Chawinda Explained

Official Name:Chawinda
Settlement Type:Town
Coordinates:32.3841°N 74.7249°W
Pushpin Map:Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Punjab, Pakistan
Population Total:26906
Population As Of:2017
Elevation M:165
Leader Title:MPA
Leader Name:Khuram Khan Virk
Leader Title1:MNA
Leader Title2:Assistant Education Officer
Leader Name2:Umer Farooq
Blank Name Sec2:Union councils
Blank Info Sec2:121
Area Code:052
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Native Name Lang:ur

Chawinda (Urdu: {{nq|چونڈہ) is a city located near village Sehna wali in Pasrur Tehsil, Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan. The town sits at an altitude of 165m (541feet),[1] close to the border with Jammu and Kashmir.

Chawinda was the site of a key tank battle during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, where the Pakistani forces blocked the advance of the Indian Army which had thrust itself into the Sialkot district in an effort to thwart Pakistan's own advances into Indian-administered Kashmir.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/04/Chawinda2.html Location of Chawinda – Falling Rain Genomics