Karnana, Gujrat
Karnana (Urdu: کرنانہ ) or Akhtar Karnana is a town and Union Council 73rd of Gujrat District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan[4] and has a population of over 20000. It is located[5] at 32°39'35"N, 73°52'0"E and has an altitude of 233 metres (767 feet).[6]
Karnana
U/C 73 | |
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Town/Village/Union Council | |
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| Nickname: Akhtar Karnana | |
  Karnana Position in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 32°39′35″N 73°52′00″E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Gujrat |
| Tehsil | Kharian |
| Division | Gujranwala |
| Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Demonym | Karnania |
| Languages | |
| • Local/Provincial | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PK.ST) |
| Postal code[1] | 50700 |
| Calling code | 053[2] |
| Vehicle registration | GT |
| Number of Villages in Union | 7 |
| Number of union councils | 1 |
| HDI | 1 |
| Website | http://punjab.gov.pk/ |
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History of the region
After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Sikhs invaded and occupied Gujrat District. During the period of British rule, Hafiz Ghulam Muhammad Ch. was a landlord. He was a political religious spiritual and herbal practitioner of Karnana. Hafiz had helped and defended poor Karnanians against powerful Hindu Khuttri Gujrat District who had increased in population and importance.
After the division of the subcontinent in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India and Muslim refugees from India settled in the Gujrat District. Today, mainly Muslim families live in Akhtar Karnana.
Geography
On the north side of the village is the Lalamusa-Dinga link road, connecting it to these two nearest cities.
On the east side are the small villages of Lambor, Bhola, Umar Chak, & Jalaldin, and Lalamusa City & Sukh Chainah a little north.
In the north are Ban Kalas aka Bani & Bashna.
Rakdand, Miana Chak, Jaura, Ghurko, Dhola, Pir Jand and mainly Dinga City are in the west. In the south are Chechian, Ranian & Paal.
Transportation
Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line of Pakistan Railways passes through Akhtar Karnana railway station, linking Lalamusa, Dinga, Mandi Bahauddin, bhalwal, sargodha and shorkot.
Via Pakistan Railways Akhtar karnana is connected to Peshawar-karachi .
Ch Akhtar Ali Karnana and Muhammad Munir Mughal had constructed this railway station (Urdu: اختر کرنانہ ریلوے اسٹیشن )[7] in 1984, and are still taking care of it, even though the train service is available.[8][9]
Nowadays people prefer to travel on rickshaws or their personal vehicles. Besides, Lalamusa-Dinga Link road connects Karnana to many villages.
Religious / Islamic Places
There are approximately 14 Mosques, 2 of them are not yet constructed.
Other Mosques
- Ghosia Al-Rehmat Mosque
- Habib Mosque
- Husnain Tayyaban Mosque
- Ali Mosque
- Abu-Bakr Siddque Mosque
- Noor Mosque
- Mustafa Mosque
- Nasib Mosque (work in progress)
- Mosque of High School
Education
Government Schools
- Govt. Boys High School Karnana
- Govt. Boys Primary School Karnana
- Govt. Girls Elementary School Karnana
Private Schools*
- The Educators (Abdul Shakoor campus)
- Noor Public Girls Model High School Karnana
- Kinza Public Girls High School Karnana
- Mustafai Public Girls High School
*(There might be others, but these are the better known)
Families and caste system
Ch. Akhtar Ali Khatana is a personality of Karnana. Ex. Chief Minister of Punjab Mian Afzal hayat's forefathers from the Mian Family were from Karnana as well. Everyone in Karnana is attached to some family. Although it has no influence on daily life, it gives an identity to the individual. Families could be divided into two groups, by their collective wealth and power: Zamindar(زمیندار) and MASAWAT(مساوات).
There are many families, including the surnames ,BAHRWAL,Bhalot,Bajaar, Chechi, Gorsi, Jeendhar,Khatana, Koli, Meemla,Miana,por,pariah Theekrya, Thola,Mughals, Bhatti, Rajpoot, Malik,Awan, Ansari, Qureshi, Muslim Sheikh, and Chauhan.
See also
References
- Post Codes in All Districts of Pakistan http://www.pakpost.gov.pk/postcode/postcode.html
- "National Dialing Codes". Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "Punjab Portal". Government of Punjab. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- Tehsils & Unions in the District of Gujrat - Government of Pakistan Archived 2009-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Akhtar Karnana - Google Maps
- Location of Karnana - Falling Rain Genomics
- "Panoramio is no longer available".
- Akhtar Karnana Railway Station __ People Protesting against Pakistan Railway __ Gujrat, Punjab, Pak _ Tune.pk
- People oh Karnana Protesting against Pakistan Railway, Funny - Tune.pk
- Central Mosque - Google Maps
- Al-Madina Mosque - Google Maps
- Al-Madina Mosque's Grand Minar - Google Maps
- Quba Mosque - Google Maps