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unusual facts about Gurdaspur district



Aftab Ahmad Khan

Lieutenant-General Aftab Ahmad Khan was a retired Pakistan Army Infantry Officer, born in Batala, Gurdaspur District, British India on October 22, 1923 to the illustrious family of Khan Bahadur Mian Altaf Hussain Khan (1874–1946) and Mehndi Begum.

Dogar family

84% of the total population of this tribe was residing in the areas which are now part of India e.g. Amritsar District, Gurdaspur District, Jalandhar District, Ludhiana District, Hoshiarpur District, Ambala District, Karnal District, Kapurthala State, Malerkotla State, Nabha State, Jind State, Kalsia State, Patiala State, Faridkot State, Ferozepur District.

Ranjit Bagh

The Garden Colony of Gurdaspur district was awarded to present site of Ranjit bagh village.The name was chosen based on the fact that Maharaja Ranjit Singh had his mango gardens in the nearby town of Dinanagar.


see also

Gurdwara

Sri Hargobindpur, established by the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji, near river Beas, Gurdaspur District, Punjab (India).