Battagram Tehsil
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Battagram Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil
) of Battagram District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
.
with Pakistan
. In 1971 Tehsil Battagram was merged into Pakistan as an administrative part of the Battagram sub-division. In 1993 Battagram was upgraded to the status of a district and Battagram become one of the sub-divisions of Battagram district.
on October 8, 2005 when more than 4,500 people were killed and more than approximately 35,000 were gravely injured.
these are:
tribes, the Swati
, these people came from Swat and settled in Tehsil
Battagram. The Swati has a good social status in the valley. The Pashtun tribes are divided in so many sub-tribes some famous of them are Younas Khel, Khadar Khani, Raza khani, Malkaal, Mula Khel, Shams khel, Deshan, Qureshi (subtribe) and Sahibzadgan etc.The people are very hospitable. They have the small enmities of lands.Often they fought for the land but for last one decade the trend to fight for the land is finished. Often the people solve their problems with Jirga system in villages. Most of people living outside the country like Saudia Arabia, U.A.E., Qatar
, United States
, United Kingdom
and many other countries of the world. People of battagram don't have any proper soure of income.
on the north and the east and by the Kaghan
valley and Mansehra
on the west. Tehsil Battagram is separated from Allai on the north by a range of mountains rising to over 15000 feet (4,572 m), and from Mansehra by another range running from the Afghanistan
border to the Indus above Thakot
. The total area of Tehsil battagram is about 300 square miles(780 km²). Wheat, barley, corn and rice are grown, and the mountain slopes at the eastern end covered with forest. Cis-Indus Swati's
are the dominant tribes of the Tehsil Battagram. Khan culture is dominant in the Battagram Valley
.
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
) of Battagram District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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History
The valley was ruled by Khans (tribal rulers) until 1949, when it signed the Instrument of AccessionInstrument of Accession
The Instrument of Accession was a legal document created in 1947 to enable each of the rulers of the princely states under British suzerainty to join one of the new dominions of India or Pakistan created by the Partition of British India.-Background:...
with Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. In 1971 Tehsil Battagram was merged into Pakistan as an administrative part of the Battagram sub-division. In 1993 Battagram was upgraded to the status of a district and Battagram become one of the sub-divisions of Battagram district.
2005 Earthquake
The Battagrsm (Tehsil) valley was badly affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake2005 Kashmir earthquake
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir known as Azad Kashmir, near the city of Muzaffarabad, affecting Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005...
on October 8, 2005 when more than 4,500 people were killed and more than approximately 35,000 were gravely injured.
Administration
The city of Battagram, serves as the tehsil headquarters, the tehsil is subdivided into 12 Union CouncilsUnion Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
these are:
| Union Councils Union Councils of Pakistan A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim... |
Union Councils Union Councils of Pakistan A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim... |
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| Ajmera Ajmera Ajmera is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.It comprises many small villages. These include Chappargram, Lower Medan, Noshehra, Palango Tamai, and Ajmera itself. It is located at 34°40'20N 73°1'10E and has an altitude of... |
Banian |
| Batagram Batagram Battagram is the capital city of Battagram District in Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°41'N 73°1'E and has an altitude of 1038 metres .-Administration:... |
Batamori Batamori Batamori is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.... |
| Gijbroi Gijbroi Gijbroi is a town, and one of twenty union councils of Battagram District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.It comprises many small villages. These include kiargali latif khan, shingli bala, kiargali, karwar malkot and kass.... |
Kuza Banda Kuza Banda Kuza Banda is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°38'5N 73°2'30E and has an altitude of 1425 metres... |
| Paimal Sharif Paimal Sharif Paimal Sharif is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.-References:... |
Peshora Peshora Peshora is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.... |
| Rajdahri Rajdahri Rajdahri is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°40'60N 73°5'60E and has an altitude of 1408 metres .-References:... |
Shumlai Shumlai Shumlai is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°42'20N 73°7'0E and has an altitude of 1567 metres .-References:... |
| Thakot Thakot Thakot is a tribal town on the Indus River in Battagram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is also one of twenty Union Councils of Battagram District, and one of twelve in Battagram Tehsil. It is located at 34°45'0N 72°55'0E at an altitude of 1131 m ,Most of the people living here... |
Trand Trand Trand is a town, and one of twenty union councils of Battagram District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°37'60N 72°58'60E and has an altitude of 1303 metres .... |
People
The area is mainly inhabited by PathanPashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
tribes, the Swati
Swati (tribe)
The Swatis are a Pashtun tribe based around the Swat valley, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They are the largest tribal group of land owners in the Mansehra and Battagram districts....
, these people came from Swat and settled in Tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
Battagram. The Swati has a good social status in the valley. The Pashtun tribes are divided in so many sub-tribes some famous of them are Younas Khel, Khadar Khani, Raza khani, Malkaal, Mula Khel, Shams khel, Deshan, Qureshi (subtribe) and Sahibzadgan etc.The people are very hospitable. They have the small enmities of lands.Often they fought for the land but for last one decade the trend to fight for the land is finished. Often the people solve their problems with Jirga system in villages. Most of people living outside the country like Saudia Arabia, U.A.E., Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and many other countries of the world. People of battagram don't have any proper soure of income.
Location
Tehsil Battagram is bounded by Allai, Shngla and KohistanKohistan District (Pakistan)
Kohistan has two distinct meanings in Pakistan. In Persian "koh" means "peak" and "istaan" means "land of". In its usual modern sense Kohistan District is an administrative district within Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province covering an area of 7,492 sq.kilometres; it had a population of...
on the north and the east and by the Kaghan
Kaghan
Kaghan is a small town and union council of the Balakot Tehsil, in Mansehra District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It has a reputation as a place of great natural beauty....
valley and Mansehra
Mansehra
Mansehra city is located at in Mansehra District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is very near to Abbottabad city. It is a major stop for tourists on the Karakoram Highway which leads to China...
on the west. Tehsil Battagram is separated from Allai on the north by a range of mountains rising to over 15000 feet (4,572 m), and from Mansehra by another range running from the Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
border to the Indus above Thakot
Thakot
Thakot is a tribal town on the Indus River in Battagram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is also one of twenty Union Councils of Battagram District, and one of twelve in Battagram Tehsil. It is located at 34°45'0N 72°55'0E at an altitude of 1131 m ,Most of the people living here...
. The total area of Tehsil battagram is about 300 square miles(780 km²). Wheat, barley, corn and rice are grown, and the mountain slopes at the eastern end covered with forest. Cis-Indus Swati's
Swati (tribe)
The Swatis are a Pashtun tribe based around the Swat valley, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They are the largest tribal group of land owners in the Mansehra and Battagram districts....
are the dominant tribes of the Tehsil Battagram. Khan culture is dominant in the Battagram Valley
Battagram Valley
Battagram Valley is a valley in Battagram District, which is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the former North-West Frontier Province, northern Pakistan....
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