About dinga

About Dinga... Dinga is a city of Gujrat District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 31°57'34N 74°28'57E at an elevation of 218 meters and lies between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab. The main highway that runs from Lahore to Rawalpindi is about 25 km northeast of Dinga. Dinga is about 100 km from the border that separates Pakistan and India, the city is famous in Pakistan for meethi, saunf (sugar coated aniseeds).

Contents:

1 History

2 Administration

3 Transport

4 Educational Institute

5 Famous Personalities

6 Main Shopping Centers

7 Main Markets

8 Press Media

9 Place of Interest

10 Banks General Information...

Pakistan. Province: Punjab Coordinates: 31°57?34?N 74°28?57?E? / ?31.95944, 74.4825 Elevation: 218m ( 715ft ) AMSL Time Zone: PST ( UTC +5 ) No. of Towns: 1 No. of Union Council:

2 History Dinga is an old city. There is evidence that this town was established in the 16th century. Before the partition in 1947, Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs used to live here in harmony. There was a Gurdwara for the Sikhs called NanakSar. Still u may see the ruins of pre partition buildings here. The population of Dinga in 2008 about 80,000. Go to Top

Administration The city of Dinga is part of Kharian Tehsil (a subdivision of Gujrat District) and is administratively subdivided into two Union Councils, Dinga-I and Dinga-II. Go to Top

Transport The easiest way to reach Dinga from abroad is to fly in to the airport at Islamabad, and then take a bus or some other means of transport to Dinga. Dinga is about 135 km from Islamabad. It takes 2 hours to reach Dinga from Islamabad by road and 3 hours from Lahore. Dinga is connected to Islamabad by the Grand Trunk Road - the main highway that runs from Rawalpindi to Lahore. At the city of Kharian on the highway, you will take a right turn onto Rasul road towards Dinga. Dinga is about 25 km from this point, which would take about half an hour to reach. The condition of the GT road from Rawalpindi/Islamabad to Kharian is excellent, and the road from Kharian to Dinga is reasonably good for travel. An alternate way to reach Dinga from India is to fly in to the airport at Sargodha (which is due southwest of Dinga), and then take a train or some other means of transport to Dinga. Go to Top

Educational Institute Govt. Degree College for Boys Dinga Govt. Degree College for Women Dinga Crescent Public High School, The Educators, Vega school system, Pakistan quality public school, Islamic school and others Go to Top

Famous Personalities CH JAFFAR IQBAL Yousaf Toppa brother of Haji mohd Hussain Toppa Major Mohammad Akram Shaheed (Nishan-e-Haider) General Iftikhar Janjua Shaheed (Nishan-e-Imtiaz) Haji Muhammad Sadiq Butt,,,a well known businessman, social worker and two consecutive times elected Nazim of Dinga ( union council dinga I ) Go to Top

Main Shopping Centers Khan Plaza (Owner: Mohammad Arshad Khan) Raja Bazar Androon Bazar Ravi Road Thana Road Kolian Road Eidgah Bazar Kharian Link Road Go to Top

Main Markets Ghalla Mandi (Market of Rice & Wheat) Sabzi Mandi (Fruit & vegetable Market) Go to Top

Press Media Weekly Deehat Times Weekly Nai Haiqiq Weekly Times of Dinga Weekly Nawa-e-Dinga Weekly Muqabil Monthly Nawa-e-Mashhood Monthly Mata-e-ilam (For Children) Go to Top

Place of Interest MUGHAL PALACE mohallah sha sawar.Toppa House Markzi Jamia Masjid (Eid Gah) Sundar Das Palace Mandar Wala Mohallah Fatima Jannah Children Park Govt. High School Eidgah Chowk Deras in surroundings Go to Top

Banks Allied Bank Limited Habib Bank Limited United Bank Limited MCB Bank Limited Bank Al Habib Limited Bank Al Falah Limited Go to Top