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Wah-Cantt

Wah-Cantt is famous for these reasons :-

1. It has the highest literacy rate in Pakistan (99%). You will hardly find anyone in Wah-Cantt who can't read or write.

2. It the cleanest city of Pakistan, after Islamabad.

3. Not everyone can enter this place. It is place of Wah Ordinance Factories which produce conventional defensive ammunitions. The place is surrounded by check posts and you need a PASS to enter this place.

It is a surrounded by Margalla Hills on everyside.. and it is 50 km to the North West of Islamabad.

It is very close to the ancient City of Taxila... and the Historical Sikh City Hasan Abdal.

Wah means "WOW" in English. Thats how this place got its name :-

"The name 'Wah' has its roots in the Mughal era with the Mughal emperor Jehangir reported to have coined the name when his army was stationed here en route from a mission. Emperor Jehangir was impressed by the scenery of this place, so he said "Wah" ('wow') and this place was named 'Wah' after that exclamation. It is said that Mughal emperor Jehangir’s army was coming back from a campaign in Kashmir, it was evening time, and they were tired and looking for a place to stay. After a little search they were successful in finding a place with a natural source of water. As soon as the Mughal King watched the natural beauty of the spring and surrounding mountains, he loudly exclaimed ”Wah!”. His words were written on the stone of history. Since that day, this territory is called Wah. The Mughal advent had a strong influence on the architecture of the city which is still visible to date with prominent Mughal sites like the Wah Gardens."
 
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I went to those ruins back in elemantry don't remember much, uncle lives there tho.. I'm confused is wah-cantt a city or part of texila.. Yh my geography is messed up
 
Creder said:
I went to those ruins back in elemantry don't remember much, uncle lives there tho.. I'm confused is wah-cantt a city or part of texila.. Yh my geography is messed up
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Wah-Cantt is a city not part of Taxila... but Taxila Museum is only 5 minutes away from my Home...
 
Nice pics.. wah wah !

Read some remarks of MMS, the Indian PM on Wah - the place he grew up in. The same place ?
 
third eye said:
Nice pics.. wah wah !

Read some remarks of MMS, the Indian PM on Wah - the place he grew up in. The same place ?
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Wah used to be very beautiful... a valley surrounded by Margalla Mountains, forests, springs, historical sites etc...It used to have a lovely view when clouds used to touch mountains.. and when it used to hail and snow... But I have heard it is not the same anymore...

They are destroying the Margalla mountains and converting them to produce concrete... destroying the natural beauty of this place... :disagree::disagree:

Who is MMS?
 
I used to visit there often when my Bro was on house job in wah hospital. Nice place indeed. Lot of greenery.

And by the way the bus you see in on of the pics....You can travel in 3 Rs from one end of the city to another.
 
jinxeD_girl said:
Wah used to be very beautiful... a valley surrounded by Margalla Mountains, forests, springs, historical sites etc...It used to have a lovely view when clouds used to touch mountains.. and when it used to hail and snow... But I have heard it is not the same anymore...

They are destroying the Margalla mountains and converting them to produce concrete... destroying the natural beauty of this place... :disagree::disagree:

Who is MMS?
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Its a pity.

MMS is the Indian PM - Manmohan Singh
 
I'm from Wah Cantt as well! I think that makes three people from there on this forum. Surprisingly, though, the other two are girls.

This is what I said to my Nani Ammi (grandma) when she asked which city I liked better:
Lahore, Lahore ay
Magar Wah di te gal hi kuch aur ay!

I remember coming back from Rawalpindi once, I didn't know the number of the wagon to take to get home. All I remembered is that it was called "Basti, baroon baar"
 
PAFAce said:
I'm from Wah Cantt as well! I think that makes three people from there on this forum. Surprisingly, though, the other two are girls.

Lahore, Lahore ay
Magar Wah di te gal hi kuch aur ay!
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Oh wow !! Where are you from in Wah-Cantt? I am from Basti - Aakhri Stop... :lol::D
 
jinxeD_girl said:
Oh wow !! Where are you from in Wah-Cantt? I am from Basti - Aakhri Stop...
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Basti as well. I forget the name of the area, but it's close to the graveyard, a Masjid and a Park. There is a bus-route that goes from Hospital straight to the Graveyard, I always found that disturbingly funny. "Haspatal se Qabristan", what a hilarious name for a bus-route.

Tiger Awan said:
I have many friends in Wah. and one of them lives in Basti
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Tell me his first name, maybe I know him.
 

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