Wah

For other uses, see Wah (disambiguation).
Wah Cantt
Wah Cantt
Wah Cantt

Location in Pakistan

Coordinates: 33°48′N 72°42′E / 33.800°N 72.700°E / 33.800; 72.700
Country  Pakistan
Province Punjab
District Rawalpindi District
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
 • Summer (DST) +6 (UTC)

Wah (Punjabi, Urdu: واہ‎) is a town in the Rawalpindi District in Punjab, Pakistan. Wah Cantonment is nearby.[1] On August 21, 2008, Wah was attacked in a suicide bombing.[2]

References

  1. ↑ In fact, the famed 'Mughal Garden' is located at Wah (village), which is quite some distance away from the city, and predates it by at least 300 years or more. It is a separate locality altogether. For mention of Wah village (or 'Jalal Sar' as it was originally called), and for the Mughal Gardens, pl refer to Griffin and Massey Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab; and for an even earlier mention, see the Tuzk i Jahangiri, of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir
  2. ↑ McDowell, Robin (August 22, 2008). "Suicide bombers kill 67 at Pakistani arms factory". Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 10, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2011.

Coordinates: 33°48′N 72°42′E / 33.800°N 72.700°E / 33.800; 72.700

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