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| name = Kharian
| native_name = {{Nobold|{{Nastaliq|کھارِیاں}}}}
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| nickname = ''Little Norway''
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Gujranwala Division|Gujranwala]]
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Gujrat District|Gujrat]]
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| elevation_m =263
| population_as_of =[[2017 Census of Pakistan|2017]]
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'''Kharian''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|کھارِیاں}}}}), is a city located within the [[Gujrat District]] of the [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province of [[Pakistan]]. Kharian is the headquarters of [[Kharian Tehsil]]. According to [[2017 Census of Pakistan]], it has a population of about 87,419.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/Pakistan-Punjab.html?cityid=11398|title=Punjāb (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information}}</ref> It is known as '''Little Norway of Pakistan''' because more than 70 percent of [[Pakistanis in Norway]] belong to this area.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/345222/claim-to-fame-a-little-bit-of-norway-lives-in-kharian/|title=Claim to fame: A little bit of Norway lives in Kharian|date=4 March 2012|first=Maha|last=Mussadaq|newspaper=The Express Tribune|access-date=18 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1134385|title=Footprints: Norway in Pakistan|first=Mirza Khurram|last=Shahzad|date=26 September 2014|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>

==Notable people ==
* [[Alam Lohar|Muhammad Alam Lohar]], (1928 - 3 July 1979), Prominent Punjabi folk music singer.
* [[Major Raja Aziz Bhatti (Shaheed) N.H|Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed]] (1928 - 10 September 1965) Received Pakistan's highest award for valor ([[Nishan-e-Haider]])

* [[Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry]] was the fifth President of [[Pakistan]].
* [[Ismat Beg]] Scientist

==See also==
* [[Kharian Cantonment]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Populated places in Gujrat District]]
[[Category:Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]

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Kharian - Revision history

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