Dijkot
Dijkot
ڈجکوٹ | |
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  Dijkot Location within Punjab, Pakistan  Dijkot Location within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 31°13′3″N 72°59′45″E / 31.21750°N 72.99583°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Faisalabad |
| District | Faisalabad District |
| Elevation | 174 m (571 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 96,934 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu |
| • Native | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:00 (PKT) |
Dijkot (Punjabi, Urdu: ڈجکوٹ) is a city in the Faisalabad District of Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2]
Demographics
[edit]Dijkot has a population of 96,934 (2023).[3]
Geography
[edit]The area of Dijkot is 700 kanal, or .35 km2. It is situated on the Faisalabad-Samundri Road 26 km from Faisalabad and 20 km from Samundri.
History
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Dijkot was once named the “State of Dijkot.” The name "Dijkot" is derived from the word ‘ditch,’ which roughly translates to 'fort,' or 'city inside a fort'.[4]
Dijkot is named after a warrior tribe. The city was destroyed in 326 BC, when it was attacked by the army of Alexander the Great and as a result, the population declined significantly.[4]
The city was eventually re-inhabited and ruled by Chandragupta Maurya, who brought the town back to some significance. In 712 AD, Muhammad ibn al-Qasim attacked and occupied Sindh, in southeast Pakistan. Qasim reached Chiniot, a city in Punjab, devastating Dijkot on the way.
Dijkot was attacked in 1460 by local tribes and once again destroyed. It was rebuilt for a second time in 1462 by the Sufi saint Baba Sher Shah, who lived south of the state. In 1908, a police station was established in Dijkot, along with a government high school during the British Empire period in India.[4]
Education
[edit]- Government Primary Schools
- Government Higher Secondary Schools (for males & females)
- Government College for Boys
- Government Post Graduate College for Women
Health
[edit]- Civil Hospital, Dijkot[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ PAF (Pakistan Air Force) aircraft crashes in Dijkot Dawn (newspaper), Published 18 April 2008, Retrieved 18 April 2021
- ↑ Online learner traffic licence branch set up in Dijkot The News International (newspaper), Published 28 December 2020, Retrieved 18 April 2021
- ↑ "Dijkot (Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 Muhammad Hassan Miraj (20 May 2013). "The Alexander of Samundri (scroll down to mid-article to read about Dijkot)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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