Burhan, Pakistan

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Coordinates: 33°48′58″N 72°34′59″E / 33.81611°N 72.58306°E / 33.81611; 72.58306

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.

[edit] Darbaar Shareef Burhan

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.

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