Nawan Shehr

Nawan Shehr is a town in Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakthunkhwa of Pakistan. Nawan Shehr's most famous place is Ilyasi Masjid which is the oldest and largest mosque of Abbottabad, there is also a small hill with walking tracks just behind the masjid. The weather is pleasant in summer, so people from other parts of country come to visit Abbottabad and Nawan Shehr. Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education of Abbottabad is also in Nawan Shehr. Nawan Shehr has its own old bazaar which is famous for its Chapli Kebab. The language spoken in Nawanshehr is Hindko. Gojri is also spoken in different parts. Nawan Shehr is located on the way to Abbottabad City, the tourist resorts of Thandiani and Nathia Gali on Murree road at Location: 34°10'N 73°16'E
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1881 1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Nawan Shehr, which included Nawan Shehr Municipality and Nawan Shehr Notified Area.19011911192119311941Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage) Islam 3,251 75.48 2,939 71.44 3,404 73.03 3,794 74.51 3,884 75.71 5,075 79.12 Hinduism 1,056 24.52 995 24.19 1,069 22.93 1,052 20.66 883 17.21 1,030 16.06 Sikhism 0 0.00 180 4.38 188 4.03 246 4.83 363 7.08 309 4.82 Jainism 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Christianity 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Zoroastrianism 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Judaism 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Buddhism 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Others 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Total population 4,307 100.00 4,114 100.00 4,661 100.00 5,092 100.00 5,130 100.00 6,414 100.00