Zafarwal (
and
Punjabi
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* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
: ) is a city and capital of
Zafarwal Tehsil
Zafarwal ( ur, ), headquartered at Zafarwal, is one of the three Tehsils (sub-divisions) of Narowal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Zafarwal is capital of Zafarwal Tehsil.
Geography
It is located at 32°21'0N 74°54'0E with an alt ...
situated in the
Narowal District
Narowal District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ur, ), is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the province of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab of Pakistan. Narowal city is the capital of the district. During the British rule, Narowal was the town ...
of
Punjab, Pakistan
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.
Geography
It is located at 32°21'0N 74°54'0E with an altitude of 268 metres (882 feet).
Location of Zafarwal - Falling Rain Genomics
/ref> It is 7 km away from Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administere ...
, India. It is situated in center of Narowal
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, Shakargarh
Shakargarh ( ur, ), the capital of Shakargarh Tehsil, is a city in the north-eastern part of Narowal District in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. It borders Jammu, India to the north and Sialkot to the west Its literacy rate i ...
and Sialkot
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.
History
In 997 CE, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, took over the Ghaznavid dynasty
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empire established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin, In 1005 he conquered the Shahis in Kabul
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in 1005, and followed it by the conquests of Punjab region
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
. The Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire
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ruled the region. The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary
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Sufi saints whose dargah
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s dot the landscape of Punjab region
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. There are old temples in zafarwal towns.
Zafarwal is considered to be at the borderline of Narowal area.
After the decline of the Mughal Empire
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, the Sikh
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s conquered Mianwali District
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. The predominantly Muslim population supported Muslim League Muslim League may refer to:
Political parties Subcontinent
; British India
*All-India Muslim League, Mohammed Ali Jinah, led the demand for the partition of India resulting in the creation of Pakistan.
** Punjab Muslim League, a branch of the orga ...
and Pakistan Movement
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. After the independence
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of Pakistan
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in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikh
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s migrated to India
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while the Muslim refugees from India
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settled in the Zafarwal Tehsil
Zafarwal ( ur, ), headquartered at Zafarwal, is one of the three Tehsils (sub-divisions) of Narowal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Zafarwal is capital of Zafarwal Tehsil.
Geography
It is located at 32°21'0N 74°54'0E with an alt ...
. It is a famous city of Dist. Narowal.
References
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