Dawi (also spelled as ''Davi'', ''Daavi'' or ''Daway'') is a Gharghasht

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tribe and the brother of the

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tribe. Both are the sons of Gharghasht tribe. The population of Davi tribe is almost equal to that of the Kakar tribe but apparently seems smaller than Kakar because of the close ties of both tribes; they intermingled and mixed so closely that most Davi tribesmen consider themselves as part of Kakar tribe. Therefore, a large portion of Davi tribe is part of Kakar. The ancestral property of Daavi tribe is located at Kakar Khurasan in district Zhob where one dam on the name of "Daavi Dam" is located which was constructed some four hundred years ago. The Davi tribesmen mostly live in

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, Baluchistan, Kashmir and India. Where there is a Kakar tribe, Davi will also be there living together either with name of Kakar or Davi. They also live in Pukhtoonkhwa, especially in Katlang,

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, Babozai and

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. Many Nawab families of Hindustan and the

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belong to the Davi tribe. Senator and writer

Abdul Hadi Dawai Abdul Hadi Dawi ( ps, عبدالهادي داوي 1894 - 1982) was an Afghan poet, diplomat and government official. His works were published under his pen name, Pareshan (worried). Biography Abdul Hadi Dawi was born to a Daavi Afghan family in ...

is also a Davi.

Sub-tribes

* Hamar (همر) * Dummar (دومړ) * Ab Ul Maali (ابوالمعالي) * Khondai (خوندی)(also spelled as ''Khujandi خجندي'') adopted son of Sayed.

References

* http://www.khyber.org/pashtotribes/g/ghorghasht.shtml The Gazetteer of Balochistan. Ashjar Ul Akhiar By Maulana Muhammad Ubaidullah Janfidaa Naqibi. Tareekh-e-Khan Jahani By Naimatullah Harvi Gharghashti Pashtun tribes Pashto-language surnames {{Asia-ethno-group-stub