Choha Khalsa

Choha Khalsa
Union Council
Country  Pakistan
Province Punjab
District Rawalpindi
Tehsil Kallar Syedan
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC+6)
Area code(s) 051

Choha Khalsa is a town and Union Council of The Tehsil Kallar Syedan, District Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. On 1 July 2004, Choha Khalsa became the Union Council Of Tehsil Kallar Syedan, District Rawalpindi was a Union Council of the Tehsil Kahuta.

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History

The word Choha means a water spring and Khalsa is related to the Sikh movement. Khalsa is a strict Sikh religious order founded in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh. the term Khalsa is an Arabic word. There are various interpretations to the term Khalsa, one of the general meaning of the term is free from impurities or pure. This term is also defined as the land or estate which belongs directly to the king, without any intermediary claims of lords/ noble or farmer to the same in the district Rawalpindi. Some villages go by the name of Dehra Khalsa, Thoa Khalsa, Choha Khalsa, etc. they were so named because they were state owned villages during Sikh rule in Punjab. Choha Khalsa village is located about 60 km from Rawalpindi.

Villages Of Union Council Choha Khalsa

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Coordinates: 33°20′N 73°15′E / 33.333°N 73.250°E / 33.333; 73.250


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