Region: Punjab · Pakistan
Wazirabad travel guide
Wazirabad is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, home to about 153,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- SKT26 km · Sialkot International Airport
- Currency
- PKRPakistani rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Karachi
- Plugs
- C, D, G · 230 V
- Emergency
- 15
- Language
- English, Urdu
About
About Wazirabad
Wazirabad is rich in its culture and famous for its cutlery products. The Chenab river is spanned opposite Wazirabad by the Alexandra railway bridge, one of the finest engineering works of the kind in India, which was opened by in 1876 by the Prince of Wales, who later became Edward VII, the King-Emperor. The city was founded in 1645 AD by Wazir Hakim illmmudiddin, an amir of Shah Jahan. The town was taken over by Charat Singh around 1760. Maharja Ranjit Singh occupied the town in 1809 and Avitabile was appointed as the Nazim of the city.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Wazirabad
See
Inside the Old City, the first residential complex was built called Musamman Burj. It was constructed by Ilm ul Din, a confidant of Jehangir and was completed in 1636 CE during Shahjehan's Rule. Opposite the Musamman Burj, there is the Main bazar (market) which is about 2 km long and ends in the south of the city at Lahori Gate. Another house called Kothi Sheik Niaz Ahmed was constructed outside the old city about 2 km from the burj on the road leading to Nizamabad but the city outgrew its boundaries. Kothi and Mussamman Burj are now in the centre of Wazirabad thanks to the urban sprawl and rapid industrialization of the city.
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When to go
The best time to visit Wazirabad
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Wazirabad are November to March. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 239 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in Pakistan, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Wazirabad: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sialkot International Airport (SKT), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jammu Airport (IXJ, 73 km) and Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ, 104 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Wazirabad is on the N-5 National Highway which connects it to the nearby city District of Gujrat in the north and District Capital Gujranwala and the Provincial Capital Lahore in the south. Multiple Dual Carriageway also connect the city to Gujrat, Sialkot, Daska and Gujranwala. The E3 Expressway or Kot Sarwar–Hafizabad–Wazirabad Expressway is a controlled-access expressway which links the N-5 National Highway at Wazirabad with the M-2/M-4 junction near Kot Sarwar, in Punjab, Pakistan. E3 also connects the city with the Tehsil's Union councils in the nearby areas.
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SKT · Sialkot International Airport
IXJ · Jammu Airport
ATQ · Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport
Questions
Wazirabad: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Wazirabad?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Wazirabad are November to March. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 239 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Wazirabad?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sialkot International Airport (SKT), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jammu Airport (IXJ, 73 km) and Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ, 104 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Wazirabad?
Pakistani rupee (PKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Wazirabad
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.