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Bishandot[1] is a village located in Pakistan. Kallar Syedan is its Tehsil and Rawalpindi is its District. Punjab is its Province and Pakistan is its Country. It mainly consists of up and down lands. Another main city near Bishandot is Rawat[2]. Bishandot is very popular for its people who belonged to "Gakhars family who use "Raja and Kiyani" with their names. Bishandot is named upon a Hindu ruler who lived here, named "Bishan" and "dot" means "Village". It is also very famous for its fertile agricultural land. People here are very nice and friendly. Bishandot has its own Union Council which also include many other small villages. There are almost 150 to 200 families living in Bishandot. People here never compromise on any disrespect but are also very helping and friendly.

Context Information
Country Pakistan
Religion Islam
Province Punjab
Union Council Bishandot
Coordinates 33.4344° N, 73.2846° E
Cast Ghakar Kayani
MNA Sadaqat Ali Abbasi
MPA Ch. Sajjid
Chairman Zubair Kiyani
Counciler Masood Kiyani
Mouzin Sheikh Abdul Razzaq
Mouzin 2 Ali Akbar
Mouzin 3 Raja Imtiaz Ahmed Kiyani
City Rawalpindi
District Rawalpindi
Tehsil Kallar Syedan
Houses More than 200
Population More than 1000

Castes

Bishandot[3] is very famous for its people who are " Kayani Ghakar" who are also known as "Raja and Kayani" as mentioned above. People in Bishandot are very much involved in Pakistan Army Jobs at different posts serving their Country. The Kayani tribe claims its origin from Kian which is located in Iran. Kayanis have a Persian descent. They also moved to several areas of Pakistan. Kayanis are mainly found in the Punjab and Azad Kashmir. Kayani Ghakar are well known for their bravery and self-esteem. Ancient Rulers were afraid of Ghakars and many changed their conquest ways due to fear of Ghakars Land.

Location

Bishandot[4] is located almost 5km from GT Road and 20km far from Rawalpindi[5]. It us connected with GT Road via Link Road. The nearest large cities are Sagri[6], Shahbagh[7] and Chowk Pindori[8] Although there is none like city in Bishandot but it is not far from 3 major cities. It can also be seen in Google Maps[9]. It is also 25km far from very famous city Gujar Khan[10]. It has its own local Post office linked with Sagri Post Office. There is a Government Primary School For Girls in Bishandot[11](GPS Bishandot).

Religion

People in Bishandot are all Muslims and belongs to "Barelvi" section of Jamaat Ahle Sunnat. There are 4 to 5 Mosque in Bishandot. Qazi Inam ul Haq is Mawlawi of its Jama Masjid. Ali Akbar, Shiekh Abdul Razzaq and Raja Imtiaz Ahmed Kiyani are Muezzin of its Mosque. Before Independence Day (Pakistan), There were 3 religions in Bishandot which were Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism. After Independence of Pakistan, Hindu and Sikh left Bishandot and migrated to India. Now, There is only one Religion in Bishandot which is Islam.

Historical Places 

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A view of Bishandot from roof of a house

The most famous Historical place in Bishandot is "Darbar e Sakhi Shamdar". It is reported that almost 100 years ago, A lion used to come there and cleans the Darbar with his tail. Every Thursday, People lights candles and Agarbaties in Darbar. Honestly Speaking, Bishandot itself is a Historical in Pakistan. It has a great History. Old people in Bishandot were very brave fighters and fought many wars against Rulers who tried to conquer their Land and never surrendered to anyone. There are many Wali Allah buried in Bishandot. There are many trees in Bishandot which are more thatn 100 years old.

Agriculture

The soil of Bishandot is very fertile

References

  1. ^ "Bishandot". Bishandot.
  2. ^ "Rawat". Rawat.
  3. ^ "Bishandot MapLandia". Maplandia.
  4. ^ "Bishandot". TripMondo.
  5. ^ "Rawalpindi". Rawalpindi.
  6. ^ "Sagri". Sagri.
  7. ^ "Shah Bagh". Shah Bagh.
  8. ^ "Chowk Pindori". Chowk Pindori.
  9. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  10. ^ "Gujer Khan". Gujer khan.
  11. ^ "GPS Bishandot". GPS Bishandot.