Syed Kasran

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Syed Kasran
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Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Punjab
District Rawalpindi
Tehsil Gujar Khan

The Syed Kasran is a village with a population of about 10,000. The village was built by two brothers who came from Gujrat, Syed Muhammad and Syed Mehmood, son of Zain ul Abideen. They came to this region at the request of Raja Sarang wal e Rawat (though this is unproven). They belonged to the Syed family, which the village is named after. It has a Mazaahar of Shah Nazar and Shah Diwan Kazmi. Syed Kasran (Urdu : سيّدكسراں) also Syed is a town in Gujar Khan Tehsil Punjab, Pakistan. Syed Kasran is also chief town of Union Council Syed Kasran which is an administrative subdivision of the Tehsil. [1]

Syed Kasran is the birthplace of Bari Imam [2] and Kirpal Singh.

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References

  1. Saiyid Kasran The village is located on the Potohar (Potwar) Plateau, 40 km (25 miles) south of Rawalpindi and some 30 km (19 miles) north of the famous Salt Range, a series of hills and low mountains between the valleys of the Indus and Jhelum rivers. Syed Kasran actually consists of two parts: Syed (or: Syed; earlier: Sayyad, Sayyed) and Kasran (or: Kasrān), 2 km (1,3 miles) apart from each other. The Syed Kasran Railway Station (now closed) used to be located 3 km (2 miles) north of Syed on the Mandra-Chakwal railway track of the North Western Railway. Towns & Unions in the City District of Rawalpindi - Government of Pakistan Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Punjab District Gazetteers: Rawalpindi District with Maps 1907. The “Civil and Military Gazette” Press, Lahore. 1909.