Mohra Bakhtan is a village located in

Tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

Kallar Syedan Kallar Syedan ( Punjabi/) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan, and is the headquarters of the Kallar Syedan Tehsil. History Kallar Syedan's existence dates back approximately 1,200 years. The town rose to prominence during Sikh rule, eviden ...

. Formally, it was a part of Tehsil Kahuta and was later added to

after its creation. The District for Mohra Bakhtan is

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, and Union Council is Ghazan Abad. It is considered one of the biggest villages in the tehsil by the ratio of both land and population. The current councilor for the village is Dhok Mirzayan. Construction by corporations on the lower end of Mohra Bakhtan has affected its environment.

Neighborhood

The nearest village to Mohra Bakhtan is Tirkhi, Chamba Karpal, and Tarell. Pir Garata is the closest route to reach the main stop of Shah bagh. Main road which connects it to Shah bagh is through Pari stop and Nathya Stop. It is directly connected to DHA Valley.

Casts and Sectarianism

Most of the population is

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but there are others too. Followers of

Dawat-e-Islami Dawat-e-Islami () is a Sunni Islamic organization based in Pakistan. It has several Islamic educational institutions around the world. In addition to local charity efforts, Dawat-e-Islami offers online courses in Islamic studies and runs a te ...

can be found in huge numbers. Events celebrated round the year include

Eid-ul-Adha Eid al-Adha () is the second of the two main Islamic holidays, festivals in Islam alongside Eid al-Fitr. It falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijja, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar. Celebrations and observances are generally carri ...

Eid-ul-Fitr Eid al-Fitr () is the first of the two main festivals in Islam, the other being Eid al-Adha. It falls on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims worldwide because it marks the ...

, Eid-Milad-Nabi,

Muharram Al-Muharram () is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is banned. It precedes the month of Safar. The tenth of Muharram is known as Ashura, an important day of commemoration in ...

and Pandaara's (local festivity).

Landmarks

Jamia Masjid Bilal

This masjid is situated in Mohra Dhok. It is among oldest masjids of area.

Eid-Gah Wali Masjid

This is situated in upper Dhok. It has a proper Eid-Gah attached to it and is also used for funeral prayers and religious functions.

Sultani Masjid

This masjid is situated near Dhok Baseera.

Gallery

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Walima () is the second of the two parts of an Islamic wedding. It is the wedding reception banquet and is performed after the (marriage ceremony). It designates a feast in Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Se ...

) Mohra Bakhtan

References

Villages in Kallar Syedan Tehsil {{Rawalpindi-geo-stub