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Rasool nagar distt gujranwala pakistan
Rasool Nagar or Rasulnagar (Urdu: رسول نگر) is a small city in Gujranwala District, situated on the bank of the Chenab River in Punjab province of Pakistan. The neighboring cities are Alipur Chatha at 8 km and Wazirabad at 40 km apart. It is located at 32°20'0N 73°47'0E with an altitude of 197 metres (649 feet) and is part of Wazirabad Tehsil.
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Rasul Nagar is situated on Wazirabad-Pindi Bhattian highway which is being upgraded to Express Way (E-3). AA road link connects it with Alipure Chatha the nearest famous city.
Basant in rasool nagar
History
By the 1900s Western Punjab was predominantly Muslim and supported the Muslim League and Pakistan Movement. Migration between India and Pakistan was continuous before independence. After the independence in August 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Western Punjab and across Pakistan.During British rule Rasulnagar became part of Wazirabad Tehsil, the population according to the 1901 census was 7,121.
