Nawanshahr
Also known as Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
Nawanshahr () is a municipal council in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was previously a town; it later became a district in 1995.
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- Locality
- Nawanshahr
- Region
- Punjab
- Country
- India
- Population
- 46,024
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Nawanshahr () is a municipal council in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was previously a town; it later became a district in 1995.
== History == Nawanshahr was founded by Nausher Khan, an Afghan, during the reign of emperor Babur. They named it Nawanshahar, which means "the new city (of Nausher Khan)".
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