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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 19. Chapters: Adhi Kot, Anga, Punjab, Bandial Janubi, Bijar, Punjab, Botala, Chak Fourteen MB, Chak No.21/MB, Chak No.50/Mb, Chak No.59/Mb, Daiwal, Girote, Golewali, Gunjial Janubi, Hadali-Ii, Hadli-I, Jabi, Jamali Noorpur, Jauharabad-I, Jauharabad-II, Jaura Kalan, Jharkal, Jhatla, Katha Saghral, Khabaki, Khai Khurd, Khatwan, Khoora, Kufri, Pakistan, Kund, Mitha Tiwana, Nali Shumali, Nari, Punjab, Naushera, Noorpur, Punjab, Okhali Mohlah, Padhrar, Pelowaince, Quaidabad, Rahdari, Rangpur, Punjab, Roda, Punjab, Sandral, Sodhi Bala, Tilloker, Uchalli, Utra Janubi, Waheer, Warcha. Excerpt: Naushehra, (Urdu: ), is a town and sub-Tehsil (administrative subdivisions) of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Naushehra is the main town of Soon Valley. Situated in the heart of Soon Valley, Naushehra is surrounded by high hills, beautiful lakes, jungles, natural pools and ponds. Naushehra is also blessed with ancient civilization, natural resources, and fertile farms. The major settlement of the valley 'Naushehra' lies almost in the geographical centre of the valley and is located at 72" II' 29" north latitude and 32" 34' 58" west longitude. The general height of surrounding hills is around 2500 feet above sea level, with several peaks reaching over 3000 feet. 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. During the period of Delhi Sultanate and Mughal period, the government at Lahore maintained only a nominal control over such remote western hilly areas as Soon valley. In the absence of a stable political structure, local Awans were forced to fight to maintain the lands of their ancestors which they had inherited. This practice of fighting later on made their descendants the Martial race during the period of British Raj. It is stated in the Imperial Gazetteer of India that "They are essentially a tribe of the Salt Range, where they once held independent possessions of very considerable extent, and in the western and central po
