Ghorghushti ( غورغشتى) is a town of
Chhachh
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.
...
in
Attock District and is on the border of North-West
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the ...
, and
Hazara in
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.
Geography and climate
Ghorghushti lies about 4 kilometres east-north-east of
Nartopa Nartopa or Nartupa (Pashto/Hindko: نرتوپہ) is a Pashtun dominated village in Hazro Tehsil, Attock District in Punjab province, Pakistan.
Demographics
The population consists of Muslims and the local languages include Pashto, Hindko and Per ...
, and 6 km southwest of
Qazipur
Qazipur () is one of the 44 union councils, administrative subdivisions, of Haripur District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country ...
, 7 km east-north-east of
Hazro, and about 58 km west-north-west of
Islamabad
Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital ...
.
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by Ed Williams Towns of the same name also exist in the
FATA
, conventional_long_name = Federally Administered Tribal Areas
, nation = Pakistan
, subdivision = Autonomous territory
, image_flag = Flag of FATA.svg
, image_coat = File:Coat of arms ...
area,
Swabi District and in Bunner.
Ghorghushti is the northernmost town in Attock District and in the north it borders
Haripur District
Haripur District ( ps, هریپور ولسوالۍ, ur, "The Town of Hari") is a district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The town of Haripur (meaning 'Hari's town') was founded in 1822 by Hari Singh Nalwa, the Co ...
, in the south it borders
Malak Mala village, in the west it borders
Jalalia village and in the east it borders Kotkay village.
It is located at 33° 56' 41N latitude and 72° 33' 7E longitude. It has an altitude of 317 metres (1043 ft). The average annual rainfall in the district is 783 mm (30.83 inches).
Falling Rain Genomics - Ghurghushti
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References
{{Attock District
Cities and towns in Attock District