Muridke

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Muridke مریدکے
City
Muridke
CBS ground at night
Muridke
Coordinates: 31°48′07″N 74°15′18″E / 31.802°N 74.255°E / 31.802; 74.255
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Sheikhupura
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Population  (2017)[1]
• City	166,652
• Rank	53rd, Pakistan
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Muridke (Punjabi, Urdu: مُرِيدكے), is a city and headquarters of Muridke Tehsil of Sheikhupura District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 53rd largest city of Pakistan by population. Muridke is situated near the city of Lahore, at an elevation of 205 m (675 ft)^[2] and is situated on the Grand Trunk Road.

In 2005, Muridke became the headquarters of the newly created Muridke Tehsil of Sheikhupura District.

Schools[]

Chand Bagh School is situated on the Muridke-Sheikhupura road.

Notable people[]

• Iqbal Masih, former child slave and later activist^[3]
• Jaffar Nazir, first-class cricketer^[4]
• Bilawal Bhatti, international cricketer
• Imran Nazir, international cricketer
• , international cricketer
• , international cricketer
• , international cricketer

References[]

Coordinates: 31°48′07″N 74°15′18″E / 31.802°N 74.255°E / 31.802; 74.255

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