Atter Shisha is a village and union council in

Mansehra District Mansehra District is a district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was established as a district in 1976, prior to which it was a tehsil within the former Hazara District. Two former subdivisions of Mansehra were ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

province, Pakistan. It is situated on the New Naran Highway, from the city of

Mansehra Mansehra is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Mansehra District. It is the 71st largest city of Pakistan and 7th largest city in the province. The name of the city (written in Hindko, Urdu and Goj ...

Historical background

The name of this village, ''Atter Shisha'' (i.e. lit. 'Bottle of

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Scent), originated, according to a charming local legend, when the Mughal Queen

Nur Jahan Nur Jahan, born Mehr-un-Nissa P ersian: نورجهان (; – 18 December 1645) was the wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir from 1620 until his death in 1627. Nur Jahan was born Mehr-un-Nissa, as the daughter of a Mirza Ghi ...

was passing by en route to

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

and stopping at this location during her short stay, dropping an expensive and beautiful perfume bottle here; and henceforth, this place was named after this bottle.

Population and people

The Common dress of the people is ''Shalwar Qamiz'', although government officials and students also wear trousers and coats. Turbans, Karakul caps and 'Patti' caps are worn by the people. Men often wear waistcoats over ''Shalwar Qamiz''. Women's dresses are also very simple and consist of ''Shalwar Qamiz'', with ''Dopatta'' or ''Chadder'' scarves as head-covering. The food of inhabitants of the Town is very simple. Maize, wheat and rice are eaten everywhere. Home-made ''Ghee'' and ''Lassi'' are also consumed by the rural folk. Large majority of the population more than 60% depends upon agriculture for their subsistence. However, income from agriculture is too meagre to support the population. As a result, many of them have found work in other parts of the country or left for overseas. Other minor professions to which people have taken to, include those of cobblers, blacksmiths, goldsmiths, weavers, barbers, labourers etc. The area was affected during the 2005 earthquake in Kashmir and the Hazara region.Earthquake Affected Area Overview — United Nations Joint Logistics Centre
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References

Union councils of Mansehra District Populated places in Mansehra District {{Mansehra-geo-stub