Choa Saidanshah
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Choa Saiden Shah is a small town and Union Council
of Chakwal District
in the Punjab Province
of Pakistan
, it is located at 32°43'0N 72°59'0E with an altitude of 676 metres (2221 feet). Located 35 kilometres south of Chakwal on the Chakwal-Khewra Road, placed in an idyllic bowl shaped valley, surrounded by lush green hills. This attractive town, six kilometres from Katas, is named after the saint Saidan Shah Shirazi and is nestled at the foot of a valley. The legend goes that the area was a desert until the holy man arrived, when he struck the ground with his staff and sweet water sprang up (‘Choa’ means ‘spring’). The saint’s shrine is set back from the main bazaar in a courtyard, and the annual urs
is held in April. The town is surrounded by trees and orchards, and is famous for its roses and perfumes. It has got Great Paragliding Sites and Most known Paragliding Club of Pakistan.
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
of Chakwal District
Chakwal District
Chakwal is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Chakwal district was created in 1985; until the year 2000 when divisions were abolished, it was part of Rawalpindi Division.-Administration:...
in the Punjab Province
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, it is located at 32°43'0N 72°59'0E with an altitude of 676 metres (2221 feet). Located 35 kilometres south of Chakwal on the Chakwal-Khewra Road, placed in an idyllic bowl shaped valley, surrounded by lush green hills. This attractive town, six kilometres from Katas, is named after the saint Saidan Shah Shirazi and is nestled at the foot of a valley. The legend goes that the area was a desert until the holy man arrived, when he struck the ground with his staff and sweet water sprang up (‘Choa’ means ‘spring’). The saint’s shrine is set back from the main bazaar in a courtyard, and the annual urs
Urs
Urs is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint in South Asia, usually held at the saint's dargah . South Asian Sufis being mainly Chishtiyya, refer to their saints as lovers and God as beloved...
is held in April. The town is surrounded by trees and orchards, and is famous for its roses and perfumes. It has got Great Paragliding Sites and Most known Paragliding Club of Pakistan.