Historical Gurdwaras in Foreign Lands

PAKISTAN

Nankana Sahib

Gurdwara Choha Sahib (Rohtas)

Rohtas town in Jhelum district is five kilometers west of Dina railway station. Gurdwara Choha Sahib dedicated to Guru Nanak Dev is just outside the Rohtas Fort to the north of it. This shrine is based on a legend similar to that related to Panja Sahib. It is said that inhabitants here depended for water supply on a spring controlled by yogis of Tilla Bal Gudai about 14 kilometers away. At their request, Guru Nanak Dev diverted the water of the spring to the seasonal Ghan stream flowing past Rohtas so that it may become a perennial source of water. Gurdwara Choha Sahib is situated on the bank of this stream (choa or choha in Punjabi).

Rohtas is also known to the Sikhs for its being the birth place of Mata sahib Devan, commonly regarded as Mother of the Khalsa.