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The ancient name of the land where today's Islamabad is located was Rajshahi.
If you look at the past of this laction, you will see a village in every sector or sub-sector. Rather, its first settlers will show their genealogy. The etymology of the names of the villages also shows its own identity. In this thread we will read more about these villages genealogy and etymology of the names of the villages:
During the construction of the city, many villages located at the foothills of Margalla such as Noorpur Shahan, Shahdara Saidpur and Golra Sharif have been declared rural areas of Islamabad and their original form has been maintained. Syedpur and Shah Allah Ditta are the oldest villages.
The old name of Saidpur was Fatehpur Baoli It was first settled in 1530 by Mirza Fateh Baig, an elder of the Mughals. In 1580, Man Singh gave this jagir to Said Khan Gakhar on his way to Kabul. Later it was named Saidpur after Said Khan. Said Khan was a descendant of Sultan Sarang Khan.
Saidpur has been gaining importance since ancient times. In 1849, the British defeated the Sikhs and occupied it. There were two famous Hindu asthans, Ram Kund, Lachman Kund and a temple, the remains of which are still there. During the Musharraf era, Syedpur was upgraded to the status of a model village. The majority of the Gakhar community is in this village, while Janjua Rajput, Awan, Pirkanjan Mughal, Dhaniyal, Gujjar, Minhas, Rajput, Bhatti and Syed also live in this village.
Among the ancient settlements connected to Sayedpur were Chak, Bichu, Meera, Temba, Bar, Jandala Helan. In Temba, Pakistan's largest mosque, Faisal Masjid is located. Bar is the current F5 area.
In Sector E-7, there was a settlement called Dhok Jeevan, which was settled by Jeevan Gujjar from Gujarat. Katarian village was settled in Sector G-5, nowadays the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are located here. The residents of Katarian village were given an alternative place in front of Sector I-9 within the limits of Rawalpindi. Which is called New Katarian today. It is attributed to the Kataria caste of Gujars.
In front of the zoo, there was a village named Baniyan in Sector F6, the first inhabitant of which Gujars named it after their tribe Baniyan. Among the villages settled by the Gujran people in Islamabad are Thatta Gujran, Kangota Gujran, Katarian, Bhadana Baniyan, Noon, Bokra, Dadan Gujran, Gora Gujran, Jahari Gujran, Bhadana Kalan, Bhadana Khurd, Poswal, Dhok Gujran, Dhok Jeevan, Jabi, Badhu, Rumli, Nidias, Nadir are included. According to the Rawalpindi Gazetteer of 1884, 109 villages of Rawalpindi district were owned by Gujarthas and 62 villages were owned by Gakhdars. The old name of Sector G10 was Thatta Gujran.
Shah Allah Ditta is considered the oldest village of Islamabad. It is a village about 650 years old where hundreds of years old caves reveal ancient natural civilizations and religions.
The ancient settlement of Malpur is located on the Murree road on the way from Islamabad to Bhara-Kahu. This village also originally belonged to Qutb Shahi Awans and was located within the limits of Rawal Dam. Later it was settled under the name of New Malpur. This village was first settled by Sardar Budhan Khan Awan, later it came under the ownership of the Gakhdars, Kamial, Gakhar, Sheikh and Maliar also lived here. In 1976, the late Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto gave it the status of a model village.
Near the present Convention Center, there was a small village called Dhokari, a variant of Dhok. It was settled as a labor town until the 1980s, after which its traces disappeared. However, Dhokri Stop has kept his name alive.
There was a village called Baghan or Bagh Kalan near the current Aab-Para. The construction of Islamabad city was started in October 1961 from this Bagh Kalan village.
Aabpara Market, a crowded commercial zone located at the south west of sector G-6, Islamabad, along Khayaban-e-Suharwardy is the oldest market of capital city of Pakistan.
Many people are still alive to recall their childhood memorized landscape of today's Aabpara Market, but only few people can tell what is in the name of this market.
The sector G-6 was first residential sector of capital city, where initially the government quarters were constructed to provide accommodation to government employees.
The occupants in these quarters were working in those government departments, which were transferred from Karachi to Rawalpindi following the decision to build new federal capital in Islamabad.
Most of the employees in these departments at that time were belonging to West Pakistan or today's Bangladesh.
An old inhabitant and former employee of Capital Development Authority (CDA) stated the nomenclature 'Aabpara market' as a name of market after the name of a baby girl 'Aabpara', who was the first child of this locality belongs to a Bengali family.
The old pictorial record of civic body also endorsed this historical fact as a picture of the wife of then CDA's head is available in archive who visited the home of said baby girl 'Aabpara' to congratulate her parents. The word "Aabpara" is a combination of two Persian words 'Aab' means water and Para means piece so if we look for the literal meaning, it is "The Water Well".
Here the question is what was before Aabpara, a historical reference tells that the father of great sufi saint Shah Abul Latif Kazmi (Bari Imam), Syed Mehmood Shah, shifted his family from Jhelum District to Baghan village, presently called Aabpara.
Noorpur Shahan was famous with the name of Chorepur before the arrival of Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif (Bari Imam). This area was illuminated by the light of faith and started to be called Noorpur and later as Noorpur Shahan.
Rawal Dam has been constructed on Nallah Coring. This nala is filled all year round with the springs and rainwater from the lower hills of Margalla and Murree. Many villages were inhabited in the present area of the dam, including Phagadil, Shakrah, Kamagri, Kharpan and Machhriyalan.
Many villages have been inhabited since ancient times on the Margalla Hills within the limits of Islamabad, including Talhar, Gokina, Malwar Sira, Gah, Nadias Budhu. To the west of Faisal Masjid, there was a settlement called Kalingar on the mountains. There was a settlement called Roopran near the present Jinnah supermarket.
The owners of Golra Sharif were Qutb Shahi Awans. Their first settler named this place after his tribal branch Gowda. Mera Jafar is a small village near Golra along with a settlement named Mera Sambal Jafar. Both these villages were settled by a person named Jafar.
Malikpur Azizal was settled by Turkhan tribe. Kokanyal and Makanyal people are also settled here. Mohra Nagriyal was settled by the Nagriyal branch of the Rajput tribe.
Meera Begwal and Sahali are located on the Samli Dam Road. They are situated in a beautiful location near the hill. It was inhabited by the Dhaniyal tribe. Sahali, Charah, Tamir, Kori, Karur, Karpa, Pandbegwal Charhan and Meera Begwal were the famous villages of Dhaniyal tribe.
Jhangi Syedan is an important village near Motorway, its owners were Syeds. After whom it was named, they have a clear majority here. Shah Allah Ditta is also owned by Sadats. Houn Dhamyal is a village near Sahala Police Training College, it is inhabited by Dhamyal tribe, people of Mithial branch are settled here. Hardu Gahar is a village near Sahala, it is divided into two parts by Sawan river, Dhok Qazian Gahar Rajgan, Chahal Yaran Gahar, Ni Abadi Ghari and Dandi are its sub-villages, it is located on Kahota Road.
Alipur and Farash are two separate villages located seventeen kilometers from Rawal Dam and 9-km from Chak Shehzad on Lahtrar Road. Their lands were acquired and there is a village called Panjgaran near it. Alipur was named after its first settler, Baba Ali Muhammad. Initially, Khokhar, Malik settled here, later Rajput Bhatti Qazi and Janjua also settled here. In Alipur, there is also shrine of Shah Sultan, a saint who gave shelter to Baba Ali Muhammad and helped him to make this area his habitat. As compared to Alipur, Farash is a mix of different clans which include Dhund Abbasis descendant of raja waliat khan including Raja Mohtasim youth counselor, Rajput, Mangrals, Bhattis, Qazis and Janjuas. Alipur Farash are adjoining villages and have a number of things in common.
The list of villages and towns within the boundaries of Islamabad is very long. Gangal and Dhok Laliyal Village Lands Ghori Town. Islamabad Airport is also under the runway of Noor Khan Air Base and under the Islamabad Expressway. Fizaya colonies are also settled on the lands of these villages.
Most of the settlements have lost their identity and modern sectors have been built in their place
If you look at the past of this laction, you will see a village in every sector or sub-sector. Rather, its first settlers will show their genealogy. The etymology of the names of the villages also shows its own identity. In this thread we will read more about these villages genealogy and etymology of the names of the villages:
During the construction of the city, many villages located at the foothills of Margalla such as Noorpur Shahan, Shahdara Saidpur and Golra Sharif have been declared rural areas of Islamabad and their original form has been maintained. Syedpur and Shah Allah Ditta are the oldest villages.
The old name of Saidpur was Fatehpur Baoli It was first settled in 1530 by Mirza Fateh Baig, an elder of the Mughals. In 1580, Man Singh gave this jagir to Said Khan Gakhar on his way to Kabul. Later it was named Saidpur after Said Khan. Said Khan was a descendant of Sultan Sarang Khan.
Saidpur has been gaining importance since ancient times. In 1849, the British defeated the Sikhs and occupied it. There were two famous Hindu asthans, Ram Kund, Lachman Kund and a temple, the remains of which are still there. During the Musharraf era, Syedpur was upgraded to the status of a model village. The majority of the Gakhar community is in this village, while Janjua Rajput, Awan, Pirkanjan Mughal, Dhaniyal, Gujjar, Minhas, Rajput, Bhatti and Syed also live in this village.
Among the ancient settlements connected to Sayedpur were Chak, Bichu, Meera, Temba, Bar, Jandala Helan. In Temba, Pakistan's largest mosque, Faisal Masjid is located. Bar is the current F5 area.
In Sector E-7, there was a settlement called Dhok Jeevan, which was settled by Jeevan Gujjar from Gujarat. Katarian village was settled in Sector G-5, nowadays the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are located here. The residents of Katarian village were given an alternative place in front of Sector I-9 within the limits of Rawalpindi. Which is called New Katarian today. It is attributed to the Kataria caste of Gujars.
In front of the zoo, there was a village named Baniyan in Sector F6, the first inhabitant of which Gujars named it after their tribe Baniyan. Among the villages settled by the Gujran people in Islamabad are Thatta Gujran, Kangota Gujran, Katarian, Bhadana Baniyan, Noon, Bokra, Dadan Gujran, Gora Gujran, Jahari Gujran, Bhadana Kalan, Bhadana Khurd, Poswal, Dhok Gujran, Dhok Jeevan, Jabi, Badhu, Rumli, Nidias, Nadir are included. According to the Rawalpindi Gazetteer of 1884, 109 villages of Rawalpindi district were owned by Gujarthas and 62 villages were owned by Gakhdars. The old name of Sector G10 was Thatta Gujran.
Shah Allah Ditta is considered the oldest village of Islamabad. It is a village about 650 years old where hundreds of years old caves reveal ancient natural civilizations and religions.
The ancient settlement of Malpur is located on the Murree road on the way from Islamabad to Bhara-Kahu. This village also originally belonged to Qutb Shahi Awans and was located within the limits of Rawal Dam. Later it was settled under the name of New Malpur. This village was first settled by Sardar Budhan Khan Awan, later it came under the ownership of the Gakhdars, Kamial, Gakhar, Sheikh and Maliar also lived here. In 1976, the late Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto gave it the status of a model village.
Near the present Convention Center, there was a small village called Dhokari, a variant of Dhok. It was settled as a labor town until the 1980s, after which its traces disappeared. However, Dhokri Stop has kept his name alive.
There was a village called Baghan or Bagh Kalan near the current Aab-Para. The construction of Islamabad city was started in October 1961 from this Bagh Kalan village.
Aabpara Market, a crowded commercial zone located at the south west of sector G-6, Islamabad, along Khayaban-e-Suharwardy is the oldest market of capital city of Pakistan.
Many people are still alive to recall their childhood memorized landscape of today's Aabpara Market, but only few people can tell what is in the name of this market.
The sector G-6 was first residential sector of capital city, where initially the government quarters were constructed to provide accommodation to government employees.
The occupants in these quarters were working in those government departments, which were transferred from Karachi to Rawalpindi following the decision to build new federal capital in Islamabad.
Most of the employees in these departments at that time were belonging to West Pakistan or today's Bangladesh.
An old inhabitant and former employee of Capital Development Authority (CDA) stated the nomenclature 'Aabpara market' as a name of market after the name of a baby girl 'Aabpara', who was the first child of this locality belongs to a Bengali family.
The old pictorial record of civic body also endorsed this historical fact as a picture of the wife of then CDA's head is available in archive who visited the home of said baby girl 'Aabpara' to congratulate her parents. The word "Aabpara" is a combination of two Persian words 'Aab' means water and Para means piece so if we look for the literal meaning, it is "The Water Well".
Here the question is what was before Aabpara, a historical reference tells that the father of great sufi saint Shah Abul Latif Kazmi (Bari Imam), Syed Mehmood Shah, shifted his family from Jhelum District to Baghan village, presently called Aabpara.
Noorpur Shahan was famous with the name of Chorepur before the arrival of Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif (Bari Imam). This area was illuminated by the light of faith and started to be called Noorpur and later as Noorpur Shahan.
Rawal Dam has been constructed on Nallah Coring. This nala is filled all year round with the springs and rainwater from the lower hills of Margalla and Murree. Many villages were inhabited in the present area of the dam, including Phagadil, Shakrah, Kamagri, Kharpan and Machhriyalan.
Many villages have been inhabited since ancient times on the Margalla Hills within the limits of Islamabad, including Talhar, Gokina, Malwar Sira, Gah, Nadias Budhu. To the west of Faisal Masjid, there was a settlement called Kalingar on the mountains. There was a settlement called Roopran near the present Jinnah supermarket.
The owners of Golra Sharif were Qutb Shahi Awans. Their first settler named this place after his tribal branch Gowda. Mera Jafar is a small village near Golra along with a settlement named Mera Sambal Jafar. Both these villages were settled by a person named Jafar.
Malikpur Azizal was settled by Turkhan tribe. Kokanyal and Makanyal people are also settled here. Mohra Nagriyal was settled by the Nagriyal branch of the Rajput tribe.
Meera Begwal and Sahali are located on the Samli Dam Road. They are situated in a beautiful location near the hill. It was inhabited by the Dhaniyal tribe. Sahali, Charah, Tamir, Kori, Karur, Karpa, Pandbegwal Charhan and Meera Begwal were the famous villages of Dhaniyal tribe.
Jhangi Syedan is an important village near Motorway, its owners were Syeds. After whom it was named, they have a clear majority here. Shah Allah Ditta is also owned by Sadats. Houn Dhamyal is a village near Sahala Police Training College, it is inhabited by Dhamyal tribe, people of Mithial branch are settled here. Hardu Gahar is a village near Sahala, it is divided into two parts by Sawan river, Dhok Qazian Gahar Rajgan, Chahal Yaran Gahar, Ni Abadi Ghari and Dandi are its sub-villages, it is located on Kahota Road.
Alipur and Farash are two separate villages located seventeen kilometers from Rawal Dam and 9-km from Chak Shehzad on Lahtrar Road. Their lands were acquired and there is a village called Panjgaran near it. Alipur was named after its first settler, Baba Ali Muhammad. Initially, Khokhar, Malik settled here, later Rajput Bhatti Qazi and Janjua also settled here. In Alipur, there is also shrine of Shah Sultan, a saint who gave shelter to Baba Ali Muhammad and helped him to make this area his habitat. As compared to Alipur, Farash is a mix of different clans which include Dhund Abbasis descendant of raja waliat khan including Raja Mohtasim youth counselor, Rajput, Mangrals, Bhattis, Qazis and Janjuas. Alipur Farash are adjoining villages and have a number of things in common.
The list of villages and towns within the boundaries of Islamabad is very long. Gangal and Dhok Laliyal Village Lands Ghori Town. Islamabad Airport is also under the runway of Noor Khan Air Base and under the Islamabad Expressway. Fizaya colonies are also settled on the lands of these villages.
Most of the settlements have lost their identity and modern sectors have been built in their place
