Athara Hazari

اٹھارہ ہزاری
City
Athara Hazari
اٹھارہ ہزاری
Coordinates: 30°25′N 71°28′E / 30.41°N 71.46°E / 30.41; 71.46Coordinates: 30°25′N 71°28′E / 30.41°N 71.46°E / 30.41; 71.46
Country  Pakistan
Province Punjab
District Jhang District
Tehsil Athara Hazari Tehsil
Time zone PST (UTC+5)

Athara Hazari (Urdu: اٹهاره ہزارى), is a city and capital of Athara Hazari Tehsil situated on the Jhang-Bakhar Highway within the boundaries of the Jhang District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is about 5 kilometers from the Trimmu Barrage. To the north of the town, the rivers Jhelum and Chenab meet and the water flows down to the Trimmu Barrage. Athara Hazari has a police station to serve the local region. Hazari also has a NADRA office and ZTBL bank. Wheat, rice and sugarcane are the main crops of this area.There is a central mosque,which is called Jamia Masjid Farooq e Azam . Mufti Sajjad Ahmad is the KHATEEB of this mosque. He is also religious scholar of Athara Hazari.

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