Chamkani () is a neighborhood of
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...
in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...
,
Pakistan
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. It is named after the
Chamkani tribe
The Chamkani ( ''tsamkanī''), is a sub-tribe of Ghoryakhel Pashtuns. According to Muhammad Hayat Khan, author of ''Hayat-i-Afghani'' (Afghanistan and its Inhabitants) Chamkani are descendants of Ibrahim Ghoria. They are also related to Mohmand, ...
of
Pashtuns
Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghan (ethnon ...
, who are based in the
Tsamkani District
Tsamkani (, ), also Chamkani or Samkani, is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The main town is Tsamkani. The district is home to the Chamkani tribe of Pashtuns.
History
On 16 May 2020, the Taliban abducted 12 civilians in Tsamkani D ...
of
Paktia Province
Paktia (Pashto – ''Paktyā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 623,00 ...
,
Afghanistan
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, as well as in
Kurram District
Kurram District () is a district in the Kohat Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The name Kurram comes from the river ''Kwarma'' () in Pashto, which itself derives from the Sanskrit word ''Krumu'' ().
Until 2018, it funct ...
, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The
Peshawar BRT connects it to
Karkhano market.
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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