Wah, Pakistan

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Wah (Urdu: واہ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. the population of Wah is estimated to be over 500,000. Amenities include a garden said to have been built by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the 16th century.

It is connected by road with Peshawar, Islamabad and Rawalpindi and is a growing industrial centre. Wah's industries include one of the largest cement factories in the South Asia, ordnance and tractor plants, and agricultural implements and spare-parts manufacturing. Nearby is Wah Cantt.

[edit] History

Legend states that one of the Mughal Emperors, probably Akbar was on a journey to Kashmir. On the way, his caravan stopped at a spring in Punjab to quench their thirst. Remarking at the quality and purity of the water, Akbar said Wah! which means similar to the English word Wow. That spring became known as Wah and the city gets its name from this event.

According to a landmark at the Wah Gardens, a map/design for the structures were planned out by Ahmed Mehmer Lahori. Within two years of this plan, the current structures were completed, and "barra dariyan, fawaarey, nehreain aur abshaaerie banwayi" i.e. got his subordinates to redirect the waters so as to create either many or twelve water features, possibly twelve rivers, fountains, streams and springs. According to the landmark, the Wah Gardens are being added/ modified to by the Government of Pakistan's Mahukma Ashaar-e-Qadma, whatever that is. More information is contained in the landmark which is in Urdu and can be viewed in the third link.

[edit] Education

Wah is the only city of Pakistan with a 100 percentage literacy rate.^{[citation needed]}

List of Universities

1. Comsats Institute of Information and Technology.

[edit] External links

• [1] -for some pictures of Wah
• [2] -for a satellite view
• [3] -A visitor's blog entry with pictures of Wah
• [4] -A somewhat official source on the gardens

Wah Medical College

Coordinates: 33°48′N 72°42′E