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Makwal Kalan

Coordinates: 30°35′00″N 70°44′00″E / 30.58333°N 70.73333°E / 30.58333; 70.73333
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Makwal Kalan
Union council and town
Makwal Kalan is located in Pakistan
Makwal Kalan
Makwal Kalan
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 30°35′00″N 70°44′00″E / 30.58333°N 70.73333°E / 30.58333; 70.73333
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictDera Ghazi Khan District
Elevation
443 ft (135 m)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)+6

Makwal Kalan union council is in the Taunsa Tehsil subdivision of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan,[1] and is located at 30°35'06"N 70°43'55"E at an altitude of 135 metres (443 ft).[2]

Makwal Kalan is 60 km radially north of Dera Ghazi Khan and is 4 km from the geographical centre of Pakistan, close to the Sulaiman Mountains and Taunsa Barrage.

The major tribe in the town is the Nutkani Jamali Baloch. The fertile agricultural lands produce many different crops.

During the floods in 2010, people from the town hosted many flood victims.[citation needed]

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30°35′00″N 70°44′00″E / 30.58333°N 70.73333°E / 30.58333; 70.73333