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Burj Attari is a town located only 14 km from Lahore at Lahore-Jaranwala Road, Pakistan and 12 km from Shahdara, but it is in the Sheikhupura District, Punjab (Pakistan).

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Burj Attari Burj Attari برج اٹاری
Town
Country	Pakistan
Tehsil	Ferozewala
District	Sheikhupura District
Government
• Type	Union Council 32
• Chairman	ALTAF MEHAR
• chairman	Imran Javed Chohan
• General Councilors	Hafiz Suhail Anjum
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Time zone	+05 GMT
• Summer (DST)	+06 GMT
Area code(s)	0562

Burj Attari is famous for agriculture products and fruits like guavas, leechee and strawberries. It is a very ancient village from since 1400 A.D.

Noorewala Road a 6 km long sub-road leads to a small village Noor-e-wala and Khanpur Canal (Bann), further goes village Bansi-Nagar and Battiyanwala (located at Lahore-Shekhupura road) making a total length of 13.2 km. Burj road connects village Burj with the M-2 motorway. Noorewala Road also goes to Nankana Sahib.

Education

Burj Attari has a number of government and private schools but no any colleges.

Government institutes

• Vocational Training Institute, Noorewala Road, Burj Attari
• Govt. High School for Boys, Burj Attari
• Govt. High School for Girls, Burj Attari

Well-known historical figures

The history of Burj-Attari is filled with tales of people who had a great influence and effect in their times and are still recalled to this day. Worth mentioning are people like:

• Malik Maula Baksh Chohan (marhoom)
• Malik Shah Muhammad Chohan (marhoom)
• Zail Dar
• Ch. Feroz-ul-Din(marhoom)(ex-member dist. board Skp.) son of Ch. Allah Bakhsh (marhoom)
• Malik Zakir Khan Chohan (marhoom)
• Ch. Muhammad Ismail Dohta (marhoom)
• Malik Muhammad Afzal Chohan (marhoom)(ex-chairman UC Burj Attari)
• Malik Mehmood Ahmed Khan Chohan (marhoom)(ex-chairman UC Burj Attari)
• Ch. Barkat Ali Dohta (marhoom)(ex-chairman UC Burj Attari, ex_chairman Markaz Council Sharaqpur Sharif) son of Ch. Muhammad Ismail Dohta (marhoom)
• Ch. Asghar Ali Dhota son of Ch. Muhammad Ismail Dhota (ex-chairman U.C Burj Attari)
• Ch. Riaz Ahmed Sapal (marhoom)(ex-chairman UC Burj Attari)
• Baba Nazeer Ahmed (marhoom)(ex-member UC Burj Attari)
• Ch. Jalil Ahmed adv.(marhoom) grandson of Ch. Allah Bakhsh (Arrayin Saghi)(marhoom)
• Malik Ahmad Khan Chohan

Localities

• Chohana pher (Main Bazar)
• Noorywala Road
• Madina Block
• Hassan Pora
• Shaik Colony
• Quarter
• chabil

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