Dina, Pakistan
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According to the 2023 census, 50,737 people live in Dina, 34.12% of them in the urban area.[1] Dina has provided many soldiers to the British and later the Pakistan Army and is known as the city of soldiers or land of martyrs and warriors.[2]
Location
Dina is located near the Pothohar Plateau, in the north of the Punjab province. It is the heart of Jhelum district. It is bordered by Jhelum and Sohawa to its south, Rohtas City to its south west, Garh Mahal to its south and east, Mirpur to its east, Chakwal to its west, Mangla Cantt to its northeast, and Domeli to its north. The district of Jhelum stretches from the River Jhelum almost to the Indus. Nearby villages include Mota Gharbi, Khukha, Gaggar Kalan, Gaggar Khurd, Natain, Khojki, Dhok Padhal and Dhok Gujral.
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Economy
There is limited industrial activity including woodworking, ironworking and marble processing. The main source of income for residents is remittances from relatives working in the UK and the Persian Gulf region. Many residents join the Pakistan Army. There is some small-scale agriculture with wheat and pulses as the main crops.
Salt is quarried at the Mayo mine in the Salt Range hills. The chief centre of the salt trade is Pind Dadan Khan. Two coal mines in the district supply the North-Western Railway. They are the only working coal mines in Punjab province.Many businesses in jehlum are owned by Arain and Ghakhar families.
History
Dina is the nearest town to the Pothohar Plateau, Mirpur which is rich in archaeological sites of the ancient Soanian culture.[4]
Culture
The main languages spoken in Dina are Punjabi and Urdu.
Several poets and famous personalities were born in Dina, the popular Pakistani poet Zamir Jafri and the Indian poet Gulzar. Gulzar wrote the following lines for his birthplace: Template:Poemquote
Transport
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Education
- Farabi Foundation school
- Punjab College
- Reformer School System
- NLC
- Fauji Foundation School
- Bukhari College
- Govt. Higher Secondary School
- Govt. College
- Govt. Fatima Jinnah Degree College For Women
- Govt. High School Mian Mohalla
- Saracens Foundation High School
- The Educators
- Dar e Arqam
- Aspire Collage Gt road Dina
- Govt Elementary School Mehsian
References
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