Khanpur, Chakwal


Khanpur is a town in Chakwal Tehsil, Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It lies about 42 kilometers from the M2 motorway and about 23 kilometers from the district capital, Chakwal. It falls along the Sohawa Chakwal Road and connects Choa Road with Sohawa-Chakwal Road through Dhok Talian Link Road. Khanpur is birthplace of great Sufi Saint Baba Shah Murad whose shrine is located in nearby Takya Sah Murad Village. Khanpur is a commercial Centre of over 150 nearby villages. Khanpur is also village of Sufi Saint Sufi Muhammad Azam Naqibi Suharwardi Qadri Naqshbandi Chishti who is buried in Khanpur graveyard.

Language

Inhabitants of Khanpur speak Punjabi. Urdu is also spoken by educated people.

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