User:Daawan

raja harpal is a village near sialkot Aslaam-O-Alekum! Raja Harpal is the most famous village near Sialkot. It is most widely known because of Dr.Muhammad Yusuf Awan, PhD (England, UK), Professor and Chairman of the Department of Architecture, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore and Engineer Muhammad Yunus Awan Ex-XEN Public Health Engineering Department of the Punjab Government. The people of this village belong to the AWAN tribe with two subcastes, Gorara and Harpal. Before 1947,there used to be about 40% Sikh population in this village. The Sikhs migrated to India and refugees from the State of Jammu and Kashmir came here. The refugees are also from Awan tribe and most of them are Goraras. Every one is invited to visit this town. You can have a lot of fun near Nala Aik or by the canal. We have two Elementary Schools,one for boys and one for girls. Please help us build a high school for both Boys and Girls so that future generations can get better education close to home. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this information. May ALLAH bless you all. Nearby cities: Sialkot Cantt., Pasrur (پسرور)sialkot, Jammu Coordinates:  32°29'18"N   74°39'26"E