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'''Rasool Nagar''' or '''Rasul Nagar''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|رسول نگر}}}}), formerly known as '''Ramnagar''', is a small town in [[Gujranwala District]], situated on the bank of the [[Chenab River]] in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] province of [[Pakistan]]. Having its own municipality which is govern by the chairman. The neighboring cities are [[Alipur Chatha]] at 8 km and [[Wazirabad]] at 40 km apart. It is located at 32°20'0N 73°47'0E with an altitude of 197 metres (649 feet)<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/4/Rasulnagar2.html Location of Rasulnagar - Falling Rain Genomics]</ref> and is part of [[Wazirabad Tehsil]].<ref>[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=9&dn=Gujranwala Towns & Unions in the City District of Gujranwala - Government of Pakistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209043331/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=9&dn=Gujranwala |date=2012-02-09 }}</ref>

Rasul Nagar is situated on Wazirabad-Pindi Bhattian highway which is being upgraded to Express Way (E-3). AA road link connects it with Alipure Chatha the nearest famous city.

==History==
Rasool Nagar was the site of the [[Battle of Ramnagar]] on 18 November 1848 during the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]].

By the 1900s Western Punjab was predominantly [[Muslim]] and supported the [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]] and [[Pakistan Movement]]. Migration between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] was continuous before [[Partition of India|independence]]. After the [[Partition of India|independence]] in August 1947, the minority [[Hindu]]s and [[Sikh]]s migrated to [[India]] while the [[Muslim]] refugees from [[India]] settled in the Western Punjab and across [[Pakistan]].<ref>Dube, I. &. S. (2009). From ancient to modern: Religion, power, and community in India hardcover. Oxford University Press.</ref> During [[British Raj|British rule]] Rasulnagar became part of Wazirabad Tehsil, the population according to the 1901 census was 7,121.<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_384.gif Wazīrābād Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 24, p. 378.]</ref> [[Ranjit Singh]] the former ruler of Punjab also called the lion of Punjab have spent his time on the bank of chenab river in this area while he was the ruler of Punjab Rasool Nagar was market hub to many things at that time.

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Gujranwala District]]
[[Category:Populated places in Wazirabad Tehsil]]
[[Category:Union councils of Wazirabad Tehsil]]

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