Raiwind

Raiwind (Punjabi and ) is a Tehsil located within union council 149 (Dholanwal) in Allama Iqbal Town of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The town serves as the headquarters of Tablighi Jamaat and hosts the annual Raiwind Markaz Ijtema. Raiwind is also home to Pakistan Railways Junction and Railways Track Workshop and serves as the political base for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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Place details

Locality: رائے ونڈ
Region: پنجاب
Country: پاکستان
Population: 31,592
Timezone: Asia/Karachi

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Raiwind Tehsil
Settlement.image_skyline: Raiwind Tablighi Markaz.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Raiwind Tablighi Markaz
Settlement.settlement_type: Tehsil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Punjab
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Lahore

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Elevation: 203
Image: Raiwind Tablighi Markaz.jpg

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History
Population
Annual Tablighi Ijtema
See also
References
External links

==History== During the British Raj, Raiwind was a tehsil of Lahore District. The town also became notable when a junction was built by the North Western State Railway between the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line. Before the Ferozepore-Bhatinda Railway opened, it was an important centre for local trade in agricultural produce and had two cotton-ginning factories and a cotton-press, which employed around 200 people. Following independence in 1947, the railway links eastwards were no longer functional.