Chamkani ( ps, څمکنۍ) is a neighborhood of
Peshawar
Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...
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, ...
,
Pakistan
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. It is named after the
Chamkani tribe of
Pashtuns
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically r ...
, who are based in the
Tsamkani District
Tsamkani ( ps, څمکني ولسوالۍ, fa, ولسوالی چمکنی), also Chamkani or Samkani, is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. of
Paktia Province
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,
Afghanistan
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, as well as in
Kurram District
Kurram District ( ps, کرم ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.The name Kurram comes from the river Kuramá ( ps, کورمه) in Pashto which itself derives from the Sanskrit name K ...
, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
The neighborhood was originally named ''Tsamkani'' after the Pashtun tribe, but later on changed to ''Chamkani'' or ''Sokani''. Its people are called ''Chamkaniwaal or Sokaniwaal''.
References
Populated places in Peshawar District
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