Kallar Kahar

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Kallar Kahar is a Union Council, subdivision, of Chakwal District in Punjab, Pakistan ^[1]. It is known as a tourist destination and is located 25 kilometres southwest of Chakwal along the motorway. It is famous for its natural gardens, peacocks and a salt water lake. It is 125km away from Rawalpindi.

The Katasraj temples are situated in Choa Saidanshah tehsil (CSS), in 1981 a project was started named as Pak German Project (PGP). There also a degree and college for Mines diploma. There is a Cadet college in kallar kahar named Cadet College Kallar Kahar which is functional since 1998 and is serving nation by producing army cadets , doctors and engineers.

1 History
2 Tourism
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Lying 30 miles southwest of Chakwal on the Chakwal-Sargodha road, Kallar Kahar has always been renowned throughout the country for its peacocks and its fresh water lake and for the Takht-e-Babri, a flat stage built of stone by emperor Babar to address his army while coming down from Kabul in the quest of the crown of Delhi. During his stay at Kallar Kahar he also planted a garden, which still exists, called the Bagh-e-Safa.

[edit] Tourism

With the construction of the motorway that passes by the edge of the lake, the number of tourists visiting Kallar Kahar has increased manifold, and the town surrounded by verdant hills, promises to become a tourist attraction if properly developed. A museum of fossils of the area has also been built by the Archaeology Department in the District Council Rest House. Near Kallar Kahar is the beautiful village Sardhi, it is an historical Village in District Chakwal in this Village the famous palace of Daak Bangla. Now at this time Sardhi is a picnic point palace. In sardhi the beautiful cricket ground. In district chakawal this ground only one of the beautiful cricket ground same like Melbourne cricket ground. In Sardhi very beautiful scenery, hills, gardens, chashmas and some other beautiful palace.

[edit] References

^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chakwal

[edit] External links

Administrative Divisions of Chakwal District
Capital	Chakwal
Union Councils	Arra \| Balkassar \| Balokassar \| Basharat \| Begal \| Bharpur \| Bheen \| Bhilomar \| Bhoun \| Bidher \| Buchal Kalan \| Budhial \| Chak Malook \| Chak Umra \| Chakwal City-I \| Chakwal City-Ii \| Chakwal City-Iii \| Chakwal City-Iv \| Chakwal City-V \| Choa Ganj Ali Shah \| Choa Saidanshah \| Dab \| Dalwal \| Dandot \| Dhoular \| Dhudial \| Dhurnal \| Dullah \| Dulmial \| Dumman \| Jabbi Shah Dilawar \| Jand \| Jand Khanzada \| Jassial \| Jaswal \| Jhatla \| Kallar Kahar \| Karsal \| Karyala \| Khairpur \| Khotian \| Kot Choudrain \| Kot Gullah \| Kot Qazi \| Kot Sarang \| Lawa \| Lehr Sultanpur \| Leti \| Mangwal \| Miani \| Mulhal Mughlan \| Multan Khurd \| Munara \| Mureed \| Naka Kahoot \| Noorpur \| Odherwal \| Padshahan \| Pichnand \| Piera Fatehial \| Saghar \| Saral \| Talagang City-I \| Talagang City-Ii \| Tamman \| Tehi \| Thoa Mehram Khan \| Warwal