Khushab
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Khushab
خُوشاب | |
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City | |
Khushab Location of Khushab | |
Coordinates: 32°17′55″N 72°21′3″E / 32.29861°N 72.35083°ECoordinates: 32°17′55″N 72°21′3″E / 32.29861°N 72.35083°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
Division | Sargodha |
District | Khushab |
Population | |
• City | 119,384 |
• Rank | 77th, Pakistan |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+6 |
Area code(s) | 0454 |
Website | www |
Khushab Official Website |
Khushab (Urdu: خُوشاب) is a city as well as a district of Sargodha Division, located in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[2] The word Khushab means "sweet water." Khushab city also serves as the headquarters of Khushab Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district Khushab.[3] It is the 77th largest city of Pakistan by population.
The city of Khushab is the location of the Khushab Nuclear Complex,[4] a critical part of the Pakistan's Special Weapons Programme.[5]
Demographics[]
The population according to the 1901 census was 11,403. Now it is 50,000.[6]
Etymology[]
"Khushab" is a combination of two Persian words: khush (Persian: خُوش), meaning "sweet or tasty", and aab (Persian: آب), meaning "water". A common belief is that the Persians from the west first used the word khush-aab in admiration of the sweet and tasty water found in the historical city situated on the bank of Jhelum River. In time the city became known as Khushab.[7]
Notable people[]
- Idris Azad, philosopher, poet, fiction writer, and journalist.
- Wasif Ali Wasif, a great scholar, poet, and religious mentor.
References[]
- ^ "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Tehsil statistics (Government of Pakistan, Statistics Division) Archived 30 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Khushab - Government of Pakistan Archived 24 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Special Weapons Program of Pakistan, Federation of American Scientists website
- ^ Shahzeb Jillani, "South Asia arms race - is it paranoia?", BBC News, 25 July 2006
- ^ Khushāb Town in Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 298.
- ^ "District Courts Khushab". Retrieved 24 December 2013.
External links[]
- Populated places in Khushab District
- Cities in Punjab (Pakistan)