Nawan Shehr Explained
Nawan Shehr (Urdu: نواں شہر) is a town in Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakthunkhwa of Pakistan. Nawan Shehr's most famous place is Ilyasi Masjid which is the oldest and largest mosque of Abbottabad, there is also a small hill with walking tracks just behind the masjid. The weather is pleasant in summer, so people from other parts of country come to visit Abbottabad and Nawan Shehr. Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education of Abbottabad is also in Nawan Shehr. Nawan Shehr has its own old bazaar which is famous for its Chapli Kebab. The language spoken in Nawanshehr is Hindko. Gojri is also spoken in different parts.
Nawan Shehr is located on the way to Abbottabad City, the tourist resorts of Thandiani and Nathia Gali on Murree road at Location: 34°10'N 73°16'E[2] Altitude : 1216m (3,990feet)
Tourist attractions
Nawanshehr features some of its own tourist attractions, such as:
- Ilyasi Masjid (mosque)
- Bungalows (Locally known as Havelis) of Babu Sher Das.
In Nawanshehr there is a famous mosque that was built over a stream of water that flows from the mountain. The mosque stills stands to this day and still has water flowing underneath it. It is called Ilyasi Masjid. In front of it is a little pond-like area in which people can ride paddle-driven boats. The place is also famous for the 'Pakora' stalls.
Demography
Religious
group! colspan="2" 1881[3] [4] [5] | 1901[6] [7] | 1911[8] [9] | 1921[10] [11] | 1931[12] | 1941[13] |
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| 3,251 | | 2,939 | | 3,404 | | 3,794 | | 3,884 | | 5,075 | |
| 1,056 | | 995 | | 1,069 | | 1,052 | | 883 | | 1,030 | |
| 0 | | 180 | | 188 | | 246 | | 363 | | 309 | |
| 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | |
| | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | |
Others | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
Total population | 4,307 | | 4,114 | | 4,661 | | 5,092 | | 5,130 | | 6,414 | | |
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Notable people
Notes and References
- Web site: POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (ABBOTTABAD DISTRICT). 2018-01-03. 2018-04-17. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418031736/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/ABBOTTABAD_BLOCKWISE.pdf. 2018-04-18. dead.
- http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/03/Nawashahr.html Location of Nawanshehr - Falling Rain Genomics, Inc
- Web site: Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. I. . saoa.crl.25057656 . 31 March 2024 . 1881 .
- Web site: Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. II. . saoa.crl.25057657 . 31 March 2024 . 1881 . 520 .
- Web site: Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. III. . saoa.crl.25057658 . 31 March 2024 . 1881 . 250 .
- Web site: Census of India 1901. Vol. 1A, India. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25352838 . 31 March 2024 . 1901 . 44.
- Web site: Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province. ]. saoa.crl.25363739 . 31 March 2024 . 1901 . 26.
- Web site: Census of India, 1911. Vol. 1., Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25393779 . 31 March 2024 . 1911 . 23.
- Web site: Census of India 1911. Vol. 13, North-west Frontier Province : part I, Report; part II, Tables. . saoa.crl.25394102 . 31 March 2024 . 1911 . 302.
- Web site: Census of India 1921. Vol. 1, India. Pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25394121 . 31 March 2024 . 1921 . 25.
- Web site: Census of India 1921. Vol. 14, North-west Frontier Province : part I, Report; part II, Tables. . saoa.crl.25430163 . 31 March 2024 . 1921 . 340.
- Web site: Census of India, 1931, vol. XV. North-west frontier province. Part I-Report. Part II-Tables . saoa.crl.25793233 . 31 March 2024 . 1931 . 257.
- Web site: Census of India, 1941. Vol. 10, North-West Frontier Province . saoa.crl.28215543 . 31 March 2024 . 1941 . 19.