Wazirabad Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Punjab, Pakistan
About Wazirabad
Wazirabad is rich in its culture and famous for its cutlery products. The Chenab river is spanned opposite Wazirabad by the Alexandra railway bridge, one of the finest engineering works of the kind in India, which was opened by in 1876 by the Prince of Wales, who later became Edward VII, the King-Emperor. The city was founded in 1645 AD by Wazir Hakim illmmudiddin, an amir of Shah Jahan. The town was taken over by Charat Singh around 1760. Maharja Ranjit Singh occupied the town in 1809 and Avitabile was appointed as the Nazim of the city. He built an entirely new town, with a straight broad bazar running through it, and side streets at right angles.
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