Bishandot
Bishandot | |
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Village | |
| View of Bishandot from a house rooftop View of Bishandot from a house rooftop | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′04″N 73°17′05″E / 33.4344°N 73.2846°ECoordinates: 33°26′04″N 73°17′05″E / 33.4344°N 73.2846°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Rawalpindi |
| Tehsil | Kallar Syedan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Union Council |
| • Body | Bishandote Union Council |
| • Chairman | Zubair Kiyani |
| Population | |
| • Total | More than 1,000 |
Bishandot is a village located in Kallar Syedan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It mainly consists of up and down lands. Another main city near Bishandot is Rawat[1]. People of Bishandot who belongs to "Gakhars family who use "Raja and Kiyani" with their names. Bishandot is named upon a Hindu ruler who lived here, named "Bishan" and "dot" means "Village". It has fertile agricultural land. Bishandot has its own Union Council which also include many other small villages. There are almost 150 to 200 families living in Bishandot.
Castes
People in Bishandot[2] claims to be " Kayani Ghakar[3]" who are also known as "Raja and Kayani" as mentioned above. People in Bishandot are very much involved in Pakistan Army Jobs at different posts serving their Country. The Kayani tribe claims its origin from Kian which is located in Iran. Kayanis have a Persian descent. They also moved to several areas of Pakistan. Kayanis are mainly found in the Punjab and Azad Kashmir. Kayani Ghakar are mainly found in Punjab region of Pakistan.
Location
Bishandot[4] is located almost 5km from GT Road and 20km far from Rawalpindi[5]. It us connected with GT Road via Link Road. The nearest large cities are Sagri[6], Shahbagh[7] and Chowk Pindori[8] Although there is none like city in Bishandot but it is not far from 3 major cities. It can also be seen in Google Maps[9]. It is also 25km far from very famous city Gujar Khan[10]. It has its own local Post office linked with Sagri Post Office. There is a Government Primary School For Girls in Bishandot[11](GPS Bishandot).
Religion
People in Bishandot are all Muslims and belongs to "Barelvi" section of Jamaat Ahle Sunnat. There are 4 to 5 Mosque in Bishandot. Qazi Inam ul Haq is Mawlawi of its Jama Masjid. Ali Akbar, Shiekh Abdul Razzaq and Raja Imtiaz Ahmed Kiyani are Muezzin of its Mosque. Before Independence Day (Pakistan), There were 3 religions in Bishandot which were Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism. After Independence of Pakistan, Hindu and Sikh left Bishandot and migrated to India. Now, There is only one Religion in Bishandot which is Islam.
Historical places
One of the historical place in Bishandot is "Darbar e Sakhi Shamdar". People there reported that almost 100 years ago, A lion used to come there and cleans the Darbar with his tail. Every Thursday, People lights candles and Agarbaties in Darbar. Bishandot itself is a Historical place in Pakistan. Old people in Bishandot were fighters and fought many wars against Rulers who tried to conquer their Land. There are many Wali Allah buried in Bishandot. There are many trees in Bishandot which are more thatn 100 years old.
Agriculture
The soil of Bishandot is very fertile. The crops which grows there are Wheat and Maize.
Gallery
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Bishandot
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Road coming to Bishandot
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Bishandot
References
- ↑ "Rawat". Rawat.
- ↑ "Bishandot MapLandia". Maplandia.
- ↑ "Gakhar Kayani". Gakhar.
- ↑ "Bishandot". TripMondo.
- ↑ "Rawalpindi". Rawalpindi.
- ↑ "Sagri". Sagri.
- ↑ "Shah Bagh". Shah Bagh.
- ↑ "Chowk Pindori". Chowk Pindori.
- ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "Gujer Khan". Gujer khan.
- ↑ "GPS Bishandot". GPS Bishandot.
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