Wazirabad

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Wazirabad
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 32.460983°N 74.119273°E
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Wazirabad
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

Wazirabad was a town on the Grand Trunk Road (GT Road) between Gujranwala and Gujrat, Punjab. It lay in Gujranwala District and was also the headquaters of a tehsil of the same name.


Population

  • 1901: 18,069


History

It was the headquarters of Wazirabad District until 1851-52 and had a cantonment until 1855 when the latter was moved to Sialkot.


Transportation

Rail

  • An important junction on the North Western Railway.
  • Alexandra Railway Bridge. Opened by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) in 1876.

Road

The Grand Trunk Road passed through.


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