Garhi Abdullakhan
Garhi Abdulla Khan is a village situated in Thana Bhawan Block of Shamli district. i.e. a Tehsil in Uttar Pradesh, India. The village was established, owned and later named after the Mughal, Abdullah Khan. Abdullah Khan's descendants were two brothers of an ancient ruling family that migrated to central Asia in the middle of the seventeenth century – Saqi Khan and Saqib Khan who married the daughters of another ruling emperor's minister.
(Mughal Wazir, named Karray Khan ) at that time, migrated to Asia. They rose the rank amongst the principal nobles of the court but sided with others during and after that. They took control of the capitals. Saqi Khan had no children, while Saqib Khan had a son named Mirza Shahabi Khan, and a few daughters. Shahabi Khan had one son, Mirza Yaqoob Khan; later on, Mirza Yaqoob Khan had a son, Mirza Abdullah Khan / Mirza Abdullah Baig. Mirza Abdullah Baig had one son and one daughter. His son, Mirza Feroz Ali Baig left just after the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. His remaining family is still living in the Cities of Pakistan. The Abdullah Khan Shrine is still located in the central part of the village. It is one of the main villages among the alternates of the Baloch community in Western Uttar Pradesh. It is located about 50 km kilometres from the Mandal Saharanpur and 32 km from district headquarter Shamli. It is located on Thanabhawan Road. This village is famous for Ramlila. All communities of this village are living peacefully on the outskirts of this village. A temple is situated of Lord Shiva known as Shivalaya, in the village.
It is an ancient village there are three major religious ancient monuments: mosque khan-Kaha, an ancient temple Shivalaya dedicated to Lord Shiva, and Jain Temple of British Period dedicated to Lord Mahaveer Swami. There is the first Navagraha Temple of District Shamli known as Shani Dev Dham. It is located on Titron Road. There is a two km belt of Mango Tress towards the Titron Road.
Major Schools And Colleges in the area: Chaudhary Dhiraj Singh Intermediate College affiliated to UP Board Allahabad. SDS Public School affiliated to CBSE New Delhi. It is now a small town but it is under Gram Panchayat.
Nearest Airport: IGI Airport New Delhi (130 km) Nearest Railway Station: Thanabhawan Town (12 km)- Rural Nearest Major Railway Station: Shamli(32 km), Saharanpur(45 km), Karnal (46 km), Muzaffarnagar (45 km)
Major cities from Garhi Abdullah Khan: Shamli 32 km Muzaffarnagar 45 km Saharanpur 45 km via Nanauta Roorkee 73 km via Nanauta-Deoband Meerut 95 km Karnal 46 km
Major Tourism Spots Distance from Garhi Abdullah Khan: Delhi 130 km Agra 380 km Dehradun (116.0 km) via NH 709B and Saharanpur Road Mussoorie 155 km Haridwar 105 km Rishikesh (124.9 km) via MDR 2W and NH334 Badrinath 425 km Kedarnath 390 km Nainital 292 km (Via SH 12 & NH 709B) Ranikhet 360 km Lucknow 570 km Chandigarh 176 km Shimla 280 Manali 480 Amritsar 380 via NH 44 Atari Border 410 km via NH 44 Jammu 520 km Srinagar 740 km Leh 940 km