Burj Attari

Burj Attari Burj Attari برج اٹاری
Town
Country	Pakistan
Tehsil	Ferozewala
District	Sheikhupura District
Government
• Type	Union Council 32
• Chairman	Ch. Altaf Hussain (PML.N)
• Vice chairman	Imran Javed Chohan
• General Councilors	Hafiz Suhail Anjum. Amir Tipu Spall. Muhammad Raza. Nadeem Spall
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Time zone	+05 GMT
• Summer (DST)	+06 GMT
Area code	0562

Burj Attari is a town located only 14 km from Lahore at Lahore-Jaranwala Road, Pakistan and 8 km from Shahdara, but it is in the Sheikhupura District, Punjab (Pakistan).

Burj Attari is famous for agriculture products and fruits like guavas, leechee and strawberries.

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.

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. 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)
• Ch Asgir Ali Dhota (ex-chairman U.C Burj Attari)
• Malik Ahmad Khan Chohan

Current prominent personalities

• Malik Shafqat Mehmood Chohan Advocate (ex president LHBA)
• Ahmad Hussain Chohan (PSP)
• Malik Zaman Chohan (ex Nazim)
• Malik Hameed Safdar Chohan (PR) Naveed Mehmood Chohan (Chairman) Malik Haji Amjad Chohan,
• Haji Ayoub Chohan (ZTBL)

Education

Burj Attari has a number of government and private schools and colleges.

Government institutes

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

Localities

• Chohana pher ( Main Bazar)
• Sagiyaan Pher ( Main Bazar)
• Noorywala Road
• Haider Pora
• Hassan Pora
• Ch. Barkat Ali Colony
• Quarter

Nearby towns and villages

• Baghiarwala (1.4 nm)
• Thikriwala (0.8 nm)
• Chabeel (0.4 nm)
• Rana Bhatti (0.7 nm)
• Saggian Khurd (0.3 nm)
• Hassan Pura
• Moranwala (1.0 km)
• Waghra