Dewal Sharif | |
|---|---|
 Dewal Sharif is located in the north of Murree Tehsil | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Murree |
| Tehsil | Murree |
| Government | |
| • MNA | Sardar Noor Khan |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,052 |
Dewal also known as Dewal Sharif is a Union council of Murree Tehsil, a sub division of Murree District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.1
According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 11,052.2
Dewal and Dewal Shareef
Dewal is a Sanskrit word means a small temple, but Pir Abdul Majid (Pir Sahib Dewal Shareef) who migrated to Rawalpindi in mid fifties last century and established a shrine with the support of Ex-President of Pakistan General Ayub Khan,3 in Faizabad between Islamabad and Rawalpindi translated and Islamized Hindu small temple common noun Dewal into Dewal Shareef.4
References
References
- Official Website of City District Government of Rawalpindi Archived December 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- 1998 Census of Pakistan
- "Political History of Murree". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- "Murree Hills". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-09-28.