Hazro, Punjab

Hazro (Punjabi, Urdu: حضرو‎) is a town located at north-west of Pakistan in Hazro Tehsil of Attock District in Punjab Privince of Pakistan.[1]

Hazro

حضرو
Hazro
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 33°54′35″N 72°29′34″E
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictAttock District
TehsilHazro Tehsil
Elevation
1,184 ft (361 m)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)+6
Calling code057
Union councils14
Websitehttp://www.hazrocity.com

It is located approximately halfway between Peshawar and Islamabad, the federal capital. This town is the capital of Hazro Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district, and the central marketplace of the Chach Valley, consisting of 84 villages located along the Indus River.

2nd connectivity through M1 (Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway) is at Chach Interchange (چھچھ انٹرچینج), Which is the main entry to the town if coming from Islamabad or Peshawar.

History

Early Muslim Rule

According to the Gazetteer of Rawalpindi, Hazro was the battlefield of great battle in which, in AD 1008, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznawi defeated the united forces of the Rajas of Hindustan and Punjab with a slaughter of 20,000 men.[2]

British Raj

During British Rule the town of Hazro became part of Attock Tehsil; the municipality of Attock which was created in 1867 and the North-Western Railway connected the town to Lawrencepur. By the 20th century the town was surrounded by rich cultivation, and had a flourishing trade, chiefly in tobacco and sugar. The population according to the 1901 census of India was 9,799.[2]

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References
  1. "Hazro". Hazro. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  2. Gazetteer of the Rawalpindi district 1893-94 published by Sang-E-Meel Publications and Page 259
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