| Chowk Azam | |
| Native Name: | چوک اعظم |
| Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 100px |
| Pushpin Map: | Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan |
| Coordinates: | 30.9648°N 71.217°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Layyah |
| Timezone1: | PST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5 |
| Area Code Type: | Calling code |
| Area Code: | 0606 |
| Population: | 150,000 |
| Postal Code: | 31450 |
Chowk Azam is a city in Layyah District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located from Layyah, the headquarters of the Layyah District, on the Mianwali and Multan road (MM road).[1] Chowk Azam has an estimated population of more than 150,000 people. The city has many educational and vocational institutions, including Government Muslim High School, Divisional Public School, Government College for Boys and Government College for Girls. The campus of the Government College University Faisalabad and Bahauddin Zakariya University in Layyah provides point services for the commuting of Chowk Azam students and others who live in the vicinity. YouTube channels, Haseeb Electronics.[2] and Haseeb Electronics Urdu.[3] are from this city. Friends Public School, Garrison Public School, Millat Public School are some of the private schools
According to popular legend, the history of Chowk Azam dates back to the 14th century, when a conflict between the ruling king of Afghanistan and his brother arose over the throne. Taking with him a caravan of Muslim and Christian allies, the king's brother fled the country in the hope of receiving asylum from the rulers in India. He brought along his entire household, including courtesans, slaves, and cattle. Hearing of the exodus, the king of Afghanistan pursued the caravan with his armed forces. They attacked at the Sindharr clan's thatched house, which is said to have been located where Habib Bank Limited is today. The king's forces engulfed the departed caravan and slaughtered the men, women, children and cattle. It is claimed that the well in which they deposited the dismembered bodies of the dead was so full that blood gushed out of it, giving way to it being formally named "Khooni Chowk".
Later, when Colonel Muhammad Azam arrived, he purchased the land. He built a mosque that is the central mosque of the city today; the settlement was then name after Colonel Azam.
The city's inhabitants consist mainly of Punjabi, Saraiki, Pashtun, and Rohitky communities, with the majority being Punjabi. Punjabi people came to this region in the pre and post-partition era. Agricultural peasants migrated from upper and central Punjab, mainly from Sialkot, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad and Narowal, and settled in Chowk Azam to expand their businesses there.
Chowk Azam, Pakistan is location at a latitude of 30.9706551 and a longitude of 71.212303.