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Hameed, Attock
Hameed () is a village in the Chach Valley of Hazro Tehsil in Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab Province, Pakistan. History Liaka Kusulaka was an Indo-Scythians, Indo-Scythian satrap of the area of Chukhsa, Chukhsa (Chach) during the 1st century BCE. The Battle of Chach was fought in 1008 AD between the Ghaznavids, Ghaznavid army of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni and the Hindu Shahi army of Anandapala, resulting in the latter's defeat. Geography Hameed is located in western Chhachh, about 4 km from the city of Hazro, Punjab, Hazro.Gazetteer of the Rawalpindi district 1893-94 published by Sang-E-Meel Publications and Page 259 Hameed has its own Union councils of Pakistan, union council, which also governs other surrounding villages. References {{Attock District Villages in Attock District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chach Valley
Chhachh or Chach (Hindko and ur, چھچھ ) is a region located between Peshawar and Islamabad at the northern tip of Attock, consisting of an alluvial plain extending from Attock District of Punjab, Pakistan, southwest of Topi and Swabi. It is bounded on the north and west by the Indus river and is about long (from east to west) and broad. Percolation from the Indus makes the area extremely fertile. The population of the area is primarily Hindko and Pashto speakers. History Chach has been identified as the Chukhsa country of the Taxila copper plate inscription. The Battle of Chach was fought in 1008 AD between the Ghaznavid army of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni and the Hindu Shahi army of Anandapala, resulting in the latter's defeat. Geography Chhachh is off the Pindi-Peshawar GT road. Chach is at the edge of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Punjab border. It is 20.4 km from Attock city and 22.9 km from Topi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Chhachh is a plain which rolls from the Haz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
