Chunian
is a historic city
of Pakistan.
Chunian is located
at 30° 58' 0 North
73° 58' 60 East.
Chunian is situated
80 Kilometers away
from Lahore (Capital
of Punjab). It is a
Tehsil/Headquarter
of Dist Kasur.
Chunian is divided
into Two parts for
administration Know
as Chunian City 1
and Chunian City 2.
The Administration
and Area under
Chunian City 1 is
wisely managed by
their respective
administrators than
Chunian City 2.
Pakistan's
Largest Forest in
Chhanga Manga is
also under this
Tehsil/headquarter.
Pakistan's Largest
Sugar mill is also
in this city
(probably the
largest sugar mill
of south Asia).
Chunian has a
population of 75,000
and consist of 27
Union Counsils
(ALLAH ABAD,
BHAGIWAL, CHAK NO
13, CHAK NO 18,
CHUNIAN NO 1,
CHUNIAN NO 2, DEO
SIAL, DHUTTAY,
GEHLAN HITHAR,
JAGUWALA, JAJJAL,
JAMSHER KALAN,
JAMSHER KHURD, JAND
WALA, KANGANPUR,
KANGANPUR RURAL, KOT
SANDRESS, KOTHA,
KULL, LUNDAY,
MAUJOKI, MOKAL,
MULAPUR, MUNDAYKI,
SADDA, TALWANDI, WAN
KHARA) . Chunian
City is located on
the right side of
River Biaas but
River Biaas changed
its course several
decades ago and the
garbage of the city
has filled this.
Chunian
has a better market
for agrarians. There
are two busiest
markets in Chunian
Khalid Market and
Jinnah Market.
Majority of People
of villages usually
come in these
markets for shopping
otherwise many of
them goto Pattoki
(another city).
History
The
present city is more
than 500 years old.
Some parts of the
city fortification
and several of its
gates still exist.
The city is built on
a mound that is
believed to be an
original Harappan or
Indus Valley
Civilisation site.
There has been
little excavation.
The last excavation
was carried out in
1978 by the
Archeology
Department,
Government of
Pakistan. Among
other objects, coins
dating back to
Alexander the
Great's time (c. 323
B.C.) were
discovered at the
site. A large area
of unexcavated
mounds extends to
the south-west of
the city where
ancient bricks and
shards of pottery
can be found on the
surface. Popular
legend holds that
the city has been
destroyed nine times
in the past. The
present name is
popularly believed
to have been derived
from 'Chunni', name
of a daughter of
Raja Todar Mal, the
dewan or revenue
minister to Mughal
Emperor Akbar the
Great. Little
historical evidence
of this belief has
been documented.
People of nearby
villages call the
city Chooni in local
dialect of Punjabi
