Dawi (also spelled as ''Davi'', ''Daavi'' or ''Daway'') is a Gharghasht
Pashtun tribe and the brother of the
Kakar tribe. Both are the sons of Gharghasht tribe. The population of Davi tribe is almost equal to that of the Kakar tribe but apparently seems smaller than Kakar because of the close ties of both tribes; they intermingled and mixed so closely that most Davi tribesmen consider themselves as part of Kakar tribe. Therefore, a large portion of Davi tribe is part of Kakar. The ancestral property of Daavi tribe is located at Kakar Khurasan in district Zhob where one dam on the name of "Daavi Dam" is located which was constructed some four hundred years ago.
The Davi tribesmen mostly live in
Afghanistan,
Baluchistan
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, Kashmir and India. Where there is a Kakar tribe, Davi will also be there living together either with name of Kakar or Davi. They also live in Pukhtoonkhwa, especially in Katlang,
Dheri
Dheri is a town and union council of Mardan District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
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, Babozai and
Sawal Dher
Sawal Dher ( ur, ساولڈھیر) is an historic village in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, that contains the remains of an ancient city. The village is located 10 kilometers southwest of Katlang-Jamal Ghari, most of the relics ...
,
Mardan. Many Nawab families of Hindustan and the
Sardars of
Quetta belong to the Davi tribe. Senator and writer
Abdul Hadi Dawai is also a Davi.
Sub-tribes
* Hamar (همر)
* Dummar (دومړ)
* Ab Ul Maali (ابوالمعالي)
* Khondai (خوندی)(also spelled as ''Khujandi خجندي'') adopted son of Sayed.
References
* http://www.khyber.org/pashtotribes/g/ghorghasht.shtml
The Gazetteer of Balochistan.
Ashjar Ul Akhiar By Maulana Muhammad Ubaidullah Janfidaa Naqibi.
Tareekh-e-Khan Jahani By Naimatullah Harvi
Gharghashti Pashtun tribes
Pashto-language surnames
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