Pashto
Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani ().
Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official langua ...
: () (formerly Sultan Pura: سلطان پورہ) is a village in
Peshawar, Pakistan
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 ...
. The village is a 15-minute drive away from Peshawar International Airport and Peshawar Saddar. The village is largely populated by the Qazi, Arbab, Murad Khel, Malaks, Syed, Ahmad Zai, Fateh Khan Khel, Qasab and Ghorghust clans. It is the only village in the area that provides direct routes to Ring Road Peshawar, Peshawar City, Gulberg Peshawar, Peshawar Saddar, Peshawar Cantt, Peshawar International Airport,
Kohat
Kohat ( ps, کوهاټ; ur, ) is a city that serves as the capital of the Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is regarded as a centre of the Bangash tribe of Pashtuns, who have lived in the region since the late 15th centur ...
Road, Bara Gate, and University Road. The economy is primarily sourced from agriculture and small industries.
The village is known for its cuisine,
Chapli Kebab
Chapli Kebab or Chapli Kabab ( ps, چپلي کباب) is a Pashtun-style minced kebab, usually made from ground beef, mutton or chicken with various spices in the shape of a patty. The Chapli Kabab originally comes from the northern areas of Pak ...
Landi Arbab is home to a few historical places like the Bachai Lara ("Royal Path"), said to have been traveled by a
Mughal Emperor
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. Another historical place in the village is Ghazi Baba, a Sufi Saint tomb, situated besides Bachai Lara. Ghazi Baba ("Victorious Father") was mortally wounded in a battle in ancient times and was carried away by his horse to Bachai Lara where he died. Formerly, an urs (Sufi saint death anniversary) ceremony was held at his tomb, but the practice is defunct now. During the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, the village was bombed by an Indian aircraft, and in response the villagers shot the war aircraft with small arms fire, damaging the Mosque of Arbaban in the area of "Bara Atto" near the house of Fazal Rahim Jan, which was also damaged. Many other houses were damaged, thus violating the international rules of war.
The village is famous for hospitality and even accommodated the migrating Afghan Pashtuns during the Soviet-Afghan War in the 1980s.
Education
The literacy rate of the village is 95% . There are a number of primary and secondary schools in the village alongside various religious schools. Some well-known institutions are:
* Danish Model School
* EEF Model School
* Frontier Cadet School
* Govt. Boys High School
* Govt. Boys Primary School
* Govt. College of Technology
* Govt. Girls High School
* Govt. Girls Primary School
* Sarhad Model College
* Sarhad Model School
* The Educators
The village also serves as a center for Pashto literary organizations like Adabi Malgari Pekhawar and Pukhto Adabi Jarga, both founded by the poet Dad Muhammad Dilsoz.
Health
The village consists of a number of medical and homeopathic clinics and dispensaries alongside a Government Services Hospital. Additionally, the village has easy access to all other hospitals in the Peshawar district.
Transport
The village is well connected through other parts of the district via
cabs
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,
rickshaws
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The bona fide residents of the village are primarily
Pashtun
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 re ...