Rabwah
ربوہ | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Chenab Nagar | |
  Rabwah Location in Punjab, Pakistan  Rabwah Rabwah (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′10″N 72°55′20″E / 31.75278°N 72.92222°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Chiniot District |
| Sub-district | Lalian Tehsil |
| Settled | 20 September 1948[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2003[2]) | |
| • Total | 70,000 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Postal code | 35460 |
| Area code | 047 |
Rabwah (/ræbˈwə/; Punjabi / Urdu: ربوہ; Punjabi pronunciation: [ɾə̀ʋːäː]; Urdu pronunciation: [ɾəb.wɑ]), officially known as Chenab Nagar (Urdu: چناب نگر; pronounced [t͡ʃə.nɑːb nə.ɡəɾ]), is a city in Chiniot, Punjab, Pakistan on the bank of Chenab River. It was the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community from September 20, 1948 when the community relocated from Qadian, India to the newly created state of Pakistan,[3] where the community bought the area of present-day Rabwah from the government to establish its home.[3] This continued until 1984 and the establishment of Ordinance XX. In 1984, the headquarters were moved to the United Kingdom with Mirza Tahir Ahmed, first to London and then in 2019 to the Islamabad compound in Tilford, Surrey.[4]
- ^ Tareekh e Ahmadiyyat, Volume 11, Page 429,430
- ^ "Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Establishment of Rabwah - Islam Ahmadiyya". Alislam.org. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Isalamabad". Press & Media Office. Retrieved 10 May 2020.