Burhan, Pakistan
Coordinates: 33°48′58″N 72°34′59″E / 33.81611°N 72.58306°E
Burhan is a village in Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is famous for the Asia's largest Motorway Interchange M1 motorway (Pakistan) located here. It also lies on the N-5 National Highway.
It is a beautiful village in Pakistan surrounded by Haro River in the North and green Loiset Mountains in the South. The population is approximately 25000. It is a typical agricultural village, however a number of people work for local transporters, glass factories, cotton factories and the Ordinance Factory in Wah Cantt. There is a pair of Punjab-government-run high schools for girls and boys, as well as a number of private schools.
[edit] Burhan Motorway M1 Interchange
Pakistan's M1 Motorway's first Interchange is situated at Village Burhan, Ilaqa Jallo. The interchange is said to be the largest in Asia.
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The most prominent building in Burhan village is the mosque of Darbaar Shareef Burhan [1] which stands out as a beacon built in white. It was completed in 1952 by Late Faqeer Muhammad Mushtaq who was a great sufi.
[edit] References
- http://www.menupage.pk/search.asp?keyword=&city=Burhan&Submit= food places at Burhan.
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