Khwazakhela ( ur, , ps, خوازه خېله) is a town and an administrative subdivision (

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) of Swat District in the

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 of

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. Khwazakhela town (Tehsil) has 16 villages called the Azikhel. People of Azikhel are from sect of Yousafzai Dynasty. The famous Pakhtoon tribes living in Khwazakhela are Saidan,Khadikhels, Umaikhels, Zareefkhels, Barakhels and Gujjar. Khwazakhela is famous for the graveyards of Awliya (Saints). Some of which are Mian Baba, Derai Baba, Chinar Baba and Byne Baba. Mian Baba and Byne baba were famous warriors of Syed Dynasty and Chinar Baba was from Shamakhel Dynasty. Khwazakhela also has the privilege of being at centre of Swat. It has its North-Eastern border with Shangla valley which is a major trade route for the people of Shangla. On the Northern aspect, It shares its border with Behrain Tehsil. The Southern border lies in association with Charbagh Tehsil; The Western along the bank of river swat.

History

Mahmud Ghaznavi, on his way to

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, crossed Khwazakhela many times. He built a

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which still exists even today by the name of Lwar-e-Jamat. In this mosque there is a ground water well dug in stone.

Climate

With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Khwazakhela features a

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(''Cfa'') under the

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. The average temperature in Khwazakhela is 18.1 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 969 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 24 mm of precipitation, while July, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 138 mm. July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of 28.1 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 6.4 °C.

Administrative units

According to

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013 The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013 was passed by the provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 31 October 2013, and is published as an Act of the Provincial Legislature of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as No.PA/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/Bills/2 ...

, Tehsil Khwazakhela has following 7 Wards: # Khawazakhela #

Shalpin Shalpin is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Union council Shalpin has 3 village councils i.e. Shalpin, Faqira and Bawrai. Village council Faqira includes the following ...

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Kotanai Kotanai Khwazakhela (Urdu: کوٹنئ, Pashto: کوٹنی) is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. District Swat has 9 Tehsils i.e. Khwazakhela, Kabal, Madyan, Barikot, M ...

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References

External links

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir and neighboring placesUnited NationsHajj 2014 Uploads

Swat District Tehsils of Swat District Populated places in Swat District Union councils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Union Councils of Swat District {{Swat-geo-stub