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Muridke (Punjabi, Urdu: مُرِيدكے), is a city and headquarters of Muridke Tehsil of Sheikhupura District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 53rd largest city of Pakistan by population. Muridke is situated near the city of Lahore, at an elevation of 205 m (675 ft)[2] and is situated on the Grand Trunk Road.

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Muridke مریدکے
City
Muridke
CBS ground at night
Muridke Show map of Punjab, Pakistan Muridke Show map of Pakistan
Coordinates: 31.802°N 74.255°E / 31.802; 74.255
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Punjab
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Population  (2017)[1]
• City	166,652
• Rank	53rd, Pakistan
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

In 2005, Muridke became the headquarters of the newly created Muridke Tehsil of Sheikhupura District.

Schools

Chand Bagh School is situated on the Muridke-Sheikhupura road.

Notable people

• Iqbal Masih, former child slave and later activist[3]
• Jaffar Nazir, first-class cricketer[4]
• Bilawal Bhatti, international cricketer
• Imran Nazir, international cricketer
• Qaisar Abbas, international cricketer
• Mujahid Jamshed, international cricketer
• Saba Nazir, international cricketer

References

На других языках

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[de] Muridke

Muridke (Urdu: ڈسکہ) ist eine Stadt im Distrikt Sheikhupura in der Provinz Punjab in Pakistan. Sie befindet sich nördlich von Lahore.

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- [en] Muridke

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[ru] Муридке

Муридке (англ. Muridke) — город в провинции Пенджаб, Пакистан, расположен в округе Шейхупура  (англ.) (рус.. Население — 163 268 чел. (на 2010 год)[1].

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