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Charsadda Tehsil
Charsadda Tehsil is a tehsil located in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Tehsils & Unions in the District of Charsada - Government of Pakistan Overview & History During Charsadda was the North-western tehsil of , its boundaries were larger than today lying between 34°2' and 34°32' N. and 71° 30' and 71° 56'E, with an area of . The population was 142,756 according to the 1901 census an increase of almost 10,000 since the 1891 census (132,917). It ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of villages. The terms in India have replaced earlier terms, such as '' pargana'' (''pergunnah'') and ''thana''. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the system of tehsils. It is generally smaller than a tehsil, and is meant for facilitating local self-government in the panchayat system. In West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. As an entity of local government, the tehsil office (panchayat samiti) exercises certain fiscal and administrative power over the villages and municipalities within its jurisdiction. It is the ultimate execu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peshawar Division
Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where it is the largest city. Peshawar is primarily populated by Pashtuns, who comprise the second-largest ethnic group in the country. Situated in the Valley of Peshawar, a broad area situated east of the historic Khyber Pass, Peshawar's recorded history dates back to at least 539 BCE, making it one of the oldest cities in South Asia. Peshawer is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the country. The area encompassing modern-day Peshawar is mentioned in Vedic scriptures; it served as the capital of the Kushan Empire during the rule of Kanishka and was home to the Kanishka Stupa, which was among the tallest buildings in the ancient world. Peshawar was then ruled by the Hephtha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangi Tehsil
Tangi Tehsil is a tehsil located in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Tehsils & Unions in the District of Charsada - Government of Pakistan Short history of tehsil Tangi During Tangi was part of the old (then part of ) later Tangi became a tehsil in its own right. Some beautiful and ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charsadda
Chārsadda ( ps, چارسده; ; ur, ; ) is a town and headquarters of Charsadda District, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.Tehsils & Unions in the District of Charsada – Government of Pakistan It is the eighty fifth-largest city of Pakistan, according to 2017 census. Located in the , Charsadda lies about from the provincial capital of |
Union Councils Of Pakistan
The union councils of Pakistan ( ur, ), referred to as village councils in villages, are an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a Nazim which is equivalent to a mayor or chairperson and a Naib Nazib (vice chairperson). As of 2007, there are 5,375 rural union councils across 115 districts. They form the third-tier of local government and fifth tier overall. Its structure and responsibilities differ between provinces and territories. Administration Union councils are the primary governmental institution in Pakistan, Union Councils are often known as "Village Councils" in rural areas,the territory represented by a Village Council usually comprises a large village and surrounding areas, often including nearby small villages. The term Union Council may be used for localities that are part of cities. The territory of a Union Council or Village Council is usually part of a Tehsil (county). Less commonly, a Union Council may be part of a City Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammadzai (Charsadda)
The Muhammadzai (also Mohammadzai, Mohammedzai, Mohmandzai, Mamanzai, etc.) is a Pashtun tribe residing in Charsadda, modern day Pakistan. The tribe should not be confused with the Muhammadzai of the Barakzai Durrani, who were for many years the ruling family of Afghanistan. This group of Muhammadzai is located in (Charsadda) modern day Pakistan, has an altogether different Pashtun lineage with son of Zamand, third son of Kharshbun. Origins According to Pashtun genealogy, the Muhammadzai are descended from Qais Abdur Rashid through his son Sarbani, and his son Kharshbun. The Afghan Muhammadzai (Barakzai) are descendants of Sharkhbun and Kharshbun is his brother. Kharshbun had three sons, Kand, Zamand, and Kasi. Muhammad was Zamand's son so they were popular with the Muhammadzai tribe (see chart below). Location The Muhamamdzai are found primarily in Hashtnagar, an area in today's Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan that borders the Swat River's left bank. They were ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohmand Agency
Mohmand District ( ps, مومندو ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an Federally Administered Tribal Areas#Administrative divisions, agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, with merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it became a district. It was created as an agency in 1951. Mohmand is bordered by Bajaur District to the north, Khyber District to the south, Malakand District, Malakand and Charsadda District, Pakistan, Charsadda districts to the east and Peshawar District, Peshawar district to the southeast. Mr. Arif Ullah Awan is the current Deputy Commissioner of Mohmand District. Administration Mohmand District is currently subdivided into seven List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Tehsils: * Ambar Utman Khel Tehsil * Halim Zai Tehsil * Pindiali Tehsil * Pran Ghar Tehsil * Safi Tehsil * Upper Mohmand Tehsil * Yake Ghund Tehsil Provincial Assembly Demographics At the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hashtnagar
Hashtnagar (Pashto: هشتنګر, more commonly known as اشنغر in Pashto) is one of the two constituent parts of the Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The name Hashtnagar is derived from the Sanskrit अष्टनगरम् ''Aṣṭanagaram'', "eight towns", from Sanskrit ''aṣṭa'', "eight" and नगर ''nagara'', "settlement, locality, town". There was an unrelated town of the same name near Kabul in the 17th century. It was home to the Roshani Movement. The descriptive was later influenced by the Persian هشت ''hasht'', "eight". The etymology "Eight Towns", refers to the eight major settlements situated in this region. These are: * Chārsadda, Hashtnagar Muhammadzai_(Hashtnagar).html" "title="nowiki/>Muhammadzai (Hashtnagar)">Muhammadzai and Kheshgi] *Prang, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Prang (the 1812 list groups Prang with Chārsadda) *Rajjar, Chārsadda *Sherpao, Chārsadda *Tangi, Pakistan, Tangi, Chārsadda *Turangzai, Chārsadda *Umarzai, Chārsadda * Utm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doab
''Doab'' () is a term used in South Asia Quote: "Originally and chiefly in South Asia: (the name of) a strip or narrow tract of land between two rivers; spec. (with) the area between the rivers Ganges and Jumna in northern India." for the tract Quote: "confluence, land between two rivers, used in India of the tongue of land between the Ganges and Jumna, and of similar tracts in the Punjab, etc., lit. ‘two waters’ " of land lying between two confluent rivers. It is similar to an interfluve. Quote: " a tract of land between two rivers : interfluve" In the ''Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary'', R. S. McGregor defines it as from Persian ''do-āb'' (, literally "two odiesof water") "a region lying between and reaching to the confluence of two rivers. The Doab ''The Doab'' designates the flat alluvial tract between the Ganges and Yamuna rivers extending from the Sivalik Hills to the two rivers' confluence at Prayagraj. It is also called as ''Ganges-Yamuna Doab'' or ''Ganga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangi, Pakistan
Tangi is a Tehsil (town as in some places) and union council of Charsadda District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Overview and History It is one of eight towns in Hashtnagar and is located at 34°18'0N 71°39'14E with an altitude of 327 metres (1076 feet) lying to the north-west of the district capital - Charsadda. 80% of Tangi's old and local population belongs to Muhammadzai(Hassan khel,Daulat khel,Mula khel,Matooz khel,Nando khel,sahibzadgan,Usman khel,Ibrahim khel,shahbaz khel etc these are also sub branches of muhammadzai) tribe. But there are also some other large Pashtun tribes. In which Mohmand, Utmankhel, Syed ,Piran, Kakakhel Miyagan etc. The notable attractions of Tangi are Stone built mosque (Gato jumat) Tangi Barazai Daulat Khel, Old Bachayan Hujra (Nasratzai) of Noble Sahibzada Saif-Ur-Rehman Bacha, Old Hindu temple Tangi Barazai Tarra Kocha, Old Hujra Khan Bahadur Mir Alam Khan Tangi Barazai Daulatkhel, Hujra Daud Khan (Aashiyana Abdul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
