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City in Punjab, Pakistan

Rabwah ربوہ
City
Rabwah Hilly LandscapeRabwah Hilly Landscape

Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Chiniot
Towns	1
Government
• Ameer Muqaami	Mirza Khursheed Ahmad
Area
• Total	24 km (9 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
• Total	70,000
• Density	2,300/km (6,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code	35460
Area code	047
Website	http://www.rabwah.net

“Rabwah in urdu "ربوہ" which means a (High Place) also known as Chenab Nagar(composed of two words Chan meaning moon & Aab meaning water which combined means Moon Light through Water)”, is a city of Chiniot District (Chiniot was declared as district in 2009) in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located near to the historic city of Chiniot by the River Chenab. The city with a population of 70,000 (2003) has been the headquarters of the Ahmadis since September 20, 1948 - after the original headquarters of Qadian went to India following Creation of Pakistan in 1947; as a result the vast majority of the inhabitants belonging to the Ahmadiyya Community migrated from India to Pakistan like other Muslims who moved from the predominant Hindu India to the Islamic Pakistan. In 1948 after the migration the Ahmadiyya Community bought this area and settled here.

Name Change

In 1998, a resolution passed by Punjab Assembly, the Government of Punjab changed the town's name from Rabwah to Chenab Nagar.

General Information

More than 97% of its residents belong to Ahmadiyya Community. It is a small city surrounded by Hills and the Chenab River near Chiniot. This city is about 24 square miles in size. The landscape is composed of bare sedimentary mountains. The city is connected to the rest of the country by Pakistan National Railways which goes from the city all the way south to Karachi.

History

This deserted area was first called Chak Digiyaan. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community bought the land in 1948 when most of the community members migrated from Qadian (the old community center) to Pakistan after the 1947 partition of India. The plan was to turn the land into a model city for the members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The city was named Rabwah by Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad 4th Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Community. The organization's headquarters were established here. It is also the first ever planned city of Pakistan.

Politics

Ahmadis in Rabwah are not allowed to hold conferences and meetings there. Ahmadis are not permitted to vote.

Education

Taleemul Islam School & College was one of the first educational institutions to be established in the town of Rabwah. It admitted only men and boys. The Jamia-Nusrat College for women is also another college established by the community. These were nationalized under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

Nusrat Jehan Inter College is one of the few educational institutions still under the control of the Ahmadiyya Community. It consists of a junior and senior high school and a college.

There is also Jammia Ahmadiyya (Ahmadiyya Institute of Islamic Studies).

Technology/Communication

Rabwah is covered by a number of mobile, broadband, wi-fi, and cable television networks.

Bazaars

Rabwah has two main bazaars, Gol Bazaar and Rehmat Bazaar. Nearby is a large library with separate sections for men, women, and children.

Neighborhoods

The main Mohallas (sectors) of the town are

Darun Nasar
Darul Nasar Gharbi, Darul Nasar Wasti
Darul Uloom
Dar ul Sadr
Darul Yaman
Darur Rahmat
Darul Barakat
Babul Abwab
Nasir Abad
Tahir Sector

National Transport

There are also several bus services with routes to Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad, and other major cities of Pakistan. Rabwah can be accessed from M-2 (National Highway Motorway 2). There is a train station. The nearest airports are in Faisalabad (52 KM) and Sargodha (59 KM).

Science, Medicine and Research

Tahir Heart Institute
Waqf-e-Jadid Free Homeopathic Clinic
Tahir Homeo Research Institute (Homeopathic Hospital, Clinic and Dispensary) Free for all.
Nusrat Jehan Homeopathic Research Institute. Free for children & women
Curative Medicine Co Int'l. (Claims for Pioneer of Homeopathic Combination in the world)

Climate

Due to its geographical location the town has hot summers and cold winters. The summer season is from April to October with May, June and July as the hottest months. The winter season is from November to March with December, January and February as the coldest months.