Rajowal Nau
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Rajowal Nau or New Rajowal is a town and Union Council
of Kasur District
in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
. Name Rajwal Nau originated from Rajowal Kuhna located between Khudian
and Chunian
on the Grand Trunk Road built by Sher Shah Suri
. The Mosque of Rajowal Kuhan has a unique Mughal
structure, built by General Shahbaz Khan Kamboh
, a great General of Mughal Emperor Akbar. It is part of Kasur Tehsil
and is located at 30°52'60N 74°17'60E with an altitude of 179 metres (590 feet)..
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
of Kasur District
Kasur District
Kasur District or Qasur District is one of the districts in the province of Punjab, Pakistan It came into existence on 1 July 1976. Earlier it was part of Lahore District....
in the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Name Rajwal Nau originated from Rajowal Kuhna located between Khudian
Khudian
Khudian is a town and Union Council of Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Kasur Tehsil and is located at with an altitude of 177 metres ....
and Chunian
Chunian
Chunian is an historic city of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 30° 58' 0N 73° 58' 60E. The is located at an elevations of 177 metres , and lies about 70 km south of Lahore, the Punjab capital. It is the headquarters of a tehsil or revenue sub-division of the same name in Kasur District...
on the Grand Trunk Road built by Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri , birth name Farid Khan, also known as Sher Khan , was the founder of the short-lived Sur Empire in northern India, with its capital at Delhi, before its demise in the hands of the resurgent Mughal Empire...
. The Mosque of Rajowal Kuhan has a unique Mughal
Mughal architecture
Mughal architecture, an amalgam of Islamic, Persian, Turkish and Indian architecture, is the distinctive style developed by the Mughals in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries in what is now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It is symmetrical and decorative in style.The Mughal dynasty was...
structure, built by General Shahbaz Khan Kamboh
General Shahbaz Khan Kamboh
Shahbaz Khan Kamboh was one of the most capable and trustworthy Generals of Mughal Emperor Akbar. He participated in some of the most difficult expeditions of Akbar and annexed numerous territories to the empire...
, a great General of Mughal Emperor Akbar. It is part of Kasur Tehsil
Kasur Tehsil
Kasur Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Kasur is the headquarters of the tehsil.-Administration:...
and is located at 30°52'60N 74°17'60E with an altitude of 179 metres (590 feet)..