Rasool Nagar
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Rasool Nagar is a small city in Gujranwala District
, situated on the bank of the Chenab River
in Punjab, Pakistan. The neighboring cities are Alipur Chatha
at 8 km and Wazirabad
at 40 km apart.
Rasool Nagar was a flourishing city and was an important commuting and trading route for many merchants. Merchants and traders brought their goods to Rasool Nagar Via the river.
There were regaler ferry services to Rasool Nagar; Shops and restaurants were
established along the route that people took to ferries . However, in 1950s
and 60s Rasool Nagar faced an enormous decline in traveling along the river.
Roads were built, cities like Alipur Chatta and Wazirabad became easily
accessible. People started commuting directly to other cities and Rasool Nagar
was no longer the bustling city.
There are many notable shrines in Rasool Nagar. The baba Ghulab shah darbar holds an annual urs and carnival. Another shrine is of Pir Mulak Shah Mashhadi who is also known as " Mulak Shah Desaan Walah". Mian Saab Shrine is also located in Rasool Nagar and Mian Saab devotees are spread throughout Pakistan.
It is important to mention that Rasool Nagar was an historical place with history extending back to reign of Raja Ranjeet Singh(a Sikh emperor) and rule of British empire.
Gujranwala District
Gujranwala District is a district in Punjab, Pakistan.- History :The village of Asarur which has been identified as the location of Taki, an ancient town, visited by the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsiang contains immense ruins of Buddhist origin...
, situated on the bank of the Chenab River
Chenab River
The Chenab River چنRiver' آب) is a major river of Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab in Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the Punjab, Pakistan...
in Punjab, Pakistan. The neighboring cities are Alipur Chatha
Alipur Chatha
Alipur Chatha is a town and one of the 36 union councils of Wazirabad Tehsil of Gujranwala District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It contains ruins of the historical city of Akālgarh.-History:...
at 8 km and Wazirabad
Wazirabad
AYAZ KHANWazirabad is an industrial city located in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. Wazirabad is situated on the banks of the Chenab River nearly 100 kilometres north of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road. It is 45 kilometres from Sialkot, 30 kilometres from the district capital - Gujranwala...
at 40 km apart.
History
Rasool Nagar was also known as Ram Nagar before Pakistan's independence from India in 1947.Rasool Nagar was a flourishing city and was an important commuting and trading route for many merchants. Merchants and traders brought their goods to Rasool Nagar Via the river.
There were regaler ferry services to Rasool Nagar; Shops and restaurants were
established along the route that people took to ferries . However, in 1950s
and 60s Rasool Nagar faced an enormous decline in traveling along the river.
Roads were built, cities like Alipur Chatta and Wazirabad became easily
accessible. People started commuting directly to other cities and Rasool Nagar
was no longer the bustling city.
There are many notable shrines in Rasool Nagar. The baba Ghulab shah darbar holds an annual urs and carnival. Another shrine is of Pir Mulak Shah Mashhadi who is also known as " Mulak Shah Desaan Walah". Mian Saab Shrine is also located in Rasool Nagar and Mian Saab devotees are spread throughout Pakistan.
It is important to mention that Rasool Nagar was an historical place with history extending back to reign of Raja Ranjeet Singh(a Sikh emperor) and rule of British empire.