Ghaniaan

Ghaniaan is a village in Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 32°23'60N 73°39'0E with an altitude of 205 metres (675 feet) [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/4/Ghania2.html Location of Ghanian - Fallaing Rain Genomics] ] , lying seven kilometres from Phalia in the direction of Ranmal Sharif on one side of the Chenab River near Qadirabad.

Ghaniaan has all basic facilities; hospital, schools, telephones and good roads with transport to the nearest city Phalia. Most of the people are farmers by profession but since a couple of years ago, a lot of people have been employed in European countries, which has raised people's life style. There are two main crops; rice and wheat. Local farmers make lot of money from 'Colonel Basmati' brand rice. The literacy rate is also going up, specially in women.Famous personalities are:Haji Muhammad AnarMuhammad Shafie TararJehan Khan TararMuhammad Arif IqbalHaji Muhammad Ashraf Tarar

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