Haripur ( ps, هریپور;

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and ur, ) is the main city of the

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 Com ...

in Hazara,

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, ...

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, with

Swabi Swabi ( ps, صوابۍ; ur, ) is a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan,Buner Buner District ( ps, بونیر ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Before becoming a district in 1991, it was a tehsil within Swat District. History The Buner Valley lies bet ...

to the west, some north 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 T ...

and 35 km Khanpur Road

Tofkian Tofkian valley ( ur, توفكياں ويلى ) is one of the largest 44 union councils, administrative subdivisions, of Haripur District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Tofkian valley Famous educational and government organization ...

Valley

Taxila Taxila or Takshashila (; sa, तक्षशिला; pi, ; , ; , ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. Located in the Taxila Tehsil of Rawalpindi District, it lies approximately northwest of the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area and ...

and south of

Abbottabad Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ...

. It is in a hilly plain area at an altitude of . A Store By Ibtasam is also in Haripur.

History

Haripur was founded by the

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general

Hari Singh Nalwa Hari Singh Nalwa (1791–1837) was Commander-in-chief of the Sikh Khalsa Fauj, the army of the Sikh Empire. He is known for his role in the conquests of Kasur, Sialkot, Attock, Multan, Kashmir, Peshawar and Jamrud. Hari Singh Nalwa was respons ...

in 1822 and became the headquarters of Hazara until 1853. and General

Mahan Singh Mirpuri Sardar Raja Mahan Singh Mirpuri Bali (born in Mirpur, Kashmir) was a famous general in the Sikh Khalsa Army, and was the second-in-command general to General Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa.The history of the Muhiyals: The militant Brahman race of India ...

had also credit in its battle. Hari Singh Nalwa was appointed by

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He s ...

as the second

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of Hazara after the first Nazim

Amar Singh Majithia Amar Singh Majithia was a soldier and administrator during the Sikh Empire. He was born in Maan clan of Jats. Biography He was also called Amar Singh Kallan (senior) to distinguish him from Amar Singh Khurd (junior). Both Amar Singh Kallan and ...

was killed by the local populace at Samundar Katha,

. Baron Hugel visited the town on 23 December 1835, and he found it humming with activity. The municipality was constituted in 1867. An obelisk marks the grave of Colonel Canara, a European officer of the Sikh Artillery, who fell in 1848 defending his guns single-handed against the insurgents under Chattar Singh. In 1851, the 4th (Hazara) Mountain Battery was raised at Haripur from Hazara gunners, who were trained by James Abbott, a British officer and first deputy commissioner of Hazara, to defend the district. The Hazaras embarked on many campaigns throughout the province. The population in 1901 was 5,578 and the income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902–3 averaged Rs. 17,800. In 1903-04 the income and expenditure were Rs. 19,100 and Rs. 20,000 respectively.

Education

Haripur has the University of Haripur, Campus of

Allama Iqbal Open University Allama Iqbal Open University is a public university in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is named after Allama Iqbal. The university is the world's second largest institution of higher learning, with an annual enrollment of 1,121,038 students (), the m ...

, and Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology,

Climate

The weather in Haripur is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. This climate type is found on the eastern sides of the continents between 20° and 35° N and S latitude. The

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subtype for this climate is " Cfa" (

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Notable personalities

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, former Chief of Army Staff and President of Pakistan *

Gohar Ayub Khan Gohar Ayub Khan ( ur, گوہر ایوب خان; born 15 January 1937) is a Pakistani politician, business oligarch, retired army officer, and conservative figure of the Pakistan Muslim League, who held ministerial positions during the administ ...

, Former Speaker of National Assembly, Foreign Minister and Minister for Water and Power. *

Raja Sikander Zaman Raja Sikandar Zaman Khan (Urdu/Pashto: راجہ سکندر زمان ; born 1935 died 16 March 2007) was a Pakistani politician and the former Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. During a 50-year political career he served as Minister, Senior ...

, Former Chief Minister, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. *

Raja Aamer Zaman Raja Amir Zaman ( ur, ) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and remained the mayor of district Haripur. He and his family are entitled as a 'Nawab of Khanpur', because of their roots with royal fa ...

, Former MNA. *

Raja Faisal Zaman Raja Faisal Zaman is a Pakistani politician and the former Minister of Youth Affairs, Tourism, Sports, Agricultural Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan, He is also the advisor oMetrix Tech SummitPakistan's biggest technology Summit. He had been a Member ...

, Former MPA. *

Anwar Shamim Air Chief Marshal Mohammad Anwar Shamim ( ur, ); (1 October 1931 – 4 January 2013) was a senior air officer of the Pakistan Air Force and was the Chief of Air Staff, appointed to the post in 1978 until retiring in 1985. Born in Haripur, B ...

, Air Marshal. *

Sardar Muhammad Mushtaq Khan Sardar Muhammad Mushtaq Khan is a Pakistani politician and Landlord who has been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013 and a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 1993 to 1999. Political career He ...

, Former Tehsil Nazim MPA & MNA. * Faisal Zaman, member of the

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Babar Nawaz Khan Babar Nawaz Khan () born 24 August 1986) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from November 2015 to May 2018. Babar Nawaz Khan was born to a Hindko Speaking Utmanzai Pathan family of Hazara in Ha ...

Khadim e Haripur, Former MNA. * Gohar Nawaz Khan, Former MPA. *

Allama Syed Jawad Naqvi Syed Jawad Naqvi ( ur, ; born 1952) is a Pakistani philosopher, scholar, Religious Leader, Quranic interpreter and theologian of Twelver Shia. Early life and family details He was born on 5 March 1952 in a village named Thipra Syedan, of Hari ...

, Renowned Islamic Revolutionary Scholar, religious leader and Quran interpreter. *

Qateel Shifai Muhammad Aurangzeb or Qateel Shifai ( ur, ), (24 December 1919 – 11 July 2001) was a Pakistani Urdu poet and lyricist. Early life and career Qateel Shifai was born in Haripur District as Muhammad Aurangzeb in 1919 in British India (now Paki ...

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, and Lyricist. *

Sohail Akhtar Sohail Akhtar (born 2 March 1986) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his first-class cricket, first-class debut for Abbottabad cricket team, Abbottabad in the 2012–13 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 25 January 2013. He plays for Lahore Qalandars in the P ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Pir Sabir Shah Syed Muhammad Sabir Shah or more commonly as Pir Sabir Shah is a politician from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. He served as the 18th Chief Minister of the province from 20 October 1993 to 25 February 1994.http://www.pap.gov.pk/ ...

Ex Chief Minister KP * Samiullah Khan Mayor Haripur * Saleh Muhammad Khan Dilazak Special appointed person by Mughal Govt to Divide lands among tribes of Hazara * Muhammad Khan Tareen Freedom fighter * Ghulam Khan Tareen Freedom Fighter Martyr

References

{{Haripur-Union-Councils Haripur District Cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

History

Education

Climate

Notable personalities

See also

References