kashmir that are administered by the Pakistani government. ... This article is about the Pakistani province. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A telephone number is a sequence of decimal digits (0-9) that is used for identifying a destination telephone line in a telephone network. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Pakistan Standard Time (PST) is the time zone for Pakistan. ... UTC +5 is the timezone for : Pakistan Standard Time in Pakistan. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Union Council Union Council is a sub part of a district, usually it is a large village also including the nearby small villages. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_Pakistan. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... This article is about the Pakistani province. ... The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ... Jhang District (Urdu: جھنگ) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. ... Faisalabad Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. ... The Chenab River (Punjabi: , , Urdu: , literally Moon(Chen) River(ab)) is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers at Tandi located in the upper Himalayas, in the Lahaul district of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... Sargodha (Urdu: ) is the capital city of Sargodha District in Punjab province, Pakistan, it is located in northeast Pakistan, to the west-northwest of Lahore on the lower Jhelum Canal. ...   (Urdu: فیصل آباد) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. ...


Chiniot is on the bank of River Chenab, and is famous for its furniture industry, which it also exports. Its labour force is specially skilled in woodwork.



== HISTROY:-


The founder of the Chiniot City was " RANNI JANAN "


Chiniot is at present the Sub-divisional Headquarters of Chiniot Tehsil of Jhang District in Faisalabad Division of the Punjab. According to the older and classical District Gazetteer of Jhang "the surface of the district presents three levels on the extreme west the high sand dunes of the Thal, in the centre the two low-lying river valleys and on the extreme east a portion of the Sandal Bar".


On the hill of the river bank is a temple said to have built by Maharaja Gulab Sing of Kashmir. The most conspicuous building in the town is the pillars constructed of sang-i-larzan are exceptionally beautiful. The origins of the town might go back to remote antiquity. But, unfortunately, no full-fledged archaeological excavations have ever been undertaken. It would, therefore, be fairly safe to assume that Chiniot may have been the cradle of some ancient civilisation under a Sanskrit name or at least formed part of it. The name Chiniot is a corruption of the name Chandan, a king's daughter who used to hunt in men's clothing while out hunting, she saw the site of Chiniot and was so impressed that she ordered a town to be built there. A reference in Rig-Veda to a place is constructed by some scholars as implying the town now known as Chiniot. Channiwat is said to have been mentioned in Ramayan and subsequently by Alberuni in his Kitab-ul-Hind.


Channiwat, popularly known as Ajhan, housed one of the three ancient Universities in the Punjab, the other two being at Ajodhan and Taxila. Professor Lakshami Narain is credited with the theory that the Ajhan University was situated among the rocks on the bank of the River Chenab near Chiniot.

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Tribes

The main tribes of Chiniot are: Kamangar (chaudhry family) Arian, aggasi bhatti,Bhutta, Chadhar, Chinioti Sheikhs, Haral, Jute, Khokhar, Lali, Mufti, Nekokara, Nissowana, Sayyid.kharl. Arian may refer to: Arian, being well endowed. ... Bhutta and its variant Bhutto (Urdu: بھٹہ ) is a Rajput / Jat tribe in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. ... Chadhar is a Punjabi tribe of India and Pakistan. ... Khokhar or Khokar is a gotra of Gujjars, Rajputs, Khatris, Tarkhans and Jats found in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India. ... A Mufti (Arabic: مفتى ) is an Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law (Sharia), capable of issuing fataawa (plural of fatwa). // Role of a Mufti in governments In theocracies like Saudi Arabia and Iran, and in some countries where the constitution is based on sharia law, such... This article is about the honorific. ...


LOCATION

The Punjab plain comprises mainly the province of Punjab. It is the gift of River Indus and its five eastern tributaries- Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas. The plain spreads from the south of Potohar plateau up to Mithankot, where Sulaiman Range approaches river Indus. The Punjab plain is almost a featureless plain with a gentle slope southward averaging one foot to the mile. The only break in the alluvial monotony is the little group of broken hills(100 ft-1,600ft.) near Sangla and Irana on either side of the Chenab. The entire plain is extensively irrigated by a network of canals. This system has been greatly expanded and improved in recent years by the construction of link-canals, dams and barrages as a result of the Indus Water Treaty with India, which awarded the three western rivers (Indus, Jhelum and Chenab) to Pakistan, and the three eastern rivers (Ravi,Sutlej and Beas) to India. Tarbela Dam on river Indus and Mangla Dam on River Jhelum, which have water storage capacities of 11.1 million acre ft. and 5.55 million acre ft. respectively, need a special mention. Irrigation water is supplemented by summer and winter rains(15-20 inches) so that a variety of crops is raised, the major one being wheat, rice, cotton and sugarcane. The region has earned the name of granary of Pakistan. However, the blessings of canal irrigation have not been without a curse, which render about 100,000 acres of land unproductive every year through water-logging and salinity. The menace has been greatly controlled through salinity control and reclamation projects. Agricultural development boosted urbanization and industrialization so that the region has emerged as the most important economically developed area of Pakistan, containing over 56 per cent of the population and most of the commercial and industrial centres of the country, such as Lahore (2,922,000),Faisalabad (1,092.000). Multan (730,000), Gujranwala (596,000), Sialkot (297,000) and Gujrat (154,000) and Chiniot Latitude 31 40 N Longitude 73 00 E Agriculture is thus almost entirely dependent on rainfall of 15-20 inches and on the small dams built in the catchments areas of the streams.


Fields of wheat, barley, jowar, bajra and pulses are found in valley bottoms and on the terraced slopes along river banks. A new economic factor has been introduced by the establishment of a few factories in Rawalpindi and Islamabad and a large industrial area in the Taxila-Wah-Hassanabdal triangle, where a large cement factory was already in existence. The region is particularly known for its oilfields in Khaur-Dhulian neighbourhood, the ancient civilization sites in Soan valley, the ruins and the Buddhist University at Taxila and the new capital, Islamabad, which stands north of the old city of Rawalpindi (806,000) at the southern slops of Murree hills, the popular Holiday resort of the country. Salt Range The ramparts of the Salt Range stretching from east to west in the south separate potohar upland from the Punjab plain. The average height of the Salt Range is about 700 meters, but near Sakesar in Sargodha district, it rises to 1,500 meters, making summer pleasant. The southern face is remarkably steep, dissected and intensely arid. But, the northern slope is gentle and has sparse vegetation of oleanders and wild olives.


The top of the range is a narrow belt of isolated plateaus and basins, where, sparse stunted trees and fields of wheat and maize are found. However, the real importance of the salt mines lies in the large deposits of pure salt at Khewra and Kalabagh and the large seams of coal at Dandot and Makerwal.


[[CULTURE]]


Every part of this world is full of natural beauty and different colors of life. This world could be categorized in different cultural sections. Our beloved country Pakistan is also full of cultral heritage. Punjab is the highest populated area of Pakistan is a place of history and cultural heritage. The cities and villages of Punjab are remarkable landmarks of Pakistani history. Chiniot is also a historical part of this province which has its own cultural values and customs. We can divide these cultural activities in following categories.


LANGUAGE OF CHINIOT

Punjabi is an important language in Pakistan. It is even spoken and understood in areas beyond the confines of Punjab. It is used as the vehicle of common expression.


Punjabi is a very rich language. Particularly it is rich in mystical and romantic poetry.


The poetic work such as Heer Ranjha by Waris Shah, Saif Maluk by Mian Muhammad Baksh, Yousaf by Maulvi Abdus - Sattar and Maulvi- GhulamRasul are considered to be the classics of the Punjabi language


ART AND CRAFTS

Chiniot is the land of many crafts and here each art enjoys a place all its own. Here we see countless gems of such skill and notability that their fame is world wide. Of the crafts we would name.


DRESSES OF CHINIOT

A great variety of dresses are worn by theChiniot’s . National dress is attaining popularity. The typical Punjabi still wear dhoti and turban. Hukka is his constant companion.


Khussa with dhoti and turban, most of the Punjabi’s wear khussa. It is the traditional shoe which Punjabi’s wear in routine life and in the marriage functions.


FOODS OF CHINIOT

Chiniot’s are fond of many things. They usually like to eat saag and makaiki rotee,Dal Chawal, Biryani, and many other things. In marriage ceremonies mutton curry with rotee is served to baratees. Then tea is served. In summer, at noon, they usually drink lussee,in break fast, they eat butter with naan or parathea.


SPORTS

Chiniot’s are fond of kabaddi and wrestling. Kabaddi and wrestling is very popular in Chiniot as well as Punjab and also in other parts of Pakistan. It is also played on national level.Other than these cricket is played in grounds as well as in streets. Bedminton is liked by all agers, Sheikh Rasheed ,Jawad Ahmad (late),Bilal Musadiq,Saad Ausaf are among the national player category. In the table tennis M.Haroon.M.Rasid.Shazad.M.Jawad Nasir are poineers.


MUSIC AND DANCES

Chiniot’s passionately loves folk tales and songs. The known legends of Sassi- Punnu, Sohni- Mahiwal and Heer-Ranjha are a great source of amusement for them, Punjabi dances- luddi and bhangra also provide great amusement and happiness for them.


POPULATION AND PEOPLE

The population of the country as on 1st January, 1994, is estimated at about 124.45 million with its male/female ratio of 52.50:47.50 per cent. The current growth rate of 3.0 percent is the highest among nine most populous countries of the world. The population is expected to reach 150 million by the year 2000. Density per square kilometer is 156 persons.


Literacy rate is estimated to be 36.8 per cent. Of the four provinces, with 25.8 per cent of land area of the country, Punjab has 56.5 per cent of the total population; Sindh, with 17.7 per cent of land area, has 22.6 per cent: NWFP, (including FATA) with 12.8 per cent of land area, has 15.7 percent; Balochistan, with 43.6 per cent of land area, has 5.1 per cent. Thus, Punjab is the most densely (240 persons per sq km) populated province, followed by Sindh and NWFP. Balochistan is the least populated province, with 19 persons per square kilometer.


The overall population density of the country is 156 persons per square kilometers as estimated in 1994. Sindh is the urbanized province with 43 per cent of the people living in urban areas including Karachi City. The urban population of Punjab is 28 per cent followed by NWFP, 21 per cent, and Balochistan 16 per cent. About 67 per cent of the total urban population of the country lives in 28 cities with population of 100,000 and above, while 57 per cent of the total urban population lives in 12 cities with population lives in 12 cities with population of 200,000 and above.


BASKETRY WORK

Folk women from Punjab are engaged all over the province in the creation of beautiful basketry work. Chaj, changair, mats and rugs of all kinds are woven for the use of people.


Basketry of Pakistan is famous for its art and its artistry all over the world. Books racks, tiffin baskets, waste paper baskets and other artistic pieces are notable items in the basketry range.


STONE CRAFT

The forts of Pakistan are living example of the stone craft of the land. The sculpture in red stone and marble is the most that impresses the tourist. The Lahore Forts, the Shalimar Gardens, the Badshahi Mosque, the Emblems and figures in many other forts, citadels and regions are expressive of the stone craft legacy of our land. The old Buddhist sculpture in thePunjab is a memory of a distant past keeping alive a modern age. Taxila too boasts of unique specimens in sculpture. Lahore and Chiniot are famous for the production of very exquisite and delicate wood curios.


WEAVING

The weaver of the Punjab is looked upon with great love and admiration because he is the textile factory of his region. The cloth he weaves, the hand woven Khaddar is rough but for the villagers most loved and desires.


The spinning wheel or charkha is a device used for the spinning of thread and the Khadi is upon what the cloth is woven. This is not the only cloth, soft Muslim too we get which is user for Kurtad and turbaned of the men. The brown Khadar of the Shahiwal region is very rare and beautiful. The art of the charkha is most developed in Lahore, Multan, Jhang, Sargpdja, Quasar, and Jhelum a splendor and grace all their own. Khes or large rough bed sheets are one most useful product.


The weaver uses his bold, rustic and natural talent to express his mood in his weaving a mood most resplendent and obvious. Darries, carpets, rugs in bold and carious impressions are a gay and impressive product of the weaver art. The lacha or the Punjab sarong too the weaver creates. The bell adorned in this most voluptuous dress is an image of beauty.


The lacha for the lady and the Lungi the slightly less decorative garment bold in design though not in color is what is woven for the men. The malmal Khaddar a cloth of finer quality is woven too for Kurtas and other lighter garments


WOOD WOKR

All over the land craftsmen are engaged in woodcarving and produce furniture and wooden curios of unsurpassed quality. The artisan of the Chiniot in woodcarving uses the skills of carving, incising, coloring and inlaying. Walnut wood furniture is famous worldwide for the art and delicacy with which it is created.


Chiniot is famous for brass inlayed woodwork. Lacquer work is found in Khaniwal, Kasur and Chiniot. Choice of color and design vary from place to place. Black, White and brown are favorite colors in the Punjab. Beds, bed legs, low chairs or pihris, picture stands and swings were created and mow with a new love of folklore in the land are fashionable items in spice containers, mirror frames, walkers, toys, imitation fruit and vegetables


METAL WOKR

Metal craft is the most well produced at Lahore, Wazirabad, Sialkot and Gujranwala. At Wazirabad, we produce excellent cutlery. Daggers and knives, swords and stilettos are produces as specimens of great beauty. The plough, the hoe and the sickle that are emblems of our rustic and rural heritage find production here. Floral pots with pictorial designs are decorative objects. The old city of Moenjodaro with its seals and emblems has given its glory to the metal art of Pakistan. In copper craft the Pakistani artisan skill is at its highest. The surahis and aftabas are beautiful metal containers that are famous for their artistry and splendor. Panels in relief with intricate designs are decorative specimens. Metal craft with chasing, perforation and repousse is much in demand.


ROLE OF SHEIKH BARADRY IN TRADING SECTOR

Renowned Business Community spread all over the world. Famous for honesty and gentlemen promises. The higher level of ethical and business standards mantained in the business and cultural dealings. At the time of creation of Pakistan, two business communities played major role in the development of trade and Industry. Hindu leaders were of the view, since Pakistan has no solid business Infrastructure, the entire structure could collapse within no time. The Chiniot Shaikh Biradri as a business community took the challenge in the progress and development of the newly created republic.


Chain of industries started flourishing in the urban and rural belts of the country. Within no time Faisalabad became famous as the Manchestor of Pakistan. Jute Industry in the East Pakistan changed hand from hindus to muslims.


Leather industry was mainly in the hands of Chiniot Shaikh Biradri beore the Partition of sub-continent. This industry was spread all over the sub-continent and now consolidation started by shifting to the areas now has in Pakistan.


Largest exporter in textile and leather goods are belong to Chiniot Shaikh Biradri. (information collected from Sheikh Bradry) M.Jawad Nasir


Places to visit

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  • Mausoleum of Shah Burhan‎
It is a Mughal style mausleum of sofi saint Hazrat Shah Burhan.
It was erected by the orders of Nawab Sa'adullah Khan who was the prime minister of Mughal empire during reign of Shah Jehan.

The five-storey height of the building dominates surrounding structures. In plan, rooms are grouped around the central hall or courtyard which is roofed in glass. Stylistically, the building is a mixture of Mughal, colonial and traditional elements. Capital Delhi / Agra Language(s) Persian (initially also Chagatai, Turkish; later also Urdu) Government Monarchy Emperor  - 1526-1530 Babur  - 1530–1539 and after restoration 1555–1556 Humayun  - 1556–1605 Akbar  - 1605–1627 Jahangir  - 1628–1658 Shah Jahan  - 1659–1707 Aurangzeb History  - Established April 21, 1526  - Ended September 21, 1857 Area... This article or section should be merged with Shah Jahen—preferably maintaining this as the main entry. ... Omar Hayat Palace. ...


The heavy mass of the walls and ceilings, the limited number of shaded openings on façade, timber balconies with lattice screens and the introvertive plan are all traditional responses to the hot climate.

  • [[8 Tazia, master pieces of the wooden handy crafts.Theses are being displayed and lifted on the roads of chiniot on the 10 days of Moharram ul Haram.Showing the hard work and intellectual engeneering command in the fields of wood works.

It is famous for producing a business community,Chinioti people are hardworkers and Intelligent, they spread across the country and now own and control big industrial and business groups all over Pakistan. Most pronunced family in highly brillent minds and literacy rate of 100% is the Kamangar family;living in a seperate community i.e Mohallah Kamangran. Chiniot is famous for its food dishes, especially "Kunna" (raw goat meat cooked in clay pot). The language spoken in Chiniot is jhangochi dialect of Punjabi. Chiniot comprises so many small towns and villages. Villages are mostly CHAK NO. CHAK NOs. means a village planned and established by The Eglish Engineers, during colonial period. These villages were planned mostly along canal banks to distribute the population evenly. Chack No. 128 is one the famous villages along the Jhang Branch Canal, hence has the name CHAK NO. 128 J.B. Jhangochi is the oldest and most conservative dialect of the Punjabi language. ...


Famous personalities:


Dr. Ismail(late), Maeyodin Nakash Kamangar (late), Moulana Manzoor Ahmad chinioti (late),Molvi Muhammad Hussain,Qaiser Ahmad Shaikh, Miss.Mukhtar,Mrs.Suraiya Khurshid& Mrs.Saeeda Aslam(late)kamangar;headmistresses The famous young Urdu poet Zafar Ali Zafar,Master Javed Iqbal,Muhammad Arif are also resident of chiniot.


See also

Coordinates: 31°43′14, 61°N′72 Rabwah (Urdu: ربوہ) is a city in the Punjab province Pakistan with a population of 48,700 (2003) people located near the historical city of Chiniot in the district of Jhang. ...   (Urdu: فیصل آباد) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. ... The Punjab/ پنجاب province of Pakistan is part of the larger Punjab region. ... The Chenab River (Punjabi: , , Urdu: , literally Moon(Chen) River(ab)) is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers at Tandi located in the upper Himalayas, in the Lahaul district of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... Jhang (Punjabi/Urdu: جھنگ) Jhang District is situated in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Awan Awans are descendents of Hazrat Ali(AS). Nekokara Nekokaras are descendents of Hazrat Ameer Muslim (May God be please with him) step brother of Hazrat Imam Hussain (May God be please with him),and the first martyr of Karbala.


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Chiniot is at present the Sub-divisional Headquarters of Chiniot Tehsil of Jhang District in Faisalabad Division of the Punjab.
The name Chiniot is a corruption of the name Chandan, a king's daughter who used to hunt in men's clothing while out hunting, she saw the site of Chiniot and was so impressed that she ordered a town to be built there.
Chiniot was once famous for the manufacture of boats and bows for both civil and military purposes.
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Chiniot is a small town of 200,000 inhabitants, on the banks of River Chenab, in district Jhang in Southwestern Punjab famous for the trading skill of its people, popularly known as the ancestral homes in their native town, then Chiniot might have the biggest concentration of millionaires per square yard in the world.
Ironically not every resident of Chiniot is entitled to call himself a Chinioti and this description is reserved for only those and their descendants who migrated to far off Indian cities in the late 19th or early 20th century, to eke out a living for themselves.
Mian Mansha narrowly escaped the effects of the fall of East Pakistan and nationalization since a family division had taken place in 1969 after the death of his father Mian Mohammad Yahya and the bulk of the assets in East Pakistan was inherited by his uncles.
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