Sangao is a small village at the North West end of the

Katlang Katlang ( ps, کاټلنګ , ) is a tehsil in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is located approximately 19 kilometers north of Mardan. The population of Katlang was 343,144 in 2017. Katlang topaz It is estimated that the ...

area of District Mardan (North West Frontier Province,

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, ...

). Its population is unknown but certainly very small. Towards the North East of the village there is a series of mountains arranged in a half circle. In the southern region of Sangao lies another village called

Babozai Babozai (often spelled: ''Babuzai'') (Pashto: بابوزئ) is a town and union council of Mardan District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at 34°50'0N 72°8'0E and has an altitude of 1754 metres (5757 feet). Babozai is called Babozai becau ...

. The next door neighbor of the South West border is the

Mian Khan Mian Khan is a village in District Mardan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. It is part of Kohi barmol union council of Katlang tehsil along with Sangao village. The Village lies 19 miles northeast of Mardan city at the foot of the Mountain Range. ...

village. These villages are so close that often people call them all by one name: Mian Khan-Sangao. Caves lie in the mountains of Sangao that contain ancient history. However, these caves have yet to be explored and are therefore of special interest to historians, explorers, and adventurers. Recently a new road has been constructed linking Sangao to Buner District. The road runs through the mountains of the village.

Administrative Division

The village of Sangao is further divided into the following tribes:Adminitative Division:three 1-Sarbadal khail 2-Tawass khail 3-Jogi khail(Sarbadal khail,1,Bar Badoo khail,2 kooz Badoo khail,3 kankar khail(Sara hujra),4 Saleem Khan khail,5 Fayinda khail/Shekhan,6 Shahmizai khail) * * * Tawass khail,Division,1 Madi khail,2 Dawood khail,3 Azit khail * Jogi khail,Division(1 kooz jogi khail,2 bar jogi khail, 3 Jalal khail,4 Adrali khail,5 Akhtar khail, 6 Hussan khail(Lakhti Hujra, * * Sarbadal khail * Tawass khail * Jogi khail * * * *

Etymology

" Sangao is a

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word which means Army Headquarter. This place was headquarter of Army during

Gandhara Gandhāra is the name of an ancient region located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, more precisely in present-day north-west Pakistan and parts of south-east Afghanistan. The region centered around the Peshawar Vall ...

civilization. Locals found thousands of

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statues while digging. Most of these precious statues were stolen by British invaders during

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and placed in the

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in London. Some were placed in

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Demographics

Residents of Sangao are

religious Religion is usually defined as a social system, social-cultural system of designated religious behaviour, behaviors and practices, morality, morals, beliefs, worldviews, religious text, texts, sacred site, sanctified places, prophecy, prophecie ...

. The literacy rate is 45%. The village has four schools, no

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, and no

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but there are civilian doctors. The population is unknown.

References

Populated places in Mardan District {{MardanPK-geo-stub

Administrative Division

Etymology

Demographics

See also

References