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The Home of GIFT University |
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The home of GIFT University is the city of Gujranwala, which is a vibrant and thriving place to live and work. It is a complete city: busy enough to offer something for everyone, small enough to feel welcoming and accessible, and less than two hours' drive from Lahore.
Lively, elegant, confident, cultural, Gujranwala caters for all tastes, offering everything from the excitement of a vibrant city life to the peace and tranquility. With a rich and fascinating heritage going back centuries, Gujranwala has a good array of places of cultural interest.
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A Great Location |
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Located about 67 km from Lahore on both sides of G.T. Road, Gujranwala is the fifth largest city in Pakistan and the third largest city in Punjab with a population of more than 4 million people. Punjabi is the local language. However, English and Urdu are also common, particularly in schools and offices.
Students at GIFT are almost overwhelmed with cultural experiences. From a variety of hotels to restaurants, you won't be short of places to eat what suits your taste and budget. With an unbeatable atmosphere and plenty of choices, the city will put you at the heart of things. It offers pretty much everything you would expect from a cultural city and living here is relatively low cost compared to some of the larger cities in Pakistan. |
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A Friendly City |
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Part of what makes going out such fun in the city is of course, the people- renowned for their warm and friendly welcome. Gujranwala makes a fitting backdrop for students to develop their life, whether at work or leisure. This city caters to everyone's tastes and welcomes newcomers with open arms.
The city offers an excellent location to study. Students at GIFT lead a busy life, both with their academic studies and the social and cultural activities that take place. They benefit from the combination of a small, friendly, inexpensive city with the cultural and recreational amenities of a progressive industrial city. |
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Getting Around |
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Gujranwala is an extremely accessible city, benefiting from excellent road and rail links. Getting around the city is really easy. It has a bus system and students can travel on the buses to any place in the city. It's simple to visit places further.
By road, the city is less than two hours away from Lahore, the capital of Punjab and three hours drive from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. There are also excellent rail links with major cities in Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar etc. Gujranwala has convenient connections to Lahore and Sialkot airports. The city is in a great location and easy to get to from almost anywhere in the country. The city is served directly by the motorway providing fast links to the rest of the country. |
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Rich History |
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Gujranwala has an impressive history. A city with both heritage and ambition, Gujranwala has a distinctive character, a good quality of life, and a growing national and international reputation. It began as a small town about 500 years ago and true to its welcoming nature, it has played host to a number of rulers. It began as the home of Jatt caste and was originally known as Khanpur Shansi. When the Gujjars gained prominence, the city was named Gujranwala. |
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A City on the up |
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As the fifth largest city in Pakistan and 3rd largest city in the province, Gujranwala contributes 9% to country's GDP and 8% of the total tax revenue. It has provided employment to over half a million people. The city also plays a significant role in improving national exports. Its industries have developed and introduced various products at the international level.
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Going Out |
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The city has a vibrant cultural life to which the University and its students make an important contribution. Gujranwala offers a distinctive educational experience, combining the pleasures of living in this beautiful and historic city. Gujranwla's reputation as one of Pakistan's recreational cities is well deserved. The city's vibrant life attracts visitors from all over the country, so whatever time you choose to go out in Gujranwala, it's always liable to be a lively affair.
Places to Visit
Gujranwala is bursting with shops, restaurants and with a number of industries, you can enjoy the buzz alongside beautiful historic architecture. The city is an up and coming city with a rich history and plenty to look forward to. It unfolds to offer visitors different places. It contains numerous parks and places of interest. There is Officers Club which has a swimming pool, squash complex and much more. Among the many attractions in the city are Golf Club, Jinnah Park and Nishan-e-Manzil. The variety of parks and recreational places ensure that the city offers something for everyone. It is a place where you can relax, socialize, or develop new interests.
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Eating out |
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Gujranwala is a city that has no shortage of places to have a good time. For eating out, you can take your pick of new and traditional food as the city is famed for the variety of its food. Eating is a favourite pastime and a variety of hotels and restaurants line Gujranwala roads. Irresistible great food spots are the places to relax in comfort after a hard day at the University. There are variuos places to meet friends with reasonable prices and a varied menue. Gujranwala is famous because of its popular local cuisines. People from far off places and other cities visit to enjoy traditional local dishes like "Tikkas", "Chanps" and "Kababs". You could eat or drink somewhere different everyday. Gujranwala also has several continental food, Chinese and fast food restaurants.
Gujranwala is a fantastic city to live and study in - it's a great place to be a student, so why not come and experience it for yourself. |
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