Choa Khalsa
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Choa Khalsa
چوآ خالصا | |
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| Coordinates: 33°24′39″N 73°28′47″E / 33.41083°N 73.47972°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Rawalpindi |
| Tehsil | Kallar Syedan |
| UC | Choa Khalsa |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Area code | 051 |
Choa Khalsa is a town and union council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil,[1] Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. The town consists of 800 houses. On 1 July 2004, Choa Khalsa became a union council.
History
[edit]The word "choa" means water spring, and Khalsa is related to Sikhism. Khalsa is a strict Sikh religious order founded in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh. The term "Khalsa" is an Arabic word. There are various interpretations to the term "Khalsa. One general meaning of the term is "free from impurities" or "pure".[citation needed] This term is also defined as the land or estate which belongs directly to the king, without any intermediary claims of lords, nobles or farmers to the same in the Rawalpindi District.[citation needed] Some villages go by the name of Dera Khalsa, Thoa Khalsa, or Choa Khalsa. They were so named because they were state owned villages during Sikh rule in Punjab.
Choa Khalsa village is located about 60 km from Rawalpindi.
It was one of the villages affected by the 1947 Rawalpindi massacres. In March 1947, Pashtun tribals along with the Muslim League National Guard attacked this village, looted, and raped and forced local Sikh women to convert to Islam.[2] 150 Sikhs were killed in total.[2] This barbaric attack set in motion a mass killing spree in the whole of the Punjab region.[2] Many Sikh women chose to drown themselves in a well in an act of mass suicide.[citation needed]
Villages
[edit]- Choa Khalsa
- Chullo Mirgala
- Dhoke Ch Feroze Khan
- Dhoke Kanyal
- Dhok Dulal Qureshi
- Khanada
- Muhalla Akbari
- Takal
- Mohra Heran
- Dhok Baba Balandiyan
- Dhok Sadiq abad
- Dhoke Gohar wali Takal
- Pehr Hali
- Rajam
- Dhok Bangyal
- Dhok Sangal
- Khanadah
- Mohalla Akbri
- Sahot Hayal
- Sahot Kalyal
- Sahot Badhal
- Barri Bunn
- Mohra Nagrial
- Dhok Muqaddam
- Ghadur
- Mirghala Khalsa
- Mohra Nagrial
- Mohalla Rajgaan
Choa Khalsa Circle Union Councils
[edit]Choa Khalsa is center of six union councils.
| UC number | Union council | Population (2017) |
|---|---|---|
| UC24 | Nala Musalmana | 00,00 |
| UC25 | Manyanda | 00,00 |
| UC26 | Samote | 30000 approximately |
| UC27 | Choa Khalsa | 00,00 |
| UC28 | Kanoha | 14000 approximately |
| UC 29 | Doberan Kallan | 00,00 |
After Delimitation 2018 Choa Khalsa Circle 6 Union Councils of Kallar Syedan Tehsil[3] comes under NA-58 (Rawalpindi-II), National Assembly.and in PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II) of Punjab Assembly.
Notable people
[edit]- Abdul Aziz Mirza, Chief of Naval Staff, ambassador to Saudi Arabia
References
[edit]- ^ "RAWALPINDI: Kallar Syedan starts functioning as tehsil". Dawn.Com. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ a b c Singh, Ajmer. "The March Massacre in Pothohar". The Tribune. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ Page 13 NA-58
External links
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