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Gujranwala

Pakistan

Watercolour of Gujranwala, Pakistan. The historic birthplace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and "City of Wrestlers" (Phelwans) along the Grand Trunk Road and Upper Chenab Canal, with Haveli of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Samadhi of Mahan Singh and Sardar Charat Singh.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Haveli of Maharaja Ranjit Singh; Samadhi of Mahan Singh and Sardar Charat Singh; Sheranwala Gate; Upper Chenab Canal; Punjabi; Old Walled City; lush Punjab canal-plain flora; Sikh Empire
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking toward the carved brick facade and jharokha balconies of Ranjit Singh's Haveli or along the tree-lined banks of the Upper Chenab Canal with historic domes in the distance, showing banyan branches and cobblestones in the foreground, the historic haveli or canal waters in the middle-ground, and the soft Punjabi plain horizon fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the thick canopies of banyan, peepal, and sheesham trees along the Upper Chenab Canal and haveli courtyards.
Guarded against
Not Lahore, Faisalabad, or Rawalpindi
Population2,511,118Wikidata: 1,569,090
Coordinates32.16°N, 74.19°E
Elevation231 m
Area3,198 km²
Time zoneAsia/KarachiUTC+5
Solar noon12:03clock runs 0.1 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Gujranwala and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Hanga Roa, Chile — 657 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

LahorePK68 km
AmritsarIN89 km
FaisalabadPK133 km
RawalpindiPK192 km
IslamabadPK204 km
LudhianaIN210 km
SrinagarIN222 km
PeshawarPK318 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Gujranwala inside this atlas.

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