Naushera

Naushehra, (Urdu: نوشہره‎), is a town and sub-Tehsil (administrative subdivisions) of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is the main town of Soon Valley. The town is situated 48 kilometers (30 mi) from Khushab city and 68 kilometers (42 mi) from Kallar Kahar town in the heart of valley, surrounded by high hills, beautiful lakes, jungles, natural pools and ponds. It is also blessed with ancient civilization, natural resources, and fertile farms. The general height of surrounding hills is around 2500 feet above sea level, with several peaks reaching over 3000 feet.

History

In the Soon valley of Salt Range, Naushehra, the main town of the valley, and its surroundings villages are always notable as the centre and home of the leading Awan tribe. Sir Lepel Henry Griffin also states that “In Shahpur District, the Awans held the hilly country to the north west, Jalar, Naoshera (Naushera) and Sukesar, where the head of the tribe still resides.”

At some time between the era of Mahmud of Ghazni and Sultan Shahab ud din Ghori, Arabs marauders captured the mountainous region of Salt range and settled in the mountains after they defeated the Janjuas, Gakhars, and other Rajput tribes until they permanently settled for at least six hundred years.