Wah (city)

2025-09-21T07:30:02Z

2001:16B8:B428:D900:CDE2:878D:E981:5EDA: rv

{{Primary sources|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Wah
|settlement_type = City
|native_name = {{langx|pa|{{nq|واہ}}}}
|image_skyline =
|image_alt =
|image_caption =
|pushpin_map = Punjab Pakistan
|pushpin_mapsize = 300
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[Administrative units of Pakistan|Province]]
|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Punjab}}
|subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Pakistan|Division]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Rawalpindi Division]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of Punjab, Pakistan|District]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Rawalpindi District]]
|subdivision_type4 = [[List of tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan|Tehsil]]
|subdivision_name4 = [[Taxila Tehsil]]
|leader_title =
|leader_name =
|established_title =
|established_date =
|area_total_km2 =
|area_footnotes =
|population_as_of = 2019
|population_total = 410,000
|population_density_km2 =
|timezone = [[Pakistan Standard Time|PKT]]
|utc_offset = +5
|timezone_DST =
|utc_offset_DST =
|coordinates = {{coord|33.783184|N|72.723076|E|region:PK|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m =
| postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Pakistan|Postal code]]
| postal_code = 47000
|area_code = 0514
|website =
}}
'''Wah''' ([[Urdu]]/{{langx|pa|{{nq|واہ}}}}) is a city in [[Rawalpindi District]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], in [[Pakistan]]. It is famous for the [[Wah Cantonment]], a military camp located in the north of the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/pakistan/story/2008/08/printable/080821_wah_blast|title=BBCUrdu.com | پاکستان | واہ فیکٹری: خودکش حملے، چالیس افراد ہلاک، درجنوں زخمی|website=www.bbc.com}}</ref> Wah includes a university known as the [[University of Wah]] and is close to its sister town of [[Taxila]], located in the same [[tehsil]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk/30-May-2021/1356340 | title=واہ کینٹ ٹیکسلا...گدوال روڈپر مرکز''علم وہنر''کے قیام کی خوشبو | date=30 May 2021 }}</ref>

== Wah Cantonment ==
{{main|Wah Cantonment}}

The majority of the city includes the Wah Cantonment, a military camp in Punjab province located in the north of Punjab.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Punjab-province-Pakistan | title=Punjab | province, Pakistan | Britannica }}</ref> The military camp is near [[Taxila Cantonment]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=http://www.cbwah.gov.pk/en//history | title=History | Cantonment Board Wah }}</ref>

== History ==
A village without a name located in present-day Wah, was called "Wah" when [[Mughal empire|Mughal emperor]] [[Jehangir]] came back from [[Kashmir]] and after he arrived in the village he said "Wah".<ref name="auto"/> Wah is also adjacent to Taxila, and shares much of its early history with the [[Gandhara Civilization]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ancient-city-of-taxila | title=Ancient City of Taxila }}</ref> It is connected by road with [[Peshawar]], [[Islamabad]], and [[Rawalpindi]] and is a growing industrial centre. On August 21, 2008, Wah was [[2008 Wah bombing|attacked in a suicide bombing]].<ref name="AP">{{cite news |url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD92N4IA00 |title=Suicide bombers kill 67 at Pakistani arms factory |last=McDowell |first=Robin |date=August 22, 2008 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |accessdate=March 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910210315/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jIE0IUn4WIiaMBpjG8SI_6H5RXzgD92N4IA00 |archivedate=September 10, 2008 }}</ref>

== Demographics ==
According to a census taken in 2019, the population of Wah, including the cantonment, is around 410,000.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/22060/wah/population | title=Wah, Pakistan Metro Area Population 1950-2022 }}</ref> The population of the cantonment is a little above 300,000.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latlong.net/place/wah-cantt-wah-rawalpindi-punjab-pakistan-24329.html | title=Where is Wah Cantt., Wah, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan on Map Lat Long Coordinates }}</ref> Wah is the 24th largest city of Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tageo.com/index-e-pk-cities-PK.htm|title=Geography Population Map cities coordinates location - Tageo.com|website=www.tageo.com}}</ref> The majority of the people speak [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], while the main ethnic groups are [[Pashtun]], [[Arain]], [[Gujar people|Gujjar]], and [[Awan (tribe)|Awan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Wah | title=Wāh | Pakistan | Britannica }}</ref>

== University ==
{{main|University of Wah}}

The University of Wah is a private university located outside the military camp.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uow.edu.pk/|title=University of Wah|website=uow.edu.pk}}</ref> It is one of the best universities in Punjab.

== Education ==
Wah literacy rate is approximately 100% and highest literacy rate in Pakistan known as city of education. This small city has two chartered universities, one medical college, one engineering college and many other technical schools and colleges. Students from Wah Cantt can be found studying at many of the top institutes of Pakistan and abroad. Historically, many surrounding places show links of the area to its past as the neighboring ancient town of Taxila had been a seat of learning for thousands of years. The Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said "Wah Cantt possessed ideal education and health facilities and I am impressed with the 100% literary rate in the city". It was also titled as "The Island of excellence" 120 educational institutes serve over 170,000 students.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

.

[[Category:Populated places in Rawalpindi District]]
[[Category:Populated places established in the 16th century]]

{{Rawalpindi-geo-stub}}

Vero - Wikipedia - User contributions [en]

Wah (city)