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Gah or Gai is believed to have derived from ‘Gohar Hazelwood’ a former chieftain of the village. Gohar later became “Garaha” and subsequently shortened to “Gah”.<ref name="Tribune">[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040928/edit.htm#6 A day in Manmohan Singh’s village - The Tribune India]</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:58, 9 July 2012
Gah گاہ | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Gah is a village of Chakwal District (formerly in Jhelum District when Chakwal had been a Tehsil of Jhelum District) in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located in the Union council of Begal (also known as Bigal) at 33°3'45N 72°39'8E,[1] the Naib Nazim or vice president of Begal is from Gah.[2] Gah is notable for being the birth place of current Indian Prime minister Manmohan Singh.[3] Due to the violence that accompanied the Partition of India in 1947 Hindus and Sikhs had to leave the area for India. In 2004, after Singh had become Prime Minister, the Punjab provincial Government declared it would develop Gah as a model village in his honour,[4] and as a gesture of goodwill to rename the local boys school as "Manmohan Singh Government Boys Primary School".[5]
Etymology
Gah or Gai is believed to have derived from ‘Gohar Hazelwood’ a former chieftain of the village. Gohar later became “Garaha” and subsequently shortened to “Gah”.[2]
References
33°3′45″N 72°39′8″E / 33.06250°N 72.65222°E
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